St Chad's Academies Trust

UID 4652·Companies House 08526973·Incorporated May 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£33.4m

5,261 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.1%

of income

Avg reserves

7.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 16.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.0%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

5,261 / 5,695 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago9 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results

3 schools in deficit

1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

92% Good+

Good 11RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 19

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.1%

-0.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Birchills Ce Community Academy, Walsall, WS2 8NF

Companies House08526973

Incorporated13 May 2013

Trust growth over time

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	19	5,297	£28.8m	£27.7m	74.2%	16.4%
2022/23	19	5,259	£32.4m	£31.8m	75.1%	11.3%
2023/24	19	5,261	£33.4m	£32.0m	76.1%	7.2%
2024/25partial	19	5,215	—	—	—	—

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.5 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Paul Miner

director·1 year

Michael Rauh

director·1 year

Samuel Lawrence

director·2 years

Gregory Austin David The Revd Canon Dr Platten

director·2 years

Anthony Douglas Orlik

director·4 years

Harry Hormuz Azima

director·5 years

Michelle Painter

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Chloe Norton

secretary·< 1 year

21 former officers — most recent departure: May 2025

Helen Steel

secretary·1 year·Resigned May 2025

Lydia Graley

secretary·2 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Stephen Read

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Joanna Helen Revd Prebendary Farnworth

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Gareth James Leverton

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Philip John Marris

Member schools (19)

19 schools|15 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints National Academy	141410	Primary	high absence
Birchills Church of England Community Academy	139435	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy	143351	Primary	—
Brewood Middle CofE Academy	145176	Middle deemed secondary	workforce pressure
Christ Church CofE Primary Academy	146155	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy	144386	Primary	high staff costs
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy	142785	Primary	—
Havergal CofE (c) Primary School	140858	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery	144460	Primary	—
Mereside Church of England Primary Academy	147106	Primary	workforce pressure
St James Church of England Primary Academy	143347	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
St John's Church of England Primary Academy	140856	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
St John's CofE Primary Academy	143348	Primary	—
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy	140355	Primary	workforce pressure
St Mary's CofE First Academy	146427	Primary	workforce pressure
St Matthews Church of England Academy	140299	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy	148716	Primary	ofsted concern
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy	142982	Primary	workforce pressure
Trinity CofE Primary Academy	145288	Primary	workforce pressure