Chancery Multi Academy Trust

UID 16970·Companies House 11024808·Incorporated October 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Dec 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£8.9m

1,421 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.0%

of income

Avg reserves

9.9%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

9.1%

free school meals

Capacity

111%

1,421 / 1,284 places

Total admin cost

£345k

£243 per pupil

Trust overview

All 5 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 5 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

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

Absence is at or below the national average in 5 of 5 schools.

All 5 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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

100%meeting standard or above

Across 5 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.2%

+9.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Berkeley Academy Laidon Avenue, Crewe, CW2 6RU

Companies House11024808

Incorporated20 October 2017

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	1,373	£7.0m	£6.8m	74.1%	9.8%
2022/23	5	1,382	£7.6m	£7.7m	77.5%	4.8%
2023/24	5	1,378	£8.7m	£8.1m	70.8%	8.5%
2024/25partial	5	1,421	£8.9m	£8.5m	73.0%	9.9%
2025/26	5	1,408	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

2.4%

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

£208,000

CS staff costs

£108,000

CS income

£16,000

Admin & clerical£14,000

Teaching staff£86,000

ICT-£6,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£80,000

Auditor costs£21,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Adrian Mark Veale

director·< 1 year

Karen Jane Fuller

director·< 1 year

Ann Kowalska

director·1 year

Christopher Bell

director·2 years

Simon Varo

director·2 years

Sarah Louise Gibson

director·3 years

Maria Eve Stelmach

director·3 years

Amanda Jane Mellor

director·4 years

Sarah Louise Gohr

director·6 years

Rosalyn Caulfield

director·8 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Paul Joseph Tomkow

director·< 1 year·Resigned Mar 2026

Juan Zhou

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Rami Abu ayyash

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

James Lee Fuller

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Laura Churchill

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Anna May Russell

Member schools (5)

5 schools|4 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Elworth Hall Primary School	148985	Primary	workforce pressure
Excalibur Primary School	145035	Primary	workforce pressure
Pikemere School	145036	Primary	workforce pressure
The Berkeley Academy	142235	Primary	—
Willaston Primary Academy	142236	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline