Enhance Academy Trust

UID 5196·Companies House 07904096·Incorporated January 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

14 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£29.6m

4,152 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.2%

of income

Avg reserves

7.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

26.3%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

4,152 / 4,731 places

Total admin cost

£1.5m

£360 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 17 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

2 of 17 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Absence is at or below the national average in 13 of 16 schools.

13 of 16 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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

81%meeting standard or above

Across 16 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

78% Good+

Good 7RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

89% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7RI 1

Personal development

89% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7RI 1

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Good 14RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.5%

+4.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressChurch Bank House, Bradford, BD1 4DY

Companies House07904096

Incorporated10 January 2012

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	15	3,776	£23.0m	£23.2m	75.8%	7.4%
2022/23	16	3,994	£24.8m	£24.7m	70.2%	5.5%
2023/24	17	4,011	£27.3m	£27.9m	73.7%	6.2%
2024/25partial	17	4,152	£29.6m	£27.8m	71.2%	7.0%
2025/26	17	4,017	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.5%

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

£1,312,000

CS staff costs

£994,000

CS income

-£4,000

Admin & clerical£634,000

Teaching staff£332,000

ICT£47,000

Premises£8,000

Legal & professional£85,000

Auditor costs£43,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.2 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Jonathan Sharp

director·1 year

Hannah Elizabeth The Revd. Hobday

director·1 year

Helen Keeling

director·2 years

David Stephen Selby

director·3 years

Claire Amanda Screeton

director·4 years

Mark Randall

director·5 years

Katharine Olivia Helen Smith

director·9 years

Janet Margaret Milne

director·9 years

Linda Margaret Maskill

director·9 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2025

Joseph Kevin Kinsella

director·2 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Fiona Anne Mcmahon

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Christine Abbott

director·9 years·Resigned May 2018

John Patrick Brady

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Christopher Ernest Schofield

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Susan Muscroft

Member schools (17)

17 schools|17 with risk flags|10 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy	150152	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurein year deficit
Capa College	145869	16 plus	workforce pressure
Christ Church CE Academy	138584	Primary	workforce pressureperformance declineofsted concern
Diamond Wood Community Academy	140392	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy	140539	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy	143960	Primary	workforce pressure
Highburton CofE First Academy	149941	Primary	workforce pressure
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy	137967	Primary	workforce pressure
Lepton CofE Primary Academy	147623	Primary	workforce pressure
Overthorpe CofE Academy	138979	Primary	workforce pressure
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary	142556	Primary	workforce pressure
Sandal Magna Community Academy	139280	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
St Botolphs CE Academy	145576	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline
St Giles C of E Academy	140453	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Helen's CE Primary School	139573	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressureperformance decline
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley	137870	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
St Michael's CofE Academy	139279	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit