Outwood Grange Academies Trust

UID 4119·Companies House 06995649·Incorporated August 2009·Compare

CEO: Sir Michael Wilkins

Schools

Flags

232

103 high severity

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

Total income

£257.9m

30,921 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

35.7%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

30,921 / 35,026 places

Total admin cost

£12.0m

£388 per pupil

Trust overview

7 of 40 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

40 of 40 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 10 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 28 of 40 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

35 of 40 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

88%meeting standard or above

Across 40 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

92% Good+

Outst. 5Good 28RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

83% Good+

Outst. 4Good 26RI 4Inad. 2

Personal development

94% Good+

Outst. 7Good 27RI 2

Leadership & management

93% Good+

Outst. 10Good 27RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.4

-3.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

73.9%

+12.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressPotovens Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2PF

Companies House06995649

Incorporated19 August 2009

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

Needs attention 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Needs attention 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	40	29,671	£190.6m	£178.1m	74.5%	7.4%
2022/23	40	30,208	£219.4m	£203.0m	70.9%	9.9%
2023/24	40	30,706	£239.4m	£230.4m	72.5%	0.0%
2024/25partial	40	30,921	£257.9m	£243.7m	73.4%	0.0%
2025/26	40	30,514	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

3.9%

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

£9,924,000

CS staff costs

£8,122,000

CS income

-£785,000

Admin & clerical£3,625,000

Teaching staff£3,448,000

ICT£162,000

Premises£16,000

Legal & professional£239,000

Auditor costs£152,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

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

Directors / Trustees (8)

Lee Daniel Wilson

director·2 years

Clare Bridget Ena Barton

director·2 years

David Harle

director·3 years

Susan Silk

director·4 years

Christopher John Dalzell

director·9 years

Susan Dawn Blayney

director·11 years

Ralph Graham Pickles

director·11 years

David Robert Earnshaw

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Kathryn Ann Bradford

secretary·13 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

John Lord Mann

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Alistair Edward Brownlee

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Martyn Ellis Oliver

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2023

William Andrew Kent

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Steven Harness

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Claire Jones

Member schools (40)

40 schools|39 with risk flags|57 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Outwood Academy Acklam	139823	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Adwick	135963	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth	143146	Secondary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Outwood Academy Brumby	139277	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Bydales	141399	Secondary	workforce pressure
Outwood Academy Carlton	139210	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy City	140415	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy City Fields	136394	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Outwood Academy Danum	143938	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Outwood Academy Easingwold	144976	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costshigh absence
Outwood Academy Foxhills	137004	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Outwood Academy Freeston	145937	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall	148337	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
Outwood Academy Haydock	148522	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Hemsworth	145938	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Hindley	148526	Secondary	high absence
Outwood Academy Kirkby	149429	Secondary	in year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressureofsted concernhigh staff costs
Outwood Academy Newbold	141377	Secondary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
Outwood Academy Normanby	147544	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concernin year deficit
Outwood Academy Ormesby	138711	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure