St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust

UID 16849·Companies House 10856800·Incorporated July 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

16 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£59.1m

8,179 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.0%

of income

Avg reserves

4.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.9%

Persistent: 16.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.9%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

8,179 / 9,505 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.8%below 5% threshold10 schools with workforce pressure10 schools in deficit8 schools with staff costs above 78%

4 schools with Ofsted concerns

3 schools with absence above 8%

2 schools with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

71% Good+

Good 10RI 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 2

Personal development

93% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11RI 1

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Good 20RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.3

-1.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.6%

+4.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSuite 21-26b Imperial House Hornby Street, Bury, BL9 5BN

Companies House10856800

Incorporated7 July 2017

Trust growth over time

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	3,017	£18.6m	£17.9m	77.0%	6.1%
2022/23	10	4,859	£33.8m	£32.7m	73.8%	5.3%
2023/24	17	7,418	£50.2m	£49.0m	75.2%	4.8%
2024/25partial	23	8,598	£8.9m	£9.0m	74.6%	3.7%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.0%

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

£3,677,000

CS staff costs

£2,352,000

CS income

£52,000

Admin & clerical£1,062,000

Teaching staff£709,000

ICT£655,000

Premises£8,000

Legal & professional£255,000

Auditor costs£45,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Mary Garvey

director·< 1 year

Angela Bowman

director·< 1 year

Peter Riley

director·1 year

Julie Ann Hewitt

director·1 year

Margaret (Sue) Cronin

director·3 years

John Mcauley

director·4 years

Stephen Carr

director·4 years

Jonathan Mark Dr Walsh

director·5 years

Company Secretary

David Harrison

secretary·1 year

12 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Grant Dudley Evans

secretary·2 years·Resigned May 2024

Angela Michele Bowman

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Martin Johnson

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Kathleen Connolly

secretary·5 years·Resigned May 2023

Andrew Hutchison

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Catherine Helen Anderson

Member schools (24)

24 schools|20 with risk flags|13 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	144982	Primary	workforce pressure
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151602	Primary	in year deficit
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy	151356	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	147941	Primary	—
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151681	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150560	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy	149873	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150179	Primary	performance decline
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy	148049	Secondary	high absence
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	147631	Primary	—
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151820	Primary	workforce pressure
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151819	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150176	Primary	—
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy	150674	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy	150675	Primary	performance decline
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151760	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	150561	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	149679	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy	148050	Secondary	workforce pressure
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School	144934	Primary	—