Castleford Academy Trust

UID 2572·Companies House 07547039·Incorporated March 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£40.9m

5,542 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.9%

Persistent: 22.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.1%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

5,542 / 5,763 places

Trust overview

9 of 9 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 78% of schools (7 of 9).

5 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

2 of 9 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

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

At a glance

4 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

71% Good+

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Good 6RI 1

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4RI 1

Leadership & management

78% Good+

Good 7RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.9

-3.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.0%

-9.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCastleford Academy, Castleford, WF10 4JQ

Companies House07547039

Incorporated1 March 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	5,556	£35.7m	£33.5m	69.8%	28.7%
2022/23	9	5,532	£38.7m	£35.2m	69.4%	13.0%
2023/24	9	5,542	£40.9m	£38.2m	72.4%	0.0%
2024/25partial	9	5,565	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.1%

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

£2,039,000

CS staff costs

£1,019,000

CS income

£472,000

Admin & clerical£834,000

Teaching staff£0

ICT£493,000

Premises£311,000

Legal & professional£53,000

Auditor costs£28,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 7.6 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Steven Honeyman

director·< 1 year

Gemma Claire Louise Doyle

director·3 years

Joanne Barton

director·4 years

George Paul Panayiotou

director·7 years

John Morrison

director·8 years

Marie Hunter

director·8 years

John Iveson

director·10 years

Adam Neil Fletcher

director·10 years

John Hughes

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Samantha Lee Stevens

secretary·15 years

13 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Jonathon Charles Hughes

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Timothy Morris

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Jennifer Mcnichol

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Angela Pool

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Sally Wright

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Josephine Ann Budby

Member schools (9)

9 schools|7 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Airedale Academy	136613	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Airedale Infant Academy	141522	Primary	—
Airedale Junior Academy	141409	Primary	workforce pressure
Castleford Academy	136633	Secondary	high absence
Castleford Park Junior Academy	139359	Primary	workforce pressure
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy	141290	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Crofton Academy	137001	Secondary	high absence
Glasshoughton Infant Academy	140312	Primary	—
Oyster Park Primary Academy	141144	Primary	ofsted concernhigh absenceperformance decline