Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust

UID 3458·Companies House 08269066·Incorporated October 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

11 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£33.8m

4,382 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.7%

of income

Avg reserves

30.2%

of income

Avg absence

7.1%

Persistent: 18.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

30.8%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

4,382 / 5,313 places

Trust overview

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

3 of 9 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

5 of 9 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 67% of schools (6 of 9).

4 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

2 of 9 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

3 of 5 directors appointed in last 2 years6 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

88% Good+

Outst. 1Good 6RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

88% Good+

Outst. 1Good 6RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6

Leadership & management

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

35.2

-11.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.3%

+1.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt John Plessington Catholic Va Academy Old Chester Road, Wirral, CH63 7LF

Companies House08269066

Incorporated25 October 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	3,714	£26.0m	£25.9m	68.4%	13.0%
2022/23	6	3,769	£28.0m	£27.7m	71.2%	8.5%
2023/24	7	3,905	£31.2m	£31.1m	73.0%	8.4%
2024/25partial	9	4,324	£2.1m	£2.2m	80.0%	104.6%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.7%

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

£2,510,000

CS staff costs

£1,474,000

CS income

£88,000

Admin & clerical£987,000

Teaching staff£478,000

ICT£4,000

Premises£398,000

Legal & professional£199,000

Auditor costs£51,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

5 current directors · Average tenure: 2.2 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (5)

Marion Theresa Fletcher

director·< 1 year

Eithne Josephine Professor Comerford

director·< 1 year

Kevin Platt

director·< 1 year

David James Cartmell

director·2 years

Brian O'connell

director·7 years

27 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Georgina Mary Cragg-james

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Rosanne Clare Mcmullen

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Paul Anthony Simpson

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Andy Dr Hodgkinson

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Stephen Morris

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Christopher Kerin

director

Member schools (9)

9 schools|7 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School	140458	Primary	—
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150540	Primary	performance declinehigh staff costsin year deficit
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150539	Primary	—
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150184	Primary	in year deficit
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	141980	Primary	in year deficitperformance decline
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School	140896	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
St John Plessington Catholic College	139031	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absence
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead	146088	Primary	in year deficit
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	143554	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absencein year deficitworkforce pressure