The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust

UID 17561·Companies House 13306140·Incorporated March 2021·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£9.7m

1,523 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.1%

of income

Avg reserves

3.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.0%

Persistent: 12.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.9%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

1,523 / 1,680 places

Trust overview

2 of 7 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

5 of 7 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 7 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 14% of schools (1 of 7).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

86% 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 3.2%below 5% threshold2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results1 school with Ofsted concerns2 schools in deficit2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

75% Good+

Good 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

75% Good+

Good 3RI 1

Personal development

75% Good+

Good 3RI 1

Leadership & management

86% Good+

Good 6Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.3%

+3.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Nicholas Catholic Primary School, Bristol, BS5 0TJ

Companies House13306140

Incorporated31 March 2021

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	780	£3.6m	£3.7m	77.7%	6.6%
2022/23	5	895	£5.2m	£4.6m	59.7%	10.4%
2023/24	5	910	£6.0m	£5.7m	75.4%	1.4%
2024/25partial	7	1,518	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 2.7 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Marie Wykes

director·1 year

Kevin Dr Woodrow

director·2 years

Chisa Onyejekwe

director·2 years

Robert Stewart

director·2 years

Daniel Dr Doyle

director·4 years

Iheanyi Christopher Izuka

director·4 years

Company Secretary

Shelley-Anne Douglas

secretary·< 1 year

10 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Gloria Speed

secretary·2 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Darren Jones

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Colin Robert Baggs

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Anselm Peter Jacobs

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Clare Stansfield

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Paul Dwyer

Member schools (7)

7 schools|5 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School	148942	Primary	—
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School	151174	Primary	in year deficit
St Francis Catholic Primary School	148962	Primary	performance decline
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	151173	Primary	—
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School	149915	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costshigh absence
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	138465	Primary	workforce pressure
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	139033	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit