Schools
10
Flags
43
15 high severity
Total income
£36.4m
4,925 pupils
Avg staff costs
75.1%
of income
Avg reserves
14.7%
of income
Avg absence
7.0%
Persistent: 19.3%
Avg FSM
25.2%
free school meals
Capacity
78%
4,925 / 6,274 places
Total admin cost
£404k
£82 per pupil
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.
Across 10 graded schools.
Sub-judgements — earlier framework
Quality of education
63% Good+Behaviour & attitudes
88% Good+Personal development
100% Good+Leadership & management
80% Good+Key Stage 4
Attainment 8
43.8
-2.4
vs national
Key Stage 2
Expected standard (RWM)
65.7%
+4.7pp
vs national
National averages: 2023/24
| Year | Schools | Pupils | Total income | Total expenditure | Avg staff costs % | Avg reserves % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 3,579 | £22.5m | £21.8m | 70.4% | 11.0% |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 3,941 | £25.3m | £23.6m | 74.4% | 7.5% |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 4,077 | £30.5m | £28.8m | 71.1% | 10.5% |
| 2024/25partial | 10 | 4,925 | £36.4m | £32.8m | 75.1% | 14.7% |
| 2025/26 | 9 | 4,662 | — | — | — | — |
Centralisation
14.1%
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
£5,367,000
CS staff costs
£3,245,000
CS income
£1,788,000
9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months
Directors / Trustees (9)
James Bolton
Dom Potter
Maurice Relph Higson
Carol Gaynor
Kathryn Ann Bates
Gaynor Louise Bahan
Colin John Fenny
David Latham
Helen Kay Dicker
Elaine Christine Turner
Catherine Anne White
Andrew Hammerton
Adnan Bashir
Nick Ward
Norman Gibson
| School | URN | Phase | Risk flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School | 151150 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| Burscough Priory Academy | 146282 | Secondary | high absencehigh staff costs |
| Churchtown Primary School | 146688 | Primary | workforce pressurehigh staff costs |
| Linaker Primary School | 151390 | Primary | workforce pressureofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit |
| Northbrook Primary Academy | 148039 | Primary | workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern |
| Ormskirk School | 148254 | Secondary | ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure |
| Strike Lane Primary School | 151594 | Primary | high staff costsin year deficit |
| Tarleton Academy | 137768 | Secondary | workforce pressurehigh absence |
| Wellfield Academy | 150434 | Secondary | workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence |
| Woodlea Junior School | 152194 | Primary | workforce pressure |
Christine Elizabeth Adams
Duncan Craig Baldwin
George Henry Lloyd
Nicholas Robert Ward
Lisa Jayne Dawson
Louisa Jayne Singleton
Matthew Alexander Buckley
Christina Anne Cooper
Timothy John Mclardy
Pamela Richmond Langton
Hayley Anne Astin
Lisa Jayne Dawson
Jill Gray
Jenni Smitton
Peter Ronald Townley
Tony Martyn Houghton
Jennifer Clare Dr Unwin
Stephanie Sonia Stoker
Anita Pyrkotsch-jones
Richard Sachs
Peter Edwin Finch
Andrew Nicholas Cheetham
Timothy John Vickers
Des Wadsworth
Lynda May Ward
Carol Calcutt
Mark Andrew Hawksley
Gillian Mary Davies
Gail Addison-harris
Thomas Derrick Leach
Lesley Anne Gwinnett
Jacqueline Marie Lopez
Katherine Ruth Passant