Steel City Schools Partnership

UID 4828·Companies House 08356745·Incorporated January 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£22.6m

3,500 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.6%

Persistent: 18.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

37.1%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

3,500 / 3,862 places

Trust overview

5 of 10 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

10 of 10 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

5 of 10 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (5 of 10).

4 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

80% 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 -1.2%below 5% threshold5 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns4 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

71% Good+

Good 5RI 1Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Good 6Inad. 1

Personal development

86% Good+

Good 6RI 1

Leadership & management

90% Good+

Good 9Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

45.0%

-16.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressMonteney Primary School, Sheffield, S5 9DN

Companies House08356745

Incorporated11 January 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	3,066	£17.5m	£16.6m	73.1%	0.0%
2022/23	10	3,495	£20.2m	£20.3m	75.8%	7.5%
2023/24	10	3,500	£22.6m	£22.5m	76.5%	0.0%
2024/25partial	10	3,401	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.0%

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

£1,432,000

CS staff costs

£1,032,000

CS income

-£164,000

Admin & clerical£472,000

Teaching staff£505,000

ICT£0

Premises£214,000

Legal & professional£42,000

Auditor costs£3,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.5 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Jeremy Colin Harris

director·< 1 year

Katy Louise Davison

director·1 year

Fatimah Olamide Adesanya

director·2 years

Peter Carl Mucklow

director·3 years

Juliet Mary Dr Rowson

director·6 years

James Nicholas Glover

director·7 years

Paul Martin Doherty

director·10 years

Nicola Anne Shipman

director·12 years

14 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Hannah Preston

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Andrew John Gates

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Alison Julie Roy

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Rebecca Jayne Howell

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Sonia Beverley Gayle

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Trevor Summerson

Member schools (10)

10 schools|8 with risk flags|10 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bankwood Primary School	149575	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Brook House Junior	148100	Primary	—
Fox Hill Primary	139134	Primary	high staff costsin year deficithigh absenceofsted concernperformance decline
Greenhill Primary School	145374	Primary	high staff costsperformance declinehigh absence
Lound Infant School	139862	Primary	—
Lound Junior School	139863	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Mansel Primary	139137	Primary	performance decline
Monteney Primary School	139544	Primary	workforce pressure
Windmill Hill Primary School	145373	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Woodseats Primary School	147375	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit