Palladian Academy Trust

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

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

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

Total income

£27.5m

3,979 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

15.4%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

3,979 / 4,338 places

Total admin cost

£2.8m

£692 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 13 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

8 of 13 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.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 6 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 11 of 13 schools.

11 of 13 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

2 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

85%meeting standard or above

Across 13 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 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 2

Achievement

Needs attention 1Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

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	3,979	£27.5m	£25.7m	73.5%	0.4%
2025/26	13	3,974	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

1.1%

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

£278,000

CS staff costs

-£56,000

CS income

£147,000

Admin & clerical-£784,000

Teaching staff£468,000

ICT£7,000

Premises£80,000

Legal & professional£55,000

Auditor costs£42,000

Member schools (13)

13 schools|11 with risk flags|8 high severity

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