The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company

UID 4227·Companies House 09113542·Incorporated July 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£24.4m

3,637 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.3%

of income

Avg reserves

2.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 15.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

17.2%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

3,637 / 4,449 places

Trust overview

3 of 12 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

5 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

4 of 12 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 33% of schools (4 of 12).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All 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 1.5%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 19 months ago5 schools with workforce pressure4 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.3

-5.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.7%

-1.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBlessed George Napier Catholic School And Sixth Form, Banbury, OX16 9DG

Companies House09113542

Incorporated2 July 2014

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	3,214	£20.7m	£20.0m	74.6%	10.7%
2022/23	11	3,277	£21.4m	£21.5m	76.9%	3.3%
2023/24	11	3,408	£23.1m	£22.4m	74.0%	0.9%
2024/25partial	12	3,696	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.7%

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

£908,000

CS staff costs

£708,000

CS income

£156,000

Admin & clerical£368,000

Teaching staff£333,000

ICT£71,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£29,000

Auditor costs£38,000

Member schools (12)

12 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form	141146	Secondary	in year deficit
Greyfriars Catholic School	146800	Secondary	high absence
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton	141150	Primary	—
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney	139527	Primary	performance decline
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School	139477	Primary	workforce pressure
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore	139480	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
St John's Catholic Primary School	147898	Primary	workforce pressure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury	141155	Primary	workforce pressure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton	139532	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame	139529	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester	151182	Primary	workforce pressure
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington	139530	Primary	—