Hatton Academies Trust

UID 3345·Companies House 07949111·Incorporated February 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£18.7m

2,996 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.3%

of income

Avg reserves

5.8%

of income

Avg absence

5.6%

Persistent: 14.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.6%

free school meals

Capacity

102%

2,996 / 2,934 places

Trust overview

2 of 5 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

3 of 5 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (2 of 5).

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.

At a glance

1 school with declining results2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

50.2

+4.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

54.0%

-7.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressOrchard House, Wellingborough, NN8 4EQ

Companies House07949111

Incorporated14 February 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	2,432	£13.6m	£13.3m	81.3%	8.9%
2022/23	4	2,496	£15.2m	£14.4m	77.0%	5.7%
2023/24	4	2,537	£16.0m	£14.8m	74.5%	6.6%
2024/25partial	5	2,999	£2.7m	£2.6m	78.3%	2.8%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

9.1%

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

£1,732,000

CS staff costs

£1,204,000

CS income

£870,000

Admin & clerical£1,024,000

Teaching staff£174,000

ICT£5,000

Premises£23,000

Legal & professional£144,000

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 7.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Helen Louise Carville

director·1 year

Julia Templeman

director·4 years

Joanne Elizabeth Austen

director·4 years

Christopher Liam Brown

director·5 years

Robert John Hardcastle

director·6 years

William Arnold Thallon

director·8 years

Graham Michael Lawman

director·9 years

David John Morris

director·14 years

Colin George Hinds

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Colin George Hinds

secretary·14 years

17 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Kay Marie Aitken

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Kerry Louise Bishop

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Susan Fitzgerald

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Rashesh Babu Joshi

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Simon Paul Dawson

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Suzanne Marie Knight

Member schools (5)

5 schools|4 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Earls Barton Primary School	151718	Primary	high staff costs
Ecton Village Primary School	142400	Primary	—
Oakway Academy	140853	Primary	performance decline
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy	137912	Secondary	high absence
Victoria Primary Academy	140193	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure