White Woods Primary Academy Trust

UID 5318·Companies House 08589470·Incorporated June 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

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

Total income

£23.6m

3,570 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.1%

of income

Avg reserves

7.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.1%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

3,570 / 4,176 places

Total admin cost

£897k

£251 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 16 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

3 of 16 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.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 3 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 15 of 16 schools.

12 of 16 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 4 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

3 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

75%meeting standard or above

Across 16 graded schools, including 3 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

64% Good+

Outst. 1Good 6RI 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

82% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

73% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7RI 3

Leadership & management

81% Good+

Outst. 1Good 12RI 2Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.6%

+4.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Pod Canklow Woods Primary School, Rotherham, S60 2XJ

Companies House08589470

Incorporated28 June 2013

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 3 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 3

Achievement

Expected standard 1Needs attention 1Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 2Strong standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	14	3,275	£18.6m	£17.5m	71.9%	4.2%
2022/23	14	3,264	£19.8m	£18.9m	70.6%	0.9%
2023/24	14	3,211	£20.8m	£19.1m	68.3%	3.6%
2024/25partial	16	3,570	£23.6m	£21.1m	70.1%	7.2%
2025/26	16	3,529	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

8.0%

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

£1,838,000

CS staff costs

£1,268,000

CS income

£448,000

Admin & clerical£498,000

Teaching staff£677,000

ICT£0

Premises£125,000

Legal & professional£117,000

Auditor costs£48,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.5 years

Directors / Trustees (11)

Alexander William James Davies-terry

director·1 year

Antony Wilkin

director·1 year

Syed Sarforaz Hoque

director·1 year

Tony Mark Dudson

director·2 years

Clare Sturman

director·3 years

Zaidah Ahmed

director·5 years

Ian Newbury-milton-scott

director·5 years

Asma Maqsood - shah

director·5 years

Stephen Wragg

director·6 years

Julie Amanda Parry

director·6 years

Philip Marshall

director·10 years

9 former officers — most recent departure: May 2025

Jonathan David Sharp

director·2 years·Resigned May 2025

Joanne Claire Dobson

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

David Antony Idle

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Amy Elizabeth Skelton

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Julie Turner

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Mark Thomas Moody

Member schools (16)

16 schools|14 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Anston Brook Primary School	144325	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern
Anston Park Infant School	145095	Primary	—
Anston Park Junior School	150959	Primary	ofsted concernin year deficithigh staff costs
Bramley Grange Primary School	141488	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Brinsworth Manor Infant School	151486	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Brinsworth Manor Junior School	143320	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Canklow Woods Primary School	140109	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dinnington Community Primary School	141771	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Kilnhurst Primary School	143894	Primary	workforce pressure
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School	143652	Primary	—
Swinton Queen Primary School	143321	Primary	workforce pressure
Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School	144198	Primary	workforce pressure
Whiston Junior and Infant School	140115	Primary	workforce pressure
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School	140116	Primary	workforce pressure
Wickersley Northfield Primary School	141337	Primary	workforce pressure
Woodsetts Primary School	144323	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure