Outwood Grange Academies Trust

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

CEO: Sir Michael Wilkins

Schools

Flags

169

76 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£239.4m

30,706 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

8.2%

Persistent: 22.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

34.6%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

30,706 / 35,014 places

Total admin cost

£11.0m

£359 per pupil

Trust overview

8 of 40 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

40 of 40 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

13 of 40 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 68% of schools (27 of 40).

22 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

82% of 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.

Ofsted sub-judgements

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

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	30,753	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.1%

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

£9,932,000

CS staff costs

£8,700,000

CS income

-£2,060,000

Admin & clerical£4,017,000

Teaching staff£3,761,000

ICT£5,000

Premises£4,000

Legal & professional£371,000

Auditor costs£145,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 7.5 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·12 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Steven Harness

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Claire Jones

Member schools (40)

40 schools|37 with risk flags|47 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	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficitofsted concern
Outwood Academy Brumby	139277	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Bydales	141399	Secondary	workforce pressure
Outwood Academy Carlton	139210	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Outwood Academy City	140415	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Outwood Academy City Fields	136394	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Danum	143938	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Outwood Academy Easingwold	144976	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Outwood Academy Foxhills	137004	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Outwood Academy Freeston	145937	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall	148337	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
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	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern
Outwood Academy Newbold	141377	Secondary	high absencein year deficitworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Normanby	147544	Secondary	high absencein year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Outwood Academy Ormesby	138711	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure