The Romero Catholic Academy

UID 15711·Companies House 09702162·Incorporated July 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£24.5m

3,693 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.3%

of income

Avg reserves

-1.8%

of income

Avg absence

5.6%

Persistent: 16.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.8%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

3,693 / 3,556 places

Trust overview

1 of 8 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

Overall absence is above the national average in 12% of schools (1 of 8).

1 school has 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

1 school with absence above 8%3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

46.6

+0.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.7%

+4.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Coventry, CV2 2AJ

Companies House09702162

Incorporated24 July 2015

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	3,510	£20.5m	£19.5m	76.1%	0.0%
2022/23	8	3,561	£22.2m	£19.8m	73.2%	0.0%
2023/24	8	3,693	£24.5m	£21.8m	74.3%	-1.8%
2024/25partial	8	3,678	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

13.5%

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

£3,403,000

CS staff costs

£1,560,000

CS income

£671,000

Admin & clerical£335,000

Teaching staff£687,000

ICT£19,000

Premises£611,000

Legal & professional£7,000

Auditor costs£4,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 6.8 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

John Oliver Conmy

director·< 1 year

Ian Robert Jones

director·3 years

Dean Peter Kavanagh

director·5 years

Victor Philip Bellanti

director·6 years

Julie Fulea

director·10 years

Eleanor Barry

director·10 years

Brendan James Fawcett

director·10 years

16 former officers — most recent departure: May 2022

Anthony Frances Quinn

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Charlotte Miller

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Angela Whelan

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Mary Elizabeth Fionnuala Hegarty

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Yvonne Annette Salter wright

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Margaret Mcnally

Member schools (8)

8 schools|6 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School	141992	Secondary	high absence
Corpus Christi Catholic School	142195	Primary	workforce pressure
Good Shepherd Catholic School	142197	Primary	—
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	142205	Primary	high staff costs
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School	142217	Primary	performance decline
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School	142211	Primary	workforce pressure
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	142212	Primary	—
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	142215	Primary	workforce pressure