Warrington Primary Academy Trust

UID 16170·Companies House 10181707·Incorporated May 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£17.9m

2,478 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.5%

of income

Avg reserves

7.1%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.0%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

2,478 / 2,742 places

Total admin cost

£1.0m

£412 per pupil

Trust overview

All 9 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

2 of 9 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 4 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 6 of 9 schools.

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

All 9 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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 9 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

74.3%

+13.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressEvelyn Street Primary Academy, Warrington, WA5 1BD

Companies House10181707

Incorporated16 May 2016

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,151	£14.1m	£13.6m	68.9%	4.6%
2022/23	8	2,153	£13.9m	£13.7m	65.4%	1.2%
2023/24	8	2,179	£16.0m	£15.1m	66.7%	4.8%
2024/25partial	9	2,478	£17.9m	£16.8m	71.5%	7.1%
2025/26	9	2,297	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

2.7%

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

£473,000

CS staff costs

£254,000

CS income

£57,000

Admin & clerical£404,000

Teaching staff£89,000

ICT£0

Premises£59,000

Legal & professional£103,000

Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

6 current directors · Average tenure: 4.5 years

Directors / Trustees (6)

Juliet Brown

director·1 year

Christopher James Perkins

director·2 years

David Lewis Littlewood

director·4 years

Amanda Dawn Marie Lady Nicholson

director·5 years

Alastair Aitken Brown

director·5 years

Richard Anthony Catchpole

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Carsten Dr Kressel

secretary·10 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2025

Anna Louise Fitzsimon

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Sairah Hussain

director·3 years·Resigned May 2023

Christopher Andrew Forrest

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Emma Sharpe

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Lisa Sheppey

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Richard Peter Murray

Member schools (9)

9 schools|7 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alderman Bolton Primary School	145800	Primary	workforce pressure
Beamont Primary School	145799	Primary	workforce pressure
Bruche Academy	143058	Primary	—
Callands Primary Academy	151593	Primary	—
Ditton Primary School	147266	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery	143064	Primary	workforce pressure
Frodsham Primary Academy	149077	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Kingsway Primary Academy School	147267	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Penketh Primary School	143072	Primary	workforce pressure