Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust

UID 17428·Companies House 12206105·Incorporated September 2019·Compare

Schools

Flags

11 high severity

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

Total income

£86.4m

11,712 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

5.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 12.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

39.9%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

11,712 / 12,563 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.3%below 5% threshold13 schools with workforce pressure11 schools in deficit10 schools with Ofsted concerns

5 schools with staff costs above 78%

4 schools with absence above 8%

3 schools with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

57% Good+

Outst. 1Good 12RI 8Inad. 2

Behaviour & attitudes

83% Good+

Outst. 3Good 16RI 3Inad. 1

Personal development

87% Good+

Outst. 3Good 17RI 3

Leadership & management

75% Good+

Outst. 3Good 21RI 6Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.3

-4.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

68.0%

+7.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address2nd Floor, Crossgate House,, Sale, M33 7FT

Companies House12206105

Incorporated13 September 2019

Trust growth over time

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	3,865	£17.0m	£16.4m	72.0%	10.3%
2022/23	8	4,197	£28.0m	£27.5m	72.0%	10.0%
2023/24	12	5,052	£39.1m	£37.7m	72.4%	4.8%
2024/25partial	28	10,852	£20.2m	£19.7m	72.3%	6.0%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.0%

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

£2,546,000

CS staff costs

£1,778,000

CS income

£472,000

Admin & clerical£295,000

Teaching staff£1,141,000

ICT£0

Premises£151,000

Legal & professional£252,000

Auditor costs£52,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 4.1 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Michelle Clifford

director·1 year

Terence Walsh

director·1 year

Peter Mcgrail

director·2 years

Gerard Francis Greenhalgh

director·4 years

Christopher Glennon

director·5 years

Lynne Tommony

director·6 years

Catherine Helen Anderson

director·6 years

Company Secretary

George Hayes

secretary·< 1 year

9 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Alison Smith

secretary·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Donna Allen

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Daniel Thomas Copley

secretary·4 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Michael Jaffrain

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Alison Mary Burrowes

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Colin Arthur Mason

Member schools (32)

32 schools|26 with risk flags|10 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152016	Primary	workforce pressure
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151823	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Holy Family RC Primary School	149454	Primary	ofsted concern
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151821	Primary	in year deficitperformance decline
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	148738	Primary	—
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151364	Primary	—
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	149461	Secondary	in year deficithigh absenceofsted concern
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152018	Primary	ofsted concern
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151517	Primary	—
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy	147942	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	148026	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	148326	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151363	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151454	Primary	—
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151605	Primary	workforce pressure
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy	149868	Primary	in year deficit
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	150650	Primary	ofsted concern
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151822	Primary	performance decline
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152014	Primary	ofsted concern
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton	151824	Primary	—