St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust

UID 16849·Companies House 10856800·Incorporated July 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

100

31 high severity

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

Total income

£59.9m

8,977 pupils

Avg staff costs

78.5%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

28.2%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

8,977 / 10,144 places

Total admin cost

£2.6m

£295 per pupil

Trust overview

9 of 24 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 24 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 5 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 16 of 23 schools.

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

21 of 24 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.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.5%below 5% threshold20 schools with workforce pressure16 schools with staff costs above 78%13 schools in deficit5 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with declining results

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

88%meeting standard or above

Across 24 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

71% Good+

Good 10RI 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 2

Personal development

93% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11RI 1

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Good 20RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.3

-1.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.6%

+4.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSuite 21-26b Imperial House Hornby Street, Bury, BL9 5BN

Companies House10856800

Incorporated7 July 2017

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

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	3,017	£18.6m	£17.9m	77.0%	6.1%
2022/23	10	4,859	£33.8m	£32.7m	73.8%	5.3%
2023/24	17	7,418	£50.2m	£49.0m	75.2%	4.8%
2024/25partial	24	8,977	£59.9m	£55.9m	78.5%	1.1%
2025/26	24	8,704	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

7.5%

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

£4,513,000

CS staff costs

£2,864,000

CS income

£326,000

Admin & clerical£1,645,000

Teaching staff£734,000

ICT£709,000

Premises£35,000

Legal & professional£267,000

Auditor costs£81,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 2.9 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Mary Garvey

director·< 1 year

Angela Bowman

director·< 1 year

Peter Riley

director·1 year

Julie Ann Hewitt

director·1 year

Margaret (Sue) Cronin

director·3 years

John Mcauley

director·4 years

Stephen Carr

director·4 years

Jonathan Mark Dr Walsh

director·5 years

Company Secretary

David Harrison

secretary·2 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Grant Dudley Evans

secretary·3 years·Resigned May 2024

Angela Michele Bowman

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Martin Johnson

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Kathleen Connolly

secretary·5 years·Resigned May 2023

Andrew Hutchison

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Catherine Helen Anderson

Member schools (27)

27 schools|24 with risk flags|23 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	144982	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	152447	Primary	—
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151602	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy	151356	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	147941	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	152449	Primary	—
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151681	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150560	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy	149873	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150179	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy	148049	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	147631	Primary	workforce pressure
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151820	Primary	workforce pressure
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151819	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	150176	Primary	workforce pressure
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy	150674	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy	150675	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	151760	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	150561	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	149679	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit