Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust

UID 5621·Companies House 09435396·Incorporated February 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£22.0m

2,368 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.5%

of income

Avg reserves

5.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

34.5%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

2,368 / 2,677 places

Total admin cost

£909k

£384 per pupil

Trust overview

All 7 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 7 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 3 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 7 of 7 schools.

All 7 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 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 7 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

78.7%

+17.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Helen's Catholic Primary School, London, E13 8DW

Companies House09435396

Incorporated12 February 2015

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

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

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	2,235	£18.0m	£17.1m	71.5%	11.2%
2022/23	6	2,246	£17.9m	£18.5m	75.3%	8.1%
2023/24	7	2,423	£20.1m	£20.5m	74.3%	4.7%
2024/25partial	7	2,368	£22.0m	£21.0m	70.5%	5.2%
2025/26	7	2,296	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

3.9%

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

£861,000

CS staff costs

£498,000

CS income

£1,000

Admin & clerical£159,000

Teaching staff£156,000

ICT£65,000

Premises£98,000

Legal & professional£119,000

Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 6.3 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

David Edward Christie

director·3 years

Marc Jeffrey Flores

director·3 years

Peter Vincent Kelk

director·3 years

Raphaella Gabrasadig

director·6 years

Evelyn Ego Okpanachi

director·6 years

Keith George Fernett

director·7 years

Michael Andrew Coleman

director·11 years

Company Secretary

Mohammad Akhtar

secretary·1 year

9 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Rosemarie Mc glynn

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Steven Graham Webb

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Keran Lyn Reilly

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Gyorgyi Callegari

secretary·11 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Atinuke Olajumoke Fayemi

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Gael Moyra Hicks

Member schools (7)

7 schools|7 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
St Antony's Catholic Primary School	148025	Primary	workforce pressure
St Edward's Catholic Primary School	147335	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Francis' Catholic Primary School	147336	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
St Helen's Catholic Primary School	141925	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School	141927	Primary	in year deficit
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	150664	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
St Winefride's RC Primary School	148972	Primary	workforce pressure