Astrea Academy Trust

UID 16104·Companies House 09791051·Incorporated September 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

19 high severity

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

Total income

£111.8m

14,591 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.7%

Persistent: 21.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

44.0%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

14,591 / 16,227 places

Trust overview

1 of 26 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

26 of 26 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

3 of 26 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 62% of schools (16 of 26).

15 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

85% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.4%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 19 months ago16 schools with workforce pressure12 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit1 school with declining results4 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 19

Behaviour & attitudes

79% Good+

Good 15RI 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 18

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 26

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.4

-6.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.8%

-2.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Quadrant, Sheffield, S9 4WG

Companies House09791051

Incorporated23 September 2015

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	26	14,278	£94.7m	£87.9m	71.9%	0.0%
2022/23	26	14,358	£103.6m	£93.8m	71.3%	0.0%
2023/24	26	14,591	£111.8m	£100.5m	70.5%	0.0%
2024/25partial	26	14,299	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

10.2%

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

£11,413,000

CS staff costs

£8,816,000

CS income

£229,000

Admin & clerical£3,267,000

Teaching staff£3,853,000

ICT£275,000

Premises-£290,000

Legal & professional£500,000

Auditor costs£62,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Duncan Paul Cooper

director·< 1 year

Claudia Louise Bickford-smith

director·< 1 year

Penelope Jane Alford

director·< 1 year

Marina Elizabeth Muirhead

director·1 year

Meesha Alecia Warmington

director·2 years

Peter James Burrows

director·4 years

Benjamin Simon Brown

director·4 years

Faye Craster

director·4 years

Tesca Dr Bennett

director·6 years

Christopher John Rossiter

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Tomas Thurogood-hyde

secretary·5 years

20 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Kim Duff

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

William Mchugh

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Louise Mary Cooper

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Julie Sarah Bloor

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Christopher Edmund Dr Sheasby

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Muna Dr Abdi

Member schools (26)

26 schools|21 with risk flags|15 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Astrea Academy Dearne	146501	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
Astrea Academy Sheffield	145864	All-through	—
Astrea Academy Woodfields	146370	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Atlas Academy	144950	Primary	workforce pressure
Byron Wood Primary Academy	143061	Primary	workforce pressure
Carrfield Primary Academy	138702	Primary	workforce pressure
Castle Academy	144483	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Cottenham Village College	137434	Secondary	high absence
Denaby Main Primary Academy	143514	Primary	in year deficit
Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy	142933	Primary	workforce pressure
Ernulf Academy	146369	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Gooseacre Primary Academy	138415	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Greengate Lane Academy	139297	Primary	high absence
Hartley Brook Primary School	144482	Primary	—
Hatfield Academy	144481	Primary	—
Hexthorpe Primary School	143194	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Highgate Primary Academy	138701	Primary	—
Intake Primary Academy	145079	Primary	workforce pressure
Kingfisher Primary Academy	143876	Primary	—
Longsands Academy	136992	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern