Palladian Academy Trust

UID 16158·Companies House 08061092·Incorporated May 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£26.9m

3,947 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.3%

of income

Avg reserves

-2.7%

of income

Avg absence

5.0%

Persistent: 11.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.7%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

3,947 / 4,338 places

Trust overview

4 of 13 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

8 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

6 of 13 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 15% of schools (2 of 13).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

85% 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.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -3.0%below 5% threshold5 schools in deficit3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with declining results4 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

71% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 6

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 4

Leadership & management

85% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

54.6

+8.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.3%

+2.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Bridge, Bath, BA2 5RE

Companies House08061092

Incorporated8 May 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	3,606	£21.4m	£21.2m	74.7%	12.2%
2022/23	11	3,587	£23.3m	£24.5m	76.2%	4.5%
2023/24	12	3,824	£26.0m	£25.7m	74.5%	-3.3%
2024/25partial	13	3,714	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.3%

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

£2,097,000

CS staff costs

£1,402,000

CS income

£213,000

Admin & clerical£418,000

Teaching staff£446,000

ICT£43,000

Premises£218,000

Legal & professional£68,000

Auditor costs£47,000

Member schools (13)

13 schools|10 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Churchfields, the Village School	150829	Primary	in year deficit
Combe Down CofE Primary School	142943	Primary	—
Fitzmaurice Primary School	147251	Primary	workforce pressure
Oldfield Park Infant School	143557	Primary	high staff costs
Oldfield Park Junior School	143558	Primary	—
Ralph Allen School	138522	Secondary	high absence
St Martin's Garden Primary School	143108	Primary	high absenceofsted concernin year deficitperformance decline
St Philip's CofE Primary School	143560	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School	150893	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Westwood-with-Iford Primary School	149117	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Widcombe CofE Junior School	143559	Primary	—
Widcombe Infant School	143010	Primary	workforce pressure
Winsley CoE VC Primary School	147245	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit