Lion Academy Trust

UID 3759·Companies House 09161091·Incorporated August 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

11 high severity

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

Total income

£31.2m

4,296 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.4%

of income

Avg reserves

7.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.8%

free school meals

Capacity

80%

4,296 / 5,343 places

Total admin cost

£1.1m

£254 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 11 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 11 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 9 of 10 schools.

All 10 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

4 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

100%meeting standard or above

Across 10 graded schools, including 4 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

75.1%

+14.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBarclay Primary School, Leyton, E10 6EJ

Companies House09161091

Incorporated5 August 2014

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

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

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 3Strong standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 2Exceptional 1Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	4,251	£26.9m	£25.0m	70.1%	11.1%
2022/23	10	4,249	£27.3m	£27.1m	71.7%	11.4%
2023/24	10	4,312	£30.8m	£29.0m	69.0%	9.4%
2024/25partial	11	4,296	£31.2m	£31.7m	74.4%	7.5%
2025/26	11	4,307	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

9.3%

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

£3,248,000

CS staff costs

£1,948,000

CS income

£3,169,000

Admin & clerical£590,000

Teaching staff£1,198,000

ICT£99,000

Premises£23,000

Legal & professional£65,000

Auditor costs£67,000

Member schools (11)

11 schools|11 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Barclay Primary School	138690	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Brook House Primary School	141209	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Leigh Beck Junior School	144350	Primary	workforce pressure
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery	150739	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Maple Grove Primary School	144349	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Olympic Primary	146415	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Ruskin Academy	146414	Primary	workforce pressure
Ruskin Infant School	148310	Primary	workforce pressure
Sybourn Primary School	139724	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Thomas Gamuel Primary School	140405	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Warwick Academy	146413	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline