Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-academy Trust

UID 4581·Companies House 07743523·Incorporated August 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

21 high severity

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

Total income

£88.1m

13,107 pupils

Avg staff costs

78.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 12.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.9%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

13,107 / 13,166 places

At a glance

17 schools in deficit14 schools with staff costs above 78%8 schools with workforce pressure5 schools with declining results3 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

92% Good+

Outst. 2Good 20RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 20

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 20

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 30

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.8

+3.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

61.1%

+0.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressFirst Floor, Loxley House Riverside Business Park, Nottingham, NG2 1RT

Companies House07743523

Incorporated17 August 2011

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	36	12,893	£75.1m	£69.7m	71.9%	0.9%
2022/23	36	13,091	£81.3m	£89.9m	81.1%	0.0%
2023/24	36	13,107	£88.1m	£88.8m	78.0%	0.0%
2024/25partial	36	13,112	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

10.4%

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

£10,268,000

CS staff costs

£4,423,000

CS income

£5,853,000

Admin & clerical£1,620,000

Teaching staff£844,000

ICT£91,000

Premises£1,608,000

Legal & professional£274,000

Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.3 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

James Vincent Cooper

director·< 1 year

Sarah Hallam

director·2 years

Lisa Joanne Walton

director·2 years

Kathleen Jennifer Johnson

director·3 years

Graham Green

director·3 years

Ann Neale

director·4 years

John Edward Canon Kyne

director·5 years

Nigel Stevenson

director·7 years

Susan Elizabeth Dryden

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Karen Rich

secretary·7 years

43 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Clare Mckenzie

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Linda Geraldine Heaver

director·3 years·Resigned May 2025

Peter Vincent Alexander Rev Fr Adkins

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Gerard George Francis Cadwallader

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Anne Recchia

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Susan Teresa Munro

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy	140698	Secondary	workforce pressure
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School	137425	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Christ the King Voluntary Academy	138810	Secondary	high staff costs
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy	138812	Primary	—
Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy	140727	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy	137439	Primary	performance decline
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	139621	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy	139622	Primary	high absence
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School	138338	Primary	—
Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy	138017	Primary	—
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy	138014	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146226	Primary	performance declineofsted concern
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy	139009	Primary	in year deficit
Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston	146241	Primary	—
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	138508	Primary	workforce pressure
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy	139626	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy	138018	Secondary	high staff costs
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School	137428	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy	139627	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School	142093	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-academy Trust

At a glance

Ofsted sub-judgements

Performance (trust avg)

Trust details

Trust growth over time

Central services — 2023/24

Governance

Member schools (36)