The Priestley Academy Trust

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

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£17.9m

2,452 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.3%

of income

Avg reserves

14.8%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

36.3%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

2,452 / 2,795 places

Total admin cost

£704k

£287 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 6 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 6 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 4 of 6 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

All 6 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 6 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

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

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Personal development

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	£17.9m	£16.6m	70.3%	14.8%
2025/26	6	2,292	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.0%

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

£865,000

CS staff costs

£583,000

CS income

£35,000

Admin & clerical£289,000

Teaching staff£278,000

ICT£0

Premises£80,000

Legal & professional£64,000

Auditor costs£30,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 2.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Fatima Aiysha Amina Rabeah Zakria Nahid Husya Sabir

director·< 1 year

Christine Alice Horrocks

director·1 year

Beth Dawson

director·1 year

John Hinchcliffe

director·3 years

Peter Mark Lambert

director·3 years

Sarah Bradley

director·3 years

Alexander Ritchie Hallam

director·3 years

Jason Carl Walsh

director·3 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·6 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Margaret Mercedes Smith

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Ashfaq Ahmed Rahman

Member schools (6)

6 schools|6 with risk flags|4 high severity

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