The Romero Catholic Academy

UID 15711·Companies House 09702162·Incorporated July 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£26.7m

3,681 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.4%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

3,681 / 3,556 places

Total admin cost

£910k

£247 per pupil

Trust overview

All 8 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

2 of 8 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.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 7 of 8 schools.

7 of 8 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

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

88%meeting standard or above

Across 8 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+

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

46.6

+0.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.7%

+4.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Coventry, CV2 2AJ

Companies House09702162

Incorporated24 July 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

Needs attention 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	3,510	£20.5m	£19.5m	76.1%	0.0%
2022/23	8	3,561	£22.2m	£19.8m	73.2%	0.0%
2023/24	8	3,693	£24.5m	£21.8m	74.3%	-1.8%
2024/25partial	8	3,681	£26.7m	£23.4m	70.9%	0.0%
2025/26	8	3,590	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

14.8%

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

£4,065,000

CS staff costs

£1,947,000

CS income

£788,000

Admin & clerical£425,000

Teaching staff£1,032,000

ICT£84,000

Premises£749,000

Legal & professional£26,000

Auditor costs£5,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 7.1 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

John Oliver Conmy

director·< 1 year

Ian Robert Jones

director·3 years

Dean Peter Kavanagh

director·6 years

Victor Philip Bellanti

director·6 years

Julie Fulea

director·10 years

Eleanor Barry

director·11 years

Brendan James Fawcett

director·11 years

16 former officers — most recent departure: May 2022

Anthony Frances Quinn

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Charlotte Miller

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Angela Whelan

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Mary Elizabeth Fionnuala Hegarty

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Yvonne Annette Salter wright

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Margaret Mcnally

Member schools (8)

8 schools|7 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School	141992	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Corpus Christi Catholic School	142195	Primary	workforce pressure
Good Shepherd Catholic School	142197	Primary	workforce pressure
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	142205	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School	142217	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School	142211	Primary	workforce pressure
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	142212	Primary	—
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	142215	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern