Greenwood Academies Trust

UID 3252·Companies House 06864339·Incorporated March 2009·Compare

Schools

Flags

150

51 high severity

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

Total income

£162.3m

19,047 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.4%

of income

Avg reserves

4.8%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

40.0%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

19,047 / 21,417 places

Total admin cost

£7.3m

£385 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 37 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

9 of 37 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.

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

Absence is above the national average in 21 of 37 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

16 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

33 of 37 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

2 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.

At a glance

35 schools with workforce pressure19 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit6 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with declining results

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

89%meeting standard or above

Across 37 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

71% Good+

Outst. 1Good 14RI 6

Behaviour & attitudes

81% Good+

Outst. 1Good 16RI 4

Personal development

95% Good+

Outst. 1Good 19RI 1

Leadership & management

92% Good+

Outst. 3Good 31RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

34.8

-11.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.0%

-9.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGreenwood House Colwick Quays Business Park, Private Road No 2, Nottingham, NG4 2JY

Companies House06864339

Incorporated31 March 2009

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 2

Inclusion

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	37	19,193	£128.1m	£119.0m	75.9%	7.8%
2022/23	37	19,194	£137.4m	£122.0m	71.8%	7.6%
2023/24	37	19,327	£151.6m	£137.3m	70.8%	6.4%
2024/25partial	37	19,047	£162.3m	£147.8m	69.4%	4.8%
2025/26	38	18,871	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

9.6%

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

£15,659,000

CS staff costs

£9,408,000

CS income

£2,869,000

Admin & clerical£5,376,000

Teaching staff£3,426,000

ICT£134,000

Premises£2,558,000

Legal & professional£80,000

Auditor costs£108,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

15 current directors · Average tenure: 5.5 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (15)

Denise Claire Williams

director·1 year

Ian Gerard Marron

director·2 years

Stefan John Professor Marciniak

director·2 years

Paul Ford

director·2 years

Edmond Mayes Burrows

director·2 years

Tina Churcher

director·3 years

Sandra Fletcher

director·4 years

Kelly Steed

director·4 years

Robert William Morgan

director·5 years

Nada Trikic

director·6 years

Simon Peter Anthony Massarella

director·8 years

Michael Hamlin

director·9 years

Christine Joy Professor Hall

director·9 years

Timothy Guyler

director·9 years

Andrew David Walker

director·10 years

37 former officers — most recent departure: May 2026

Hamzah Mahmood Butt

director·1 year·Resigned May 2026

Jessica Jane Leigh

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Claire Knee

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Nigel Hastings

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Suzanne Millership-liddle

director·7 years·Resigned May 2022

Joanne Smart

Member schools (38)

38 schools|37 with risk flags|32 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beacon Primary Academy	139702	Primary	workforce pressure
Bishop Creighton Academy	136721	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
City of Peterborough Academy	139082	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Corby Primary Academy	139827	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Danesholme Infant Academy	142185	Primary	workforce pressure
Danesholme Junior Academy	142062	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Dogsthorpe Academy	141124	Primary	high absence
Green Oaks Primary Academy	140327	Primary	workforce pressure
Hazel Leys Academy	141982	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Ingoldmells Academy	138444	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Kingswood Primary Academy	139325	Primary	workforce pressure
Kingswood Secondary Academy	139957	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Mablethorpe Primary Academy	138445	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Mansfield Primary Academy	138570	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Medeshamstede Academy	138271	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Nethergate Academy	137915	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absence
Newark Hill Academy	140377	Primary	workforce pressure
Nottingham Academy	135881	All-through	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Nottingham Girls' Academy	137184	Secondary	workforce pressure
Purple Oaks Academy	144759	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure

Beacon Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Bishop Creighton AcademyPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absence

City of Peterborough AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Corby Primary AcademyPrimary

performance declineworkforce pressure

Danesholme Infant AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Danesholme Junior AcademyPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costs

Dogsthorpe AcademyPrimary

high absence

Green Oaks Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Hazel Leys AcademyPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Ingoldmells AcademyPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Kingswood Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Kingswood Secondary AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Mablethorpe Primary AcademyPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Mansfield Primary AcademyPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Medeshamstede AcademyNot applicable

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Nethergate AcademyNot applicable

workforce pressurehigh absence

Newark Hill AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Nottingham AcademyAll-through

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Nottingham Girls' AcademySecondary

workforce pressure

Purple Oaks AcademyNot applicable

high absenceworkforce pressure

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Personal development

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Leadership

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Shahbaz Haque

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Kenneth Francis Professor Gill

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Lesley Janet Odell

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Jo Forrester

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2018

David Maxwell Anstead

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Mark James Rutherford

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Jane Spencer

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Nigel Hastings

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Wayne Colin Norrie

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Edwina Constance Grant

director·11 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Jim Miles Mason

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Fiona Julie Professor Church

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Timothy Ennis Render

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Alistair Scullion

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Graham Leslie Feek

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Barry Stuart Day

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Alistair John Scullion

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2013

David Paul Roberts

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Susan Catherine Robinson

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Nigel John Professor Hastings

director·16 years·Resigned Mar 2015

John Curzon Dunstan

director·16 years·Resigned Dec 2016

David Paul Roberts

director·16 years·Resigned Jul 2010

Paola Zanichelli

director·16 years·Resigned Jan 2012

John Finch

director·16 years·Resigned Dec 2011

Richard Francis Bullock

director·16 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Ann Belton

director·16 years·Resigned Jul 2010

Sheila Passmore

director·16 years·Resigned Jul 2010

John Norman Saunders

director·16 years·Resigned Oct 2010

David Alan Shelton

director·17 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Catherine Elizabeth Ransom

director·17 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Trevor Frost

director·17 years·Resigned Aug 2016