The Priestley Academy Trust

UID 16494·Companies House 10410830·Incorporated October 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£16.3m

2,547 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.5%

of income

Avg reserves

13.8%

of income

Avg absence

6.4%

Persistent: 19.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

34.1%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

2,547 / 2,945 places

Trust overview

1 of 6 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 of 6 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 83% of schools (5 of 6).

4 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

2 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.2%

-1.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGreen Lane Primary School, Bradford, BD8 8HT

Companies House10410830

Incorporated5 October 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	2,609	£15.2m	£14.3m	72.3%	13.9%
2022/23	6	2,618	£14.6m	£13.6m	70.2%	16.4%
2023/24	6	2,547	£16.3m	£15.8m	70.5%	13.8%
2024/25partial	6	2,452	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.8%

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

£980,000

CS staff costs

£640,000

CS income

£70,000

Admin & clerical£314,000

Teaching staff£274,000

ICT£0

Premises£32,000

Legal & professional£64,000

Auditor costs£31,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 2.8 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Christine Alice Horrocks

director·1 year

Beth Dawson

director·1 year

Alexander Ritchie Hallam

director·2 years

John Hinchcliffe

director·2 years

Sarah Bradley

director·2 years

Peter Mark Lambert

director·2 years

Jason Carl Walsh

director·2 years

Steve Wadsworth

director·4 years

Company Secretary

Charlotte Heap

secretary·< 1 year

14 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Rowena Dixon

secretary·2 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Ruby Khalid Bhatti

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Andrew Nicholas Bruce

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Abid Hussain

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Margaret Mercedes Smith

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Ashfaq Ahmed Rahman

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Atlas Community Primary School	143565	Primary	high absence
Green Lane Primary School	143573	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Lilycroft Primary School	143572	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Margaret McMillan Primary School	143568	Primary	—
Miriam Lord Primary School	149233	Primary	—
Westbourne Primary School	143566	Primary	high absence