Ironstone Academy Trust

UID 3538·Companies House 09040348·Incorporated May 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£10.8m

1,565 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

8.4%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 16.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

32.1%

free school meals

Capacity

83%

1,565 / 1,883 places

At a glance

2 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.0%

-1.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressNormanby Primary School Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, TS6 0NP

Companies House09040348

Incorporated14 May 2014

Trust growth over time

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	1,664	£9.6m	£9.4m	75.3%	12.5%
2022/23	6	1,616	£10.2m	£10.0m	74.7%	9.8%
2023/24	6	1,565	£10.8m	£10.1m	72.4%	8.4%
2024/25partial	6	1,502	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.7%

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

£732,000

CS staff costs

£352,000

CS income

£21,000

Admin & clerical£150,000

Teaching staff£136,000

ICT£78,000

Premises£3,000

Legal & professional£82,000

Auditor costs£22,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 7.5 years

Directors / Trustees (10)

Natasha Dr Neary

director·1 year

Emma Jane Harrison

director·1 year

Darren Brian Holmes

director·4 years

Theresa Michelle Smith

director·7 years

David John Atkin

director·9 years

Richard Michael Carter

director·9 years

Stephen David Elliott

director·9 years

Peter Charles Robinson

director·9 years

Lesley Addison

director·11 years

Carl Faulkner

director·11 years

17 former officers — most recent departure: May 2024

Lisa Evelyn Noteyoung

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Susan Jayne Nicholson

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Karen Deen

director·9 years·Resigned May 2024

Matthew Whitfield

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Dorothy Ann Ives

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Kenneth Wood

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Normanby Primary School	140918	Primary	—
Nunthorpe Primary Academy	140919	Primary	—
Ormesby Primary School	143479	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressureperformance decline
Overfields Primary School	146403	Primary	workforce pressure
Riverdale Primary School	145046	Primary	performance decline
Zetland Primary School	143478	Primary	high absence