City of London Academies Trust

UID 2705·Companies House 04504128·Incorporated August 2002·Compare

Schools

12

Flags

16

4 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£103.9m

10,061 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.2%

of income

Avg reserves

10.3%

of income

Avg absence

7.5%

Persistent: 20.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

43.4%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

10,061 / 10,633 places

At a glance

5 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit4 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 3Good 5RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 4Good 5

Personal development

Outst. 4Good 5

Leadership & management

Outst. 5Good 5RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.5

+2.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

79.3%

+18.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressNorth Wing, Guildhall, London, EC2V 7HH
Companies House04504128
Incorporated6 August 2002

Trust growth over time

3
10/11
2
11/12
3
12/13
3
13/14
3
14/15
4
15/16
7
16/17
9
17/18
10
18/19
10
19/20
10
20/21
10
21/22
10
22/23
10
23/24
11
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22107,810£71.1m£67.1m72.2%10.3%
2022/23108,006£78.2m£74.7m70.8%11.3%
2023/24108,009£84.0m£81.7m73.2%11.0%
2024/25partial118,002

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

1.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,908,000

CS staff costs

£2,067,000

CS income

£700,000

Admin & clerical£902,000
Teaching staff£669,000
ICT£0
Premises£60,000
Legal & professional£92,000
Auditor costs£7,000

Member schools (12)

12 schools|8 with risk flags|4 high severity
high absenceworkforce pressure
in year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressure
in year deficitworkforce pressure
high absenceofsted concernin year deficitworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficit