Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust

UID 5426·Companies House 08440868·Incorporated March 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£35.7m

4,714 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.2%

of income

Avg reserves

5.9%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 15.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

32.4%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

4,714 / 5,230 places

Trust overview

4 of 15 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

3 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

6 of 15 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 47% of schools (7 of 15).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

80% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 5.0%below 5% threshold5 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 years5 schools with workforce pressure7 schools in deficit5 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

63% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

88% Good+

Outst. 1Good 6RI 1

Personal development

88% Good+

Outst. 1Good 6RI 1

Leadership & management

80% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

35.5

-10.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.1%

-3.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSaint Paul's Catholic High School A Voluntary Academy And Engineering, Wythenshawe, M23 2YS

Companies House08440868

Incorporated12 March 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	3,009	£19.3m	£19.5m	77.4%	4.4%
2022/23	7	3,605	£24.1m	£23.0m	75.2%	5.2%
2023/24	12	4,702	£32.1m	£31.2m	73.8%	4.6%
2024/25partial	15	5,250	£5.1m	£5.1m	74.7%	10.8%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.7%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£1,737,000

CS staff costs

£1,244,000

CS income

£35,000

Admin & clerical£546,000

Teaching staff£356,000

ICT-£4,000

Premises£1,000

Legal & professional£44,000

Auditor costs£44,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Hannah Alina Vachre

director·< 1 year

Ray Ball

director·< 1 year

Lauren Myers

director·< 1 year

Reverend Edmund Montgomery

director·< 1 year

Cristan Massey

director·1 year

Anthony John Flanagan

director·3 years

Patricia Anne Adams

director·10 years

Michelle Nicola Flanagan

director·13 years

Alistair John Moore

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Michael James Fowler

secretary·7 years

41 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Owen Fr Gallagher

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Matthew Arthur

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Elaine Mary Summersgill

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

John Boyd Wallace

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Nicholas Louis Edward Father Kern

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Peter John Turner

Member schools (15)

15 schools|13 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints Catholic College	139735	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	151040	Primary	high absence
Saint Paul's Catholic High School	139456	Secondary	high absence
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School	139467	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School	139458	Primary	—
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152035	Primary	workforce pressure
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School	140758	Primary	high absence
St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152037	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	149935	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	149875	Primary	workforce pressure
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152036	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151028	Primary	in year deficitofsted concernperformance decline
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151037	Primary	in year deficit
St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151036	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151038	Primary	—

All Saints Catholic CollegeSecondary

high absenceofsted concern

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high absence

Saint Paul's Catholic High SchoolSecondary

high absence

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline

St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary

high absence

St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficitofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressurein year deficit

St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

in year deficitofsted concernperformance decline

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

in year deficit

St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary

Zofia Kwiatkowska

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Peter Johnson

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Tom Silver

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Joan Mary Edwards

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Deborah Mary Ellen Penny

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Sacha Humphries

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Nicholas Louis Edward Father Kern

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Alex Hren

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Bernadette Hayward

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Margaret Groarke

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Jennifer Doyle

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Marie Josephine Buckley

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Stephen Maricen Marciniak

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Maria Gabrielle Higham

director·10 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Nicholas Richard Johnson

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Cheryl Patricia Fox

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Matthew Alan Fox

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Ann Silcock

secretary·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Lisa Marie Kelly

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Joanne Marie Speak

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Fiona Minshall

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Christopher Wilson

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2015

John Gretton

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Patricia Mary Sister Goodstadt

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Peter James Ramsay

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2015

David John Canon Roberts

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Dominic Haird Hemington

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Maureen Sweeney

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Wiktor Alexander Daron

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Peter Cassin

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Robert Paul Ward

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Michael James Rev Murray

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Anthony John Grix

secretary·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Kevin O'connor

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Thomas Councillor Judge

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2013