Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust

UID 2356·Companies House 09068195·Incorporated June 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£22.1m

3,366 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

5.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.6%

Persistent: 13.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.9%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

3,366 / 3,650 places

Trust overview

1 of 14 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

3 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

2 of 14 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 14% of schools (2 of 14).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

86% 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

Last accounts filed 19 months ago6 schools with workforce pressure2 schools in deficit2 schools with declining results2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

75% Good+

Good 6RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 8

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 8

Leadership & management

93% Good+

Good 13RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.9%

-1.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL

Companies House09068195

Incorporated3 June 2014

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	14	3,434	£12.0m	£11.8m	72.6%	18.0%
2022/23	14	3,427	£20.8m	£20.8m	73.4%	5.5%
2023/24	14	3,366	£22.1m	£21.2m	72.4%	5.0%
2024/25partial	14	3,296	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.6%

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

£1,994,000

CS staff costs

£750,000

CS income

£28,000

Admin & clerical£509,000

Teaching staff£203,000

ICT£89,000

Premises£934,000

Legal & professional£69,000

Auditor costs£42,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 5.1 years

Directors / Trustees (7)

Madeleine Bannister

director·2 years

Eamonn Patrick Fr Hegarty

director·2 years

Emma Jaime Coughlan

director·4 years

Antonia Elizabeth Dorsey

director·5 years

Karen Bernadette Dack

director·6 years

Martin Angel Gonzalez

director·6 years

Martin Edward Rev Kelly

director·7 years

21 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2025

Joanna Louise Grogan

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Thomas Regan

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Christopher James Hanson

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Michael Callaghan

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Myroslav Nicholas Diwnycz

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Michael John Professor Mcpherson

Member schools (14)

14 schools|8 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy	148849	Primary	—
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy	148484	Primary	workforce pressure
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy	141479	Primary	—
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy	148483	Primary	workforce pressure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy	148482	Primary	high absence
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy	148479	Primary	workforce pressure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy	148480	Primary	—
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	141480	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy	148657	Primary	—
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy	148481	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy	148863	Primary	—
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy	148658	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy	148659	Primary	—
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy	148485	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressureperformance decline