Concordia Multi Academy Trust

UID 17009·Companies House 10377160·Incorporated September 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

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

Total income

£17.2m

2,264 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.9%

of income

Avg reserves

4.4%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 13.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.5%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

2,264 / 2,284 places

Total admin cost

£272k

£120 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 9 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

2 of 9 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 22% of schools (2 of 9).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All 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.

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.6%

-3.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWolverham Primary School, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5AT

Companies House10377160

Incorporated15 September 2016

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	1,249	£7.9m	£7.7m	71.2%	4.2%
2022/23	7	1,738	£12.3m	£12.1m	71.8%	0.9%
2023/24	8	2,075	£15.5m	£14.6m	69.8%	4.7%
2024/25partial	9	2,203	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.5%

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

£954,000

CS staff costs

£729,000

CS income

£551,000

Admin & clerical£317,000

Teaching staff£259,000

ICT£0

Premises£7,000

Legal & professional£102,000

Auditor costs£45,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

13 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 9 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (13)

Katharine Esther Hughes

director·< 1 year

Christopher Brislen

director·< 1 year

Emma Thelwell

director·< 1 year

Allan George Rogan

director·< 1 year

Peter Nicholas Valkenburg

director·1 year

Geoff Caton

director·2 years

Kate Anscombe

director·4 years

William David Keith

director·6 years

David Ellis Teggin

director·6 years

Julie Murphy

director·9 years

Paul Douglas Jenkins

director·9 years

Simon Leslie Grove

director·9 years

Tracy Louise Webb

director·9 years

20 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Catherine Lindsey Cooke

director·< 1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Susan Mary Roberts

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Clare Higgins

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Sian Tracy Griffiths

director·1 year·Resigned Oct 2025

Matthew James Burton

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Julie Anne Wootton

Member schools (9)

9 schools|7 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Childer Thornton Primary School	144529	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Highfields Academy	143160	Primary	—
Lache Primary School	150470	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School	144541	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Town Lane Infant School	143391	Primary	workforce pressure
William Stockton Community Primary School	149675	Primary	—
Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School	150472	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressureperformance decline
Wimboldsley Community Primary School	149674	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School	144562	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure