Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company

UID 5609·Companies House 09471525·Incorporated March 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£24.1m

3,174 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.9%

of income

Avg reserves

7.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

36.7%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

3,174 / 3,337 places

Total admin cost

£1.5m

£481 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 9 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

4 of 9 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 5 of 9 schools.

4 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 9 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

2 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 9 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.9

+3.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

73.8%

+12.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Birmingham, B38 8AP

Companies House09471525

Incorporated4 March 2015

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 2

Achievement

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,968	£18.5m	£17.7m	76.6%	4.2%
2022/23	8	2,951	£19.9m	£18.2m	70.2%	5.6%
2023/24	9	3,174	£22.6m	£21.4m	73.6%	5.2%
2024/25partial	9	3,174	£24.1m	£23.2m	75.9%	7.0%
2025/26	9	3,140	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

2.5%

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

£599,000

CS staff costs

£493,000

CS income

£47,000

Admin & clerical£295,000

Teaching staff£151,000

ICT£0

Premises£8,000

Legal & professional£32,000

Auditor costs£28,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.2 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Danetta Tarina Catherine Powell

director·< 1 year

Neil Joseph Handel

director·3 years

Stephen Graham

director·3 years

Denis Francis Kenny

director·4 years

John David O'reilly

director·6 years

Claire Patricia Simmonds

director·6 years

Bernard Thaddeus O'driscoll

director·7 years

Matthew Hill

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Hollie Parrish

secretary·11 years

17 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

David Ernest Charles Bishop Evans

director·8 years·Resigned May 2021

Phillip Hadley

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2021

David Anthony Brooks

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2018

William Thomas Kearns

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Louise Bernadette Anne Dore

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Natalie Ann Carry

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School	141815	Primary	workforce pressure
St Columba's Catholic Primary School	141669	Primary	workforce pressure
St James Catholic Primary School	141820	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	148266	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	141670	Primary	workforce pressure
St Paul's Catholic Primary School	141830	Primary	workforce pressure
St Peter's Catholic Primary School	150849	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costs
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School	141835	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School	147017	Primary	workforce pressure