St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust

UID 16724·Companies House 10785982·Incorporated May 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

13 high severity

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

Total income

£22.6m

2,861 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.0%

of income

Avg reserves

6.6%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.9%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

2,861 / 2,951 places

Total admin cost

£1.1m

£371 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 9 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

2 of 9 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 7 percentage points over two years of published returns.

4 of 9 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 8 of 9 schools.

8 of 9 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

89%meeting standard or above

Across 9 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

83% Good+

Good 5RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

83% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3RI 1

Personal development

83% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3RI 1

Leadership & management

89% Good+

Good 8RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

35.1

-11.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

71.4%

+10.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Gregory The Great Catholic Academy Trust Holy Rosary & St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Leeds, LS7 4AW

Companies House10785982

Incorporated23 May 2017

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

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Achievement

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	3,013	£18.5m	£17.9m	70.9%	15.6%
2022/23	9	2,973	£19.3m	£18.8m	72.3%	15.9%
2023/24	9	3,001	£20.0m	£20.8m	79.5%	7.5%
2024/25partial	9	2,861	£22.6m	£21.9m	73.0%	6.6%
2025/26	9	2,741	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.2%

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

£954,000

CS staff costs

£701,000

CS income

£65,000

Admin & clerical£332,000

Teaching staff£369,000

ICT£0

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional£94,000

Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

6 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Alison Jane Griffiths

director·3 years

Angela Mary Gaunt

director·3 years

Shaun Vickers

director·4 years

Edwin James Kirkwood

director·4 years

Dennis Rev Fr Cassidy

director·5 years

Frances Sarah Johnston

director·5 years

8 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Joe Mcdonnell

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Joseph Anthony Mcdonnell

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Phil Jackson

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Timothy Rev Wiley

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Teresa Mary Camidge

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Angela Mary Cox

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Christ the King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	144824	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	148294	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	147487	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	147486	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	147484	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	147482	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	148739	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	147485	Primary	workforce pressure
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	147483	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure