St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust

UID 4442·Companies House 07937154·Incorporated February 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

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

Total income

£54.9m

7,990 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.4%

Persistent: 13.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.5%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

7,990 / 8,561 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -10.7%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 18 months ago8 schools with staff costs above 78%8 schools in deficit

6 schools with workforce pressure

4 schools with declining results

3 schools with absence above 8%

1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

94% Good+

Outst. 2Good 14RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 13

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 12

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 22

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

46.0

-0.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

61.6%

+0.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThird Floor St Katherine's House, Derby, DE1 3TQ

Companies House07937154

Incorporated6 February 2012

Trust growth over time

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	25	7,848	£47.9m	£46.7m	75.0%	0.0%
2022/23	25	7,818	£50.9m	£49.1m	74.9%	0.0%
2023/24	25	7,990	£54.9m	£53.1m	75.9%	0.0%
2024/25partial	25	7,949	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.0%

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

£4,018,000

CS staff costs

£2,742,000

CS income

£47,000

Admin & clerical£1,734,000

Teaching staff£0

ICT£12,000

Premises£366,000

Legal & professional£380,000

Auditor costs£54,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.7 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Daniel Peter Moore

director·< 1 year

Jennifer Margaret Lawes

director·3 years

Christopher Maher

director·3 years

Clare Mckenzie

director·3 years

Christopher Paul Medcalf

director·3 years

Nicholas Dr O'brien

director·3 years

Helena Carrezedo

director·3 years

Martin O'dowd

director·4 years

Sarah Jayne Noon

director·4 years

Richard Noel Walsh

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Paula Elizabeth Harlow

secretary·< 1 year

38 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Mark Reverend Father Brentnall

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Margaret Hyde

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Keith Wharam

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Duncan Whitehouse

secretary·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Simon Redfern

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Philip Donald Dr Curtis

Member schools (25)

25 schools|19 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints Catholic Voluntary Academy	146132	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy	146235	Secondary	—
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy	146238	Primary	workforce pressure
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy	140070	Primary	ofsted concernin year deficit
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy	146266	Primary	workforce pressure
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy	138622	Secondary	workforce pressure
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy	137908	Secondary	high absence
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146253	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146109	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy	146273	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
St Edward's Catholic Academy	143513	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146119	Primary	—
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy	138666	Primary	high staff costs
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy	138514	Primary	—
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy	142827	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146104	Primary	—
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146113	Primary	in year deficit
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146322	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146140	Primary	—
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy	146189	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit

All Saints Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

ofsted concernin year deficit

Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary

workforce pressure

Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary

high absence

St Alban's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

St Anne's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

St Charles' Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

performance declineworkforce pressure

St Edward's Catholic AcademyPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

St George's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costs

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline

St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

in year deficit

St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

Jayne Kelly

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Gillian Helen Sewell

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Charles Archer

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Sherri Lynn Medcalf

secretary·6 years·Resigned May 2021

Andrew Muldoon

secretary·7 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Victoria Stevens

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Mark Reverend Father Brentnall

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Elizabeth Claire Winton

director·7 years·Resigned May 2021

Peter Michael Barnes

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Jacqueline Mary Rodden

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Melanie Jane Barker

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Paul Scully

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Caroline Helen Dr Henry

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Jennifer Louise Williamson

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Dominic Roberts

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Fiona Galli

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Catherine Jayne Mann

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Catherine Anne Gabriel

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Helen Leatherland

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Anna Mary Frances Gee

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Kathleen Hilda Mary Mortimer

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Joan Mccarthy

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Cecilia Mary Emery

secretary·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Anthony Stuart Harrison

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Kathleen Holmes

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Lorraine Collins

director·14 years·Resigned May 2018

Bernard Peter Monaghan

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Elizabeth Claire Brown

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Donna Maria Sisson

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2016

David Boott

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Martin Father Sylvester

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Stephen Doona

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015