City Learning Trust

UID 16438·Companies House 07746561·Incorporated August 2011·Compare

Schools

4

Flags

5

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£19.9m

2,618 pupils

Avg staff costs

64.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.6%

Persistent: 23.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

39.4%

free school meals

Capacity

107%

2,618 / 2,456 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.2%below 5% threshold1 school with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 3

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.4

-4.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

67.5%

+6.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHaywood Academy, Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 7AB
Companies House07746561
Incorporated19 August 2011

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
4
16/17
4
17/18
4
18/19
4
19/20
4
20/21
4
21/22
4
22/23
4
23/24
4
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2242,530£16.8m£14.3m65.0%0.0%
2022/2342,596£17.9m£15.8m65.1%0.0%
2023/2442,618£19.9m£17.6m64.7%0.0%
2024/25partial42,579

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

11.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,184,000

CS staff costs

£1,698,000

CS income

£367,000

Admin & clerical£848,000
Teaching staff£848,000
ICT£23,000
Premises£18,000
Legal & professional£96,000
Auditor costs£22,000

Member schools (4)

4 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity
high absenceworkforce pressure
workforce pressure