Academy Schools Sector in
England
Consolidated annual report and accounts
For the year ended 31 August 2016
Academy Schools Sector in
England
Consolidated annual report and accounts
For the year ended 31 August 2016
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Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
Contents
Performance Report 10
Overview 10
Performance analysis 12
1.Financial overview 12
2.Sector Development 16
3.Equality and provision for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils 24
4.Educational performance 30
Accountability report 42
Corporate governance report 42
5.Statement of Accounting Officer’s responsibilities 42
6.Governance Statement 44
Directors’ report 62
7.Remuneration and staff report 63
8.Parliamentary Accountability and Audit Report 69
Financial statements 81
Notes to the Accounts 85
Annex 1 – Sector development data 118
Annex 2 – Academy provision by local authority 122
Annex 3 – Pupil characteristics and attainment data 129
Annex 4 – HMT Accounts Direction 141
Annex 5 – Regional report 149
Annex 6 – Key performance Indicators for Regional Schools Commissioners 162
Annex 7 – Remuneration 163
Annex 8 – Academy Trusts consolidated into SARA 2015/16 167
Annex 9 – Glossary 253
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Introduction to the Academy Schools Sector
Annual Report and Accounts
The Department for Education (DfE) has secured agreement from Parliament to remove
the academy sector from its consolidation boundary for the financial year 2016-2017 and
to prepare a separate standalone Annual Report & Accounts (ARA) for the academy
sector for the academic year 2015/16 – the academies Sector Annual Report and
Accounts (SARA).
For the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, the Comptroller and Auditor
General (C&AG) provided an ‘adverse’ opinion on the DfE consolidated accounts, which
included the academies sector accounts. This was caused by:
insufficient evidence that the required accounting recognition criteria were met in
respect of academy land and buildings assets; and
a presumption under IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements (IFRS 10) that the
date of the accounts for subsidiaries consolidated into group accounts should be no
more than three months different from that of the group accounts. This issue arose
as the majority of academy trusts (ATs) were consolidated using information from
their 31 August audited accounts – representing a seven-month difference from the
reporting date in the Departmental group (31 March). The decision to permit ATs to
submit accounts with a 31 August date was made in the interests of academy
efficiency and value for money – both to align their accounting to their operational
cycle (the academic year) and to avoid the additional cost of submitting two sets of
accounts each year.
These issues led to the C&AG’s view that misstatement and uncertainty was so material
and pervasive as to require an ‘adverse’ audit opinion. To help address the issue of
differing reporting periods, the Departmental group accounts and academies sector
accounts are being reported and published separately.
In addition to separating academy spending from that of the DfE, this new academies
report brings together the reporting of financial results with the reporting of academic
performance. It fulfils the reporting requirements of the Academies Act 2010
1
alongside the
requirement to report on the finances of the sector.
2
1
Section 11 of the Academies Act 2010 places a duty on the Secretary of State for Education to prepare,
publish and lay an annual report on academies in England before Parliament. The legislation requires the
inclusion of information on the academy arrangements entered into and the performance of academies
during the year. In relation to performance, the annual report must contain information collected under
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The Academies Act 2010 requires reporting of performance information over the academic
year ending 31 July. The ‘Accounts Direction’ provided by HMT (to the Department)
defines the academic year as ending 31 August. In order to meet legislative requirements
performance data has been provided for the academic year as defined by the Academies
Act 2010. However, where relevant, these figures have been restated for the Accounts
Direction definition in either footnotes or Annexes. The ARA as a whole has been
presented in line in line with Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM), except for
the derogations as noted in Annex 4. The most notable areas for deviations from the
FReM are in the Remuneration and Staff report and accountability statement, with some
other areas also noted. Where possible the spirit of the requirements has been followed.
This new approach to reporting will not, in of itself, address the other issue previously
raised by the C&AG in relation to properly recognising and valuing academy land &
buildings. The Department has already undertaken a considerable amount of work to
address these issues, and is working hard to establish sufficiently reliable information
sources and valuation methodologies to meet these challenges as soon as possible.
regulations made under section 537 of the Education Act 1996 and under the contractual arrangements
academies enter into with the Secretary of State for Education.
2
In line with the accounting requirements of the FReM
(https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-financial-reporting-manual-frem).
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Definitions used in this report
Academies are independent state schools that are directly funded by the DfE.
Every academy is required to be part of an academy trust (AT), which is a charity and
company limited by guarantee. Every AT enters into a funding agreement (FA) with the
Secretary of State for Education that sets out the requirements for individual academies
and the conditions under which grants are paid.
There are a number of different types of academies, providing a range of academic
provision.
Type of academy
Description
Sponsored
Sponsored academies are usually under-performing schools prior
to converting to academy status. They are run via an AT by
sponsors - which may include high-performing schools and
colleges, universities, individual philanthropists, businesses, the
voluntary sector and faith communities.
Converter
Converter academies are usually strongly performing schools, or
schools on an upward performance trajectory, prior to converting
to academy status.
Free schools
Free schools, which are a type of academy, are new state-funded
schools. Any suitable sponsor - including local parents, private
businesses and ATs - can apply to the
Secretary of State
for
Education to open a free school. In addition, where a local
authority (LA) thinks there is a need for a new school in its area it
can seek proposals to establish a free school (or academy). For
the purposes of this report, statistics relating to free schools will
include information relating to university technical colleges and
studio schools, but not new schools established by LAs.
University Technical
Colleges (UTC)
University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are academies for 13/14 to
19 year olds, which focus on delivering technical education that
engages young people and seek to meet the needs of modern
business. They offer technical courses and work-related learning,
combined with academic studies. Each UTC involves a university
and a lead employer as well as other local employers and
education partners such as FE Colleges. Each UTC specialises in
one or two curriculum areas, typically some form of STEM
subject, and is informed by local employer needs.
Studio Schools
Studio schools are academies for 13/14 to 19 year olds, which
focus on delivering practical skills in workplace environments
alongside offering traditional vocational and academic courses.
They are small schools for around 300 students, and are
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Type of academy
Description
sponsored by existing schools, colleges and community groups,
and have close links to local employers. They are open year-
round, and have a 9am-5pm working day.
Type of provision
Description
Primary
Provision broadly aimed at pupils aged 5-11 (more precisely,
pupils of compulsory school age who have not yet attained the
age of 10 years 6 months).
Secondary
Provision broadly aimed at pupils aged 11-16 (more precisely,
pupils of compulsory school age who have attained the age of 10
years 6 months).
16 – 19
Provision aimed at pupils aged 16-19. For the purposes of this
report, statistics relating to 16-19 provision will be included within
those for secondary schools, unless otherwise specified.
All through
Provision covering both primary and secondary phases. For the
purposes of this report, statistics relating to all through provision
will be included within those for secondary schools.
Special
Provision aimed at meeting the requirements of pupils with
special educational needs (SEN).
Alternative provision
Provision aimed at vulnerable pupils, such as excluded pupils,
children with behavioral issues, those with a short-term or long-
term illness, school phobics and pupils without a mainstream
school space.
Type of trust
Description
Single Academy
Trust
The legal entity set up to run a single academy.
Multi-academy Trust
The legal entity set up to run a group of more than one academy.
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Performance report
Overview
This is the first combined academy sector annual report and accounts. It sets out the
consolidated performance and financial results of all academy schools in England over the
2015/16 academic year. Bringing this information together in a single publication is an
important step, providing greater transparency on the activities of the academies sector.
In the first annual report from the academic year 2010/11, the Government presided over
an academies programme consisting of 203 open academies as at 31 July 2010. Six years
later, the number of schools with academy status has grown significantly. As at 31 July
2016 there were 5,773 open academies, free schools, UTCs and studio schools in
England. In total, around two thirds of secondary schools and a fifth of primary schools
have become academies.
The number of free schools also continues to increase, with 68 new free schools,
university technical colleges and studio schools opening their doors in the year to July
2016. As at 31 July 2016 there were 382 open free schools (including UTCs and studio
schools) in England.
More schools than ever are choosing to convert as part of a multi-academy trust (MAT),
giving greater opportunities to spread expertise, share resources and to support
sustainable improvement within a clear accountability framework.
Comparisons of educational performance between academies and local authority schools
are complex due to the fact that many different types of schools are becoming academies.
On the one hand, the results for 2016 showed that attainment in ‘converters’ remains
above the national average in both primary and secondary schools. This is to be expected,
given that only good and outstanding schools can ‘convert’. On the other hand, 2016
results for ‘sponsored’ academies are below the national average. This is also to be
expected given that schools are ‘sponsored’ when they are underperforming – although
results at secondary level have improved for sponsored academies over the past two
years, and tend to improve the longer the academy is with their sponsor.
The maintenance of a surplus is appropriate for ATs and indicates strong financial
management. The sector reported an operating surplus of £534 million for the year ended
31 August 2016. This represents an average operating surplus of around £90,000 for each
individual academy, although the actual figure varies from academy to academy.
When a school is underperforming (including financially and on matters of governance)
and does not have the capacity to improve, it is important that swift action is taken. The
Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) and the Education & Skills Funding Agency
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(ESFA) play a key role in oversight of the sector - supporting me in ensuring that a clear
and robust system of accountability is in place.
The C&AG has provided a qualified audit opinion on the academies sector annual report
and accounts. The previous issue (as reported in the Department’s 2015-16 ARA) around
consolidating bodies with a different year-end has been removed. However, there is still a
limitation of scope in place around the Department having insufficient evidence to the
support the recognition and valuation of academy land and buildings assets. The
Department is working hard to collect the necessary evidence to remove this qualification
as soon as possible, including collecting additional information from the academy sector
and undertaking a detailed review of the approach towards valuing land and buildings.
This report is an important step in further improving transparency over the academies
sector and is an important part of the overall accountability framework. I am grateful to all
academies for their support and participation in its preparation.
Jonathan Slater 19 October 2017
Permanent Secretary
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Performance analysis
1. Financial overview
1.1 No comparative data has been presented as this is the first combined annual
report and accounts (ARA) for the academy sector. The most recent audited
accounts containing details of academy finances – the DfE (the Department) ARA
- covered the financial year from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. The figures in this
financial overview cover the year from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016.
Figure 1 summarises the overall position of the sector.
Figure 1 – Overall financial position
2015/16 Metric
£m
In-year Operating surplus
534
In-year Comprehensive net income
1,903
Net Assets
43,453
1.2 The sector reported an operating surplus of £534 million for the year ended
31 August 2016. This represents an average operating surplus of approximately
£90,000 for each individual academy school.
1.3 At 31 August 2016, 2,819 trusts had cumulative surpluses, with a total cumulative
surplus of £2,287 million. 165 ATs had a cumulative deficit, with a total deficit
figure of £50 million.
Income
1.4 Revenue grants formed 83% of total income (£17.1 billion of a total £20.5 billion)
with capital grants making up a further 9% of income (£1.9 billion). Figure 2 sets
out the different types of income received by the sector.
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Figure 2 – Types of income received for the year ending 31 August 2016
1.5 Income from the DfE and its component bodies made up 88% of total income
received by the sector (£18.0 billion), with 4% (£0.9 billion) received from local
government. An additional 6% (£1.3 billion) was received from other sources,
including income from catering, rental and other fund generating activities.
Sources of income are shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 - Sources of income received for the year ending 31 August 2016
1.6 Further details are disclosed in Notes to the Accounts: 2 – Income. Further details
of grants provided to the sector are disclosed in the grant tracker in section 8 of
this report. Details of grants provided from the Department to the sector in the
Revenue grant
income
83% (£17.1bn)
Capital grant income
9% (£1.9bn)
Donations
2% (£0.3bn)
Fund-generating
activities
2% (£0.4bn)
Other
4% (£0.8bn)
Departmental Group
88% (£18.0bn)
Local government
4% (£0.9bn)
Donations
2% (£0.3bn)
Other
6% (£1.3bn)
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2016-17 financial year (i.e. the year to 31 March 2017) are disclosed in the DfE
2016-17 ARA
3
.
Expenditure
1.7 Staff costs comprised 71% (£14.2 billion) of total staff and operating expenditure
for the sector. A further 17% (£3.5 billion) was spent on other operating costs,
including educational supplies and IT and telecommunications.
1.8 Figure 4 shows the different areas of expenditure of the sector. Further details are
disclosed in Notes to the Accounts: 3 – Staff costs, and 4 – Other operating
expenditure.
Figure 4 - Distribution of staff and operating costs for the year ending 31 August 2016
Assets and liabilities
1.9 The sector’s assets at 31 August 2016 totalled £52.7 billion. Of these, land and
buildings formed 86% (£45.4 billion), with assets under construction and other
fixed assets being a further 3% (£1.7 billion) and 2% (£1.2 billion) respectively.
Figure 5 shows the different types of asset held by the sector.
3
Department for Education ARA 2016-17:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630523/DfE_Consolidated_an
nual_report_and_accounts_2016-17_WEB.pdf
Staff costs
71% (£14.2bn)
Property related
costs
5% (£0.9bn)
Other cash
operating exp
17% (£3.5bn)
Non-cash items
7% (£1.4bn)
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Figure 5 – Types of assets as at 31 August 2016
1.10 Cash holdings formed 6% (£3.2 billion) of total assets at the balance sheet date.
This represents an average cash balance of c. £560,000 for each individual
academy school – this is equivalent to less than two months of total income across
the Sector. The level of cash balances is likely to be higher in August than at other
times of year due to the high proportion of capital improvement works conducted
over the summer months. Whilst cash balances have increased by £86 million in
2015/16, this is less than the cash balances (£103 million) brought into the sector
by converting academies. Further detail is available in the accounts, specifically in
the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
1.11 The sector reported pension liabilities of £7.4 billion, increasing from £3.8 billion in
the previous financial year. The primary driver of this increase was actuarial losses
(£3.0 billion) based on changes in both demographic assumptions and the
discount rate.
1.12 At 31 August 2016, 2,819 trusts had cumulative surpluses, with a total cumulative
surplus of £2,287 million
4
and a mean cumulative surplus of £811,000 per trust.
There were 165 (5.5%) ATs with a cumulative deficit of funds. The total deficit
figure was £50 million, with a mean deficit of circa £306,000 per trust.
1.13 Further details are provided in the Notes to the Accounts, particularly note 5 –
Property, plant and equipment, note 9 – Cash and cash equivalents, and note 13 –
Pension scheme disclosures.
4
ATs failing to submit a detailed accounts return for 2015/16 make up the difference between the figures
quoted above and the 3,013 ATs consolidated into the SARA.
Land & buildings
86% (£45.4bn)
Assets under
construction
3% (£1.7bn)
Other fixed assets
2% (£1.2bn)
Receivables
2% (£1.1bn)
Cash
6% (£3.2bn)
Other
1% (£0.2bn)
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2. Sector development
2.1 The number of schools operating as academies in England continued to grow in
2015/16, with an increase in the number of academies of 14% between 31 July
2015 and 31 July 2016. Figure 6 shows the net growth of the academies
programme over recent years.
Figure 6 - Net total
5
of academies opened (by academy type) by 31 July
6
(source: Academies
sponsored and converter – Edubase as at July 2016
7
; Free schools, including studio schools and
UTCs - KIM Mart
8
as at July 2016 )
2.2 Figure 7 shows the number of academies that were open at, and that opened
during the year to 31 July 2016, broken down by different types of provision.
5
These figures are academies open at the end of the specified year, taking into account any closures during
that year. Between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016, 24 academies closed. These are listed in Annex 1.
6
In August 2016, 52 academies opened. A further 22 academies closed in August 2016, and are listed in
Annex 1.
7
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-
projects-in-development
8
Number of Free schools data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-schools-and-
successful-applications
133
203
275
372
730
1,123
1,422
1,627
-
-
528
1,583
2,319
2,858
3,300
3,764
-
-
3
30
100
217
321
382
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Free school
Converter
Sponsored
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Figure 7 - Number of academies by type and provision open and opened by 31 July 2016
9
(source:
Academies sponsored and converter – Edubase as at July 2016
10
; Free schools, including studio
schools and UTCs - KIM Mart
11
as at July 2016 )
Provision type
Academy type
Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
provision
Total
Opened
in year
2015/16
Sponsored
158
38
10
2
208
Converter
378
52
30
17
477
Free school
24
35
5
4
68
Total
560
125
45
23
753
Total
open at
31 July
2016
Sponsored
984
597
33
13
1,627
Converter
2,141
1,431
149
43
3,764
Free school
117
214
19
32
382
Total
3,242
2,242
201
88
5,773
2.3 At 31 July 2016, 27% of state-funded schools were operating as academies,
although this proportion varied by type of provision, as shown in Figure 6. While
academies accounted for 66% of all secondary provision, they accounted for
between 19% and 25% of other types of provision. This is because the academies
programme was initially focused on secondary school provision. Additionally, as
there are fewer state-funded secondary schools than primary schools, a smaller
number of secondary academies represents a bigger proportion of state-funded
secondary schools.
9
Restated for 31 August 2016 in Annex 1
10
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-
projects-in-development
11
Number of Free schools data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-schools-
and-successful-applications
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Figure 8 - Proportion of state-funded schools operating as academies by provision type at 31 July
2016
12
(source: Academies sponsored and converter – Edubase as at July 2016
13
; Free schools,
including studio schools and UTCs - KIM Mart
14
as at July 2016 )
2.4 Academies as a proportion of state-funded provision continued to vary by LA (see
Annex 2). Of the 152 LAs in England, all but one offered state-funded primary
provision. Eleven LAs had at least 50% of their state-funded primary provision
operating as academies. There were no LAs where all state-funded primary
schools were academies. Four LAs had no primary academy provision, and 19
had 5% or less primary academy provision.
2.5 State-funded secondary level provision was provided by 151 LAs. There were
seven LAs where all provision was through academies, and a further 105 where
more than 50% were academies. Two LAs had no state-funded secondary
academy provision, but all others had at least 10%.
2.6 State-funded special provision was offered by 150 LAs. 58 LAs had no academy
special provision, 58 LAs had less than 50% academy special provision, and 34
LAs had 50% or more, including six with 100% academy provision.
12
At 31 August 2016, 20% of primary schools were operating as academies. The proportion of secondary
schools, special schools and alternative provision operating as academies were as at 31 July 2016.
13
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-
projects-in-development
14
Number of Free schools data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-schools-
and-successful-applications
19%
66%
21%
25%
81%
34%
79%
75%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Primary Secondary Special Alternative
provision
Proportion of state-funded schools
LA
Academies
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2.7 There were 141 LAs with state-funded alternative provision, of which 86 LAs had
no academy alternative provision, and 15 had less than 50%. There were 40 LAs
with 50% or more - including 22 with 100% - academy alternative provision.
Multi-academy Trusts
2.8 A recent research report the academy trust survey 2017
15
by the Department
identified a number of different factors for academies joining a Multi-academy
Trust (MAT). These included:
a shared vision and ethos;
to benefit from the support of other schools;
geographical proximity;
to realise procurement savings; and
to support other schools.
2.9 The academy trust survey 2017 showed that primary schools perhaps have the
most to gain
16
from being in a MAT. For example, by pooling resources, they can
procure specialist teaching expertise – for instance in languages – that small
schools may not otherwise be able to access. They are also able to centralise
some business functions, which can make them more efficient, and can free up
heads’ time to focus on improvement in their schools. These opportunities also
apply to special and alternative provision, which have a higher proportion of
schools in MATs than secondary academies.
2.10 At 31 July 2016, there were 3,636 (63%) academies, free schools, studio schools
and UTCs in a MAT with more than one academy, forming 763 MATs. There were
2,137 academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs in a SAT, or in a MAT
with only one academy
17
. Figure 9 shows the number of MATs broken down by
phase and type of academy.
15
AT Survey: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-survey-2017
16
AT Survey: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-survey-2017
17
This can occur where an academy is seeking to set up a MAT chain as the lead academy, so changes its
constitution before brokering a formal relationship with other academies.
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Figure 9 - Academies in MATs as at 31 July 2016
18
by phase and type (source: Academies sponsored
and converter – Edubase as at July 2016
19
; Free schools, including studio schools and UTCs - KIM
Mart
20
as at July 2016 )
2.11 Sponsored academies are more likely to be part of a MAT than other types of
academy as the majority of sponsors are other ATs. More information on academy
sponsorship is provided in paragraph 2.14.
2.12 The mean number of academies in a MAT is five. The smallest have two
academies (although some single-academy trusts are technically constituted as
MATs), while the largest have 62. Figure 10 shows the variation in the number of
academies per MAT.
2.13 In late 2016, the National Schools Commissioner developed a small-scale pilot to
understand how the sharing of experience between larger MATs and smaller
MATs might support MATs to grow sustainably. The checks respond to a need –
identified by MATs – for greater sharing of experience between MATs. The pilot
has been testing a model of peer review where the chief executive of a larger MAT
spent up to three days with a smaller MAT, helping the latter to identify areas to
focus on as they grow.
18
Restated for 31 August 2016 in Annex 1
19
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-
projects-in-development
20
Number of Free schools data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-schools-
and-successful-applications
74%
(2,396)
48%
(1,065)
60%
(120)
63%
(55)
90%
(1,465)
52%
(1,953)
57%
(218)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Primary Secondary Special Alternative Sponsored Converter Free
Type of provision
Type of academy
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Figure 10 – Number of academies per MAT as at 31 July 2016
21
(source: Edubase July 2016
22
)
Sponsorship as a tool to support rapid school improvement
2.14 Underperforming schools can be supported by a sponsor. Sponsors work with
their academies through the AT and are responsible for the academy’s educational
performance, governance and financial management.
2.15 Sponsors can come from different backgrounds including universities, independent
schools, businesses, charities, faith organisations, as well as existing multi and
single ATs. In order to be approved as a sponsor the organisation needs to
demonstrate it has the capacity and capability to drive up standards and provide
effective school improvement. Sponsor status is granted by the relevant Regional
Schools Commissioner (RSC), advised by the Head Teacher Board (HTB) for the
region.
2.16 As at 31 July 2016
23
, there were 949 approved academy sponsors (compared with
741 in July 2015), of which 63% (599) are existing ATs.
Strengthening trusts’ boards
2.17 The Department funds The Academy Ambassadors programme
24
, a free service
matching business people and professionals with MATs looking to strengthen their
boards, which has resulted in experienced business leaders providing support to
21
Restated for 31 August 2016 in Annex 1
22
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-
projects-in-development
23
The same at 31 August 2016
24
Academy Ambassadors programme: https://www.academyambassadors.org/
276
166
112
49
110
31
9
4 6
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2 3 4 5 6 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41+
Number of MATs
Number of Academies in MAT
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MATs by joining trust boards as non-executive directors. As at 31 July 2016, 249
business leaders were involved in supporting MATs through the programme.
How academies support school improvement as ‘system leaders’
2.18 Academies take part in a range of school improvement programmes. These
include:
Teaching schools (TS) - These are outstanding schools with responsibility
for collaborating with other institutions in their local area to deliver initial
teacher training (ITT), professional development, succession planning,
school-to-school support and research and development. As at 31 July 2016,
there were 387 academies with teaching school status, representing 53% of
all state-funded TS.
National Leaders of Education & National Support Schools
(NLEs/NSSs) - NLEs are head teachers of outstanding schools who,
together with the staff from their school (NSSs), use their skills and
experience to aim to improve the quality of teaching and leadership in
schools in challenging circumstances. As at 31 July 2016, there were 1,202
NLEs, 599 of whom were working in academies. This number represented
46% of all NLEs.
Maths Hubs (MHs) – MHs are partnerships between good and outstanding
schools, ATs and other organisations that have specialist expertise to
support mathematics education. Each hub is led by a school or college that
brings together partners to address changing maths education priorities. For
example, addressing change in maths education or preparing for curriculum
and qualification change. Of the 35 schools currently acting as MHs leads, 28
(80%) are academies.
National Leaders of Governance (NLGs) - NLGs are highly effective chairs
of governors who support chairs of governors in other schools. In July 2016,
there were 511 NLGs, 202 of whom were working in academies (40% of all
NLGs).
How system leaders and RSCs are working together to support school-led
improvement
2.19 RSCs have worked with the TS Council (TSC) and National College for Teaching
and Leadership to identify schools and academies in need of support and prioritise
applications through the school-to-school support fund. Two rounds of awards
were issued to schools and academies immediately before or during the 2015/16
academic year:
Round two issued £5 million in Spring 2015; and
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Round three issued an additional £5 million in Autumn 2015.
2.20 Working collaboratively helps target funding to areas most in need of support and
leaves MATs in a position to provide support to academies in their own trust, as
well as partners who may belong to another trust.
Supporting schools to maximise value from resources
2.21 The Department is committed to helping schools improve outcomes for pupils and
promote social mobility by getting the best value for money from all of their
resources. The Department provides schools with support, guidance and tools to
help them maximise their efficiency and long-term financial health.
2.22 This support includes providing practical help by giving schools access to deals
which allow them to get better value goods and services. During 2015/16 schools
were able to take advantage of a number of national deals recommended by the
Department including the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) (academies only),
an MOU with Microsoft and an Energy for Schools deal, Multi-Functional Devices
framework and ICT Services framework through the Crown Commercial Services
(CCS).
2.23 The Department works closely with academy consultative groups and sector
bodies to provide the information, advice and support that is most helpful to the
sector.
2.24 Work in this area included:
hosting resources;
issuing guidance material;
providing training: face to face and remote;
running events and workshops;
hosting working groups; and
sharing best practice through the Department’s good practice library.
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3. Equality and provision for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils
3.1 Statistics on pupil characteristics are obtained on an annual basis through the
School Census, with information in this report taken from the January 2016 results,
to be congruent with the reporting period. Academic attainment by pupil
characteristic is provided in Figures 16 and 19.
Gender
3.2 The gender split in primary academies is broadly in line with the national average.
Boys represent 50.9% of the intake at primary converter academies and 51.1% at
sponsored academies, compared with 51.0% across all state-funded primary
schools. 50.4% of pupils at secondary converter academies are girls, compared
with 49.7% across all state-funded secondary schools (see Figure 11).
Ethnicity
3.3 Sponsored academies have a higher percentage of minority ethnic pupils than the
national average. Conversely, converter academies have a lower percentage of
minority ethnic pupils than the national average.
3.4 In 2016 across all state funded primary schools, 31.4% of pupils were from a
minority ethnic group. In primary sponsored academies, the percentage of pupils
from a minority ethnic group was 37.7% and in primary converter academies it was
26.7%. In 2016, across all state-funded secondary schools, 27.9% of pupils were
from a minority ethnic group. In secondary sponsored academies the percentage
was 31.6% and in secondary converter academies it was 24.6% (see Figure 11).
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Figure 11 – Distribution of gender and ethnicity of pupils split by type and phase of academy as at
January 2016 (source: School Census January 2016)
Sponsored
Converter
Free
Schools
25
LA
Maintained
All State-
funded
Mainstream Primary Schools
Gender
Boys
51.1%
50.9%
51.7%
51.0%
51.0%
Girls
48.9%
49.1%
48.3%
49.0%
49.0%
Ethnicity
White
71.1%
78.8%
44.7%
74.8%
75.0%
Mixed
6.2%
5.4%
10.2%
5.7%
5.7%
Asian
11.7%
8.8%
27.2%
10.8%
10.6%
Black
7.3%
4.5%
10.6%
5.8%
5.7%
Chinese
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
Any other Ethnic Group
2.2%
1.3%
4.0%
1.9%
1.8%
Unclassified
1.0%
0.8%
2.6%
0.7%
0.7%
Total
26
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Minority Ethnic Pupils
27
37.7%
26.7%
64.9%
31.5%
31.4%
Mainstream Secondary Schools
Gender
Boys
51.7%
49.6%
57.7%
50.1%
50.3%
Girls
48.3%
50.4%
42.3%
49.9%
49.7%
Ethnicity
White
73.9%
78.9%
58.8%
74.6%
76.3%
Mixed
5.0%
4.5%
6.6%
4.5%
4.7%
Asian
9.4%
9.4%
19.0%
11.6%
10.3%
Black
7.8%
4.1%
8.3%
6.1%
5.5%
Chinese
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
Any other Ethnic Group
2.2%
1.4%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
Unclassified
1.3%
1.1%
4.8%
1.2%
1.2%
Total
26
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Minority Ethnic Pupils
27
31.6%
24.6%
42.7%
30.0%
27.9%
25
Including studio schools and UTCs.
26
Individual columns may not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding.
27
Includes all pupils classified as belonging to an ethnic group other than White British.
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Pupils eligible for Free School Meals
3.5 Overall, the percentage of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals (FSM)
in primary academies is higher than the national average across all state-funded
primary schools. In January 2016, 17.0% of academy pupils were known to be
eligible for and claiming FSM, compared with 15.2% across all state funded
primary schools (see Figure 12). Conversely, the percentage of FSM pupils in all
secondary academies is lower than the average across all state-funded schools. In
secondary academies, 13.5% of pupils were known to be eligible for and claiming
FSM compared with 14.1% across all state-funded secondary schools.
Figure 12
28
– Percentage of pupils eligible for and claiming FSM by type and phase of academy as at
January 2016
3.6 In primary and secondary sponsored academies, there is a higher percentage of
pupils eligible for and claiming FSM than the national average. At primary level,
24.9% of pupils in sponsored academies are eligible for and claiming FSM
compared with 15.2% across all state-funded primary schools. In secondary
sponsored academies, 23.5% of pupils are eligible for and claiming FSM,
compared with 14.1% in all state-funded secondary schools. The percentage of
FSM pupils in converter academies is lower than the national average at both
primary (13.4%) and secondary (10.2%) level.
28
Details in table A in Annex 3
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Special educational needs
3.7 The law and statutory guidance on special educational needs (SEN)
29
and
exclusions
30
apply equally to academies and LA maintained schools. Under the
Children and Families Act 2014, academies have a duty to promote and safeguard
the education of children and young people with SEN.
3.8 Academies have a similar proportion of pupils with SEN to that of all state-funded
schools. Sponsored academies have a higher percentage of pupils with SEN than
the national average, whilst converter academies are below the national average.
3.9 In January 2016, across all state-funded primary schools, 13.4% of pupils were
identified as having a special educational need. In primary sponsored academies,
the percentage was 15.4% and in primary converter academies it was 12.5%. In
primary free schools, 11.7% of pupils were identified as having SEN.
3.10 Across all state-funded secondary schools, 12.7% of pupils were identified as
having SEN. In secondary sponsored academies, the percentage was 15.7%
31
and in secondary converter academies it was 11.2%. In secondary free schools,
14.0% of pupils were identified as having SEN (see Figure 13).
29
The Children and Families Act 2014: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/contents/enacted
and the associated SEND Code of Practice - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-
practice-0-to-25
30
Statutory guidance on school-exclusion: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusion
31
Using unrounded data
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Figure 13
32
– Special Educational Needs split by type and phase of academy as at January 2016
3.11 Special academies have close to 100% of pupils with some SEN requirement, with
almost all requiring a statement of SEN or an Education, Health and Care (EHC)
plan - see Figure 14. Proportions of SEN requirements and support across all
types of state-funded special schools are similar.
3.12 Although offering a different type of provision, three-quarters of pupils in
alternative provision (AP) have SEN requirements, with a smaller proportion with a
statement of SEN or EHC plan. Converter AP academies have 83.5% of pupils
identified as SEN, while sponsored AP academies have 78.3%, both slightly
higher than LA provision. However, AP free schools have 53.9% of pupils
identified as SEN, lower than other types of state-funded AP.
32
Details in table B in Annex 3
14.0%
11.3%
10.8%
12.1%
12.1%
13.8%
9.6%
12.4%
11.5%
11.0%
1.4%
(3,992)
1.3%
(7,575)
0.9%
1.3% 1.3%
2.0%
(10,042)
1.6%
(24,631)
1.6%
1.8%
1.7%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
% pupils with SEN
Pupils with SEN Support Pupils with statements of SEN/EHC Plan
Primary
Secondary
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Figure 14
33
: Percentage of pupils with SEN requirements in special and AP academies as at January
2016
33
Details in table B in Annex 3
Alternative provision
1.4%
2.5%
1.3%
2.1%
2.2%
69.2%
70.5%
47.2%
67.7%
66.7%
98.6%
97.0%
98.5%
96.1%
96.4%
9.1%
13.0%
6.7%
9.9%
10.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
% pupils with SEN
Pupils with SEN Support Pupils with statements of SEN/EHC Plan
Special
Alternative provision
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4. Educational performance
4.1 Comparisons between sponsored academies and LA schools are complex. For
example, many of the poorest performing schools have now become sponsored
academies, which raises the average quality of the remaining LA maintained
schools. Conversely, many high performing LA maintained schools have become
converter academies and this can act to reduce the average quality of the
remaining LA maintained schools. In addition, the group of schools included in
each category changes from one year to the next. This means that comparing the
headline performance figures reflects not only the change in performance and the
effect of reforms, but also the change in school composition.
4.2 Educational attainment results, and some progress measures, are published in
performance tables for key stage 2 (KS2 - pupils aged between 7 and 11). This
report focuses on the results from externally marked testing, done at KS2, key
stage 4 (KS4 - pupils aged between 14 and 16), and level 3 (usually pupils aged
16-19).
4.3 Academy performance statistics refer to those academies that had been open for
at least one full academic year. That means the statistics in this report refer to
academies that were open by September 2015.
Performance at primary academies
4.4 The 2016 KS2 assessments were the first to assess the new national curriculum
which was introduced in 2015. Because of these changes to the curriculum,
figures for 2016 are not comparable to those for earlier years.
4.5 At KS2, there are externally graded tests taken in maths and reading, and writing
is teacher assessed (TA) over the academic year. Looking at the combined results
for all three assessments (see Figure 15), average KS2 attainment in sponsored
academies is below the average for LA maintained mainstream schools and the
average across all state-funded schools. Converter academies have a higher
percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard in the three assessments
than other types of school as shown in the national curriculum assessments
data
34
. This may be partly explained by the fact that sponsored academies tended
to be low performing schools before they became academies, while schools that
chose to convert to academy status were often high performing schools before
conversion.
34
National Curriculum assessments KS2 data: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-
assessments-key-stage-2-2016-revised - table N5b
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Figure 15
35
: percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing TA and maths at
KS2, 2015/16 (source: Analysis of NPD KS2 data 2016)
4.6 Both sponsored and converter academies that had been open for five or more
years had a higher percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard as shown
in the national curriculum assessments data
36
. For converter academies opened
this long, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in all three subjects
37
,
eight percentage points
38
higher than the national average for all schools.
4.7 Data from the National Pupil Database (NPD) enables results to be broken down
by pupil characteristics as shown in the national curriculum assessments data
39
.
This shows that at KS2, a smaller proportion of pupils eligible for FSM met the
expected standard in maths, reading and writing in comparison to pupils at the
same type of school who were not eligible for FSM.
4.8 The gap between the percentage of FSM pupils and all other pupils meeting the
expected standard in all three assessments is smallest in sponsored academies
compared to other school types. The gap is 14 percentage points in sponsored
academies compared with 22 percentage points in converter academies and 20
percentage points in LA maintained schools.
35
Details in table E, including more detailed breakdown by subject and pupil characteristic in Annex 3
36
National Curriculum assessments KS2 data: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-
assessments-key-stage-2-2016-revised - Table N6
37
National Curriculum assessments KS2 data: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-
assessments-key-stage-2-2016-revised - Table N6
38
Based on unrounded data
39
The data drawn from the NPD to support this chapter is available to read in the supplementary statistics
published alongside this Academies Annual Report
44%
57%
54% 54%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Sponsored Converter LA maintained All state-funded
% pupils meeting the expected standard in
Reading, Writing TA and Maths
School type
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4.9 A full breakdown of proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard by pupil
characteristic and academy type is provided in Figure 16.
Figure 16: Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing TA and maths at
KS2 – the darker cells indicate lower percentage, and lighter indicate a higher percentage. (source:
Analysis of NPD KS2 data 2016)
Sponsored
Converter
LA
maintained
All state-
funded
All Pupils
44
57
54
54
Pupils eligible for and claiming free school
meals
33
38
37
37
All other pupils
47
60
57
57
Asian
48
61
56
56
Black
49
53
52
52
Chinese
65
70
72
71
Mixed
48
59
57
56
White
42
57
54
54
Any other ethnic group
42
57
50
50
Unclassified
32
52
43
43
No Identified SEN
51
65
62
62
All SEN pupils
13
17
15
15
SEN Support
13
17
16
16
SEN with a statement or EHC plan
8
12
11
11
4.10 Pupil progress in primary school is calculated at school level by comparing a
pupils’ KS2 assessment results against those of pupils nationally who had similar
starting points, as identified through the teacher assessed key stage 1 attainment.
4.11 On average, pupils in sponsored academies made less progress than pupils with
similar prior attainment in other types of schools, in reading, and mathematics
40
,
but more progress in writing.
4.12 On average, pupils eligible for FSM made less progress than those not eligible for
FSM at the same school. A full breakdown of progress results by subject and pupil
characteristic is available in annex 3.
Performance at secondary academies
4.13 In 2016, a new secondary school accountability system was implemented. The
headline measures for schools were:
attainment in GCSE English and maths (A*- C); and
40
National Curriculum assessments KS2 data: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-
assessments-key-stage-2-2016-revised - table N5b
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Attainment 8 and Progress 8
41
scores.
4.14 Care is needed when comparing results between years since these changes may
lead schools to prioritise different areas of performance.
4.15 The numbers of free schools, UTCs and studio schools with year 11 pupils are too
small to allow robust conclusions to be drawn about their performance at the end
of key stage 4
42
, or to make comparisons between years. Around a third of the free
schools which currently have results are former independent schools rather than
new provision, because most new free schools have only been open for a
relatively short time and many do not yet have a year 11 cohort.
4.16 The percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C GCSEs including English
and maths has increased by 1.9 percentage points since 2014 for sponsored
academies (Figure 17). These schools have improved for the last two years but
remained below the national average.
4.17 In converter academies, the percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C
GCSEs including English and maths has increased by around 0.2 percentage
points since 2015 for converter academies (Figure 18). This means that there has
been an improvement in performance for the last two years and that performance
remains above the national average for LA maintained schools.
41
Attainment 8 & Progress 8: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-8-school-performance-
measure
42
There are 32 free schools, 28 university technical colleges (UTCs) and 31 studio schools with results in
2016
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Figure 17
43
: Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C GCSEs including English and Maths by
year and academy type in 2014, 2015 and 2016
44
4.18 For both sponsored and converter academies open for three years or more, there
is correlation between the length of time the academy has been open and
percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C GCSEs including English and
Maths, as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18
45
: Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C GCSEs including English and Maths by
number of academic years open and academy type in 2015/16
46
43
Details in table F in Annex 3
44
Source: Table 18 & 20
(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584473/SFR03_2017.pdf)
45
Details in table F in Annex 3
46
Source: Table 18 & 20
(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584473/SFR03_2017.pdf)
63.6%
45.3%
55.9%
64.2%
46.0%
56.3%
64.4%
47.2%
56.4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Converter academies Sponsored academies LA maintained schools
% pupils achieving 5+ A* to C including
English and maths
2014 2015 2016
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4.19 Attainment 8
30
measures the average achievement of pupils in up to eight
qualifications including GCSEs and other non-GCSE qualifications approved by
the DfE.
4.20 Attainment 8 scores are higher in converter academies than other types of school
when viewed by pupil characteristic, while sponsored academies have lower
scores (Figure 19).
58.5%
59.9%
57.7%
62.5%
67.6%
72.6%
47.8%
46.8%
43.4%
45.1%
46.4%
48.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
1 2 3 4 5 6+ 1 2 3 4 5 6+
% pupils achieving 5+ A* to C GCSEs including
English and Maths
Number of academic years open
Converter
Sponsored
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36
Figure 19: Average Attainment 8 score per pupil by school type and pupil characteristic, 2016
(source: Analysis of NPD KS4 data 2016) – the darker cells indicate lower percentage, and lighter
indicate a higher percentage.
Sponsored
Converter
LA
maintained
All state-
funded
All Pupils
46.0
53.3
50.0
50.8
Pupils eligible for and claiming free school
meals
39.5
42.5
41.2
41.1
All other pupils
47.7
54.4
51.4
52.2
Asian
49.4
56.3
51.5
53.2
Black
48.3
51.5
48.8
49.5
Chinese
60.6
64.7
60.8
62.9
Mixed
47.4
54.1
49.7
51.3
White
45.2
53.0
49.8
50.6
Any other ethnic group
47.9
53.1
50.3
50.8
Unclassified
44.1
52.7
50.1
45.2
No Identified SEN
48.5
55.5
52.3
53.2
All SEN pupils
32.0
37.6
34.2
35.2
SEN Support
32.8
38.8
38.8
36.3
SEN with a statement or EHC plan
27.4
31.3
31.3
29.6
4.21 Progress 8 aims to capture the progress pupils make from the end of KS2 to the
end of KS4 (from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school). It
compares pupils’ achievement – their Attainment 8 score – with the average
Attainment 8 score of all pupils nationally who had a similar starting point (or ‘prior
attainment’), calculated using assessment results from the end of primary school.
4.22 A school’s Progress 8 score is calculated as the average of its pupils’ Progress 8
scores. It gives an indication of whether, as a group, pupils in the school made
above or below average progress compared to similar pupils in other schools.
A score of zero means pupils in this school on average made similar
progress at KS4 to other pupils across England who got similar results at the
end of KS2.
A score above zero means pupils made more progress, on average, than
pupils across England who got similar results at the end of KS2.
A score below zero means pupils made less progress, on average, than
pupils across England who got similar results at the end of KS2, but does not
mean pupils made no progress, or the school has failed.
4.23 Mainstream converter academies have higher Progress 8 scores compared with
LA maintained mainstream schools. The average progress made by pupils in
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converter academies is approximately equivalent to a tenth of a grade in one
GCSE per pupil more than the national average in all state funded schools.
4.24 The converse is true of sponsored academies, which perform below the average
for LA maintained schools. This may partly be due to the fact that these are
schools were already generally underperforming before their conversion to
sponsored academy status.
4.25 Pupils at converter academies that have been open for a longer time (four or more
years) on average make more progress than pupils in more recently converted
academies, based on the progress measure shown in the related data
47
. They also
have a higher average Attainment 8 score per pupil (Figure 20) than those open
for fewer years.
4.26 The same can be said for sponsored academies - those that are open for a longer
period of time achieve better Progress 8 scores than those open for one year.
Their average Attainment 8 scores declined from first opening, before rising when
they had been open for four years or more.
4.27 Figure 20 shows increases in average Attainment 8 scores in both sponsored and
converter academies between 2015 and 2016, with a rise of 2.7 points for
sponsored academies and a rise of 1.2 points for converter academies (to 45.9
and 53.3, respectively). Over the same period, the average Attainment 8 score in
LA maintained mainstream schools increased from 48.6 to 49.9 (an increase of 1.4
points
48
).
47
Progress measure data 2015/16:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584473/SFR03_2017.pdf -
Table 16
48
Based on unrounded data
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Figure 20: Attainment 8 scores in academies and LA maintained schools by length of time open
49
Number of schools
with results
Average Attainment 8 score
2015
2016
Sponsored academies
Open for 1 academic year
55
43.8
46.3
Open for 2 academic years
59
43.3
46.0
Open for 3 academic years
78
42.4
45.0
Open for 4 academic years
61
41.6
44.5
Open for 5 academic years
49
42.2
45.5
Open for 6 or more academic
years
260
43.8
46.4
All sponsored academies
562
43.2
45.9
Converter academies
Open for 1 academic year
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50.5
51.1
Open for 2 academic years
68
50.6
51.5
Open for 3 academic years
159
49.6
50.6
Open for 4 academic years
368
50.8
52.3
Open for 5 academic years
652
53.5
54.7
Open for 6 or more academic
years
26
56.1
57.3
All converter academies
1,322
52.1
53.3
All local authority maintained
schools
1,120
48.6
49.9
Performance at academies with post 16 provision
4.28 In 2016 a new 16-18 school and college accountability system was implemented.
This included new headline accountability measures and changes to the
methodology for calculating results. These new measures include attainment for
pupils studying applied general and tech level qualifications, and separately a
measure for a student’s best three A-levels. Following a review of vocational
qualifications, only those now on an approved list of applied general or tech level
qualifications are included in these measures. Methodological changes include a
new point score scale for average point scores and new rules for how students
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Source: Table 18 & 20
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have been included in the measures. These changes mean that these measures
are not directly comparable with the headline measures used in previous years.
4.29 The level 3 attainment measures show the results that students achieved by the
end of advanced level study. They take into account results achieved in all level 3
qualifications recognised in the 2016 performance tables and during all years of
16-18 study.
4.30 In 2016, converter academies had a higher average point score per entry than the
state-funded school average across all pupils taking level 3 qualifications.
Sponsored academies had a lower average point score per entry in A-levels and
academic studies when compared with all state-funded schools, but performed at
a similar level to LA maintained schools in applied general and tech level
qualifications.
4.31 It is important to note that prior attainment at key stage 4 is not taken into account
in these figures. The ability of the student intake may vary significantly across
institution types and therefore impact on the patterns seen in the results. For
example, sponsored academies may have lower prior attainment due to their
background as typically underperforming schools that are taken over by a sponsor.
Figure 21
50
: Post 16 attainment by school type (source: National Tables
51
)
50
Details in table G in Annex 3
51
National Tables, A Level and other 16-18 results: 2015/16 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-
level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised Table 1a
26.2
26.3
36.8
37.2
32.1
32.3
37.2
38.3
26.2
26.3
33.5
33.4
29.6
29.7
37.6
38.5
30.8
31.0
36.9
38.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
A-Levels Academic studies Tech level Applied general
Average point score per entry
Sponsored Converter Free Schools LA Maintained All State Funded
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4.32 Of the 440,455 level 3 students in 2016, 139,533 (32%) were attending
mainstream academies (excluding free schools, studio schools and university
technical colleges). The majority of these were at converter academies.
MAT level attainment
4.33 In January 2017, the Department published new MAT performance measures
based on the 2015/16 school performance data. These are consistent with the
school accountability system. For KS2 the Department published three separate
current year progress measures at MAT level – one for each of reading, writing
and maths. At KS4 the Department published one measure at MAT level based on
current year Progress 8. At KS2, these measures capture the progress that pupils
at a school make on average in each of the three subjects from the end of KS1 to
the end of KS2. At KS4, Progress 8 aims to capture the progress that pupils at a
school make on average from the end of primary school to the end of secondary
school. Unlike measures in previous years, this year there was no improvement
measure. This is because comparable data from previous years at either KS2 or
KS4 is not available, due to the change in KS2 and KS4 performance measures at
school level.
4.34 To be included in the MAT performance measures, the MAT must have at least
three academies with results in the relevant key stage as published in the school
performance tables, and these must have been part of the MAT for at least three
full academic years. The measures include state funded mainstream schools only.
Where a MAT is above the national average by a statistically significant amount it
can be said that pupils in these MATs do better than other pupils with similar prior
attainment nationally.
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Figure 22
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: 2015/16 MAT performance at KS2 and KS4 compared to national average (source: MAT
Performance Measures
35
4.35 The headline results are shown in Figure 22. 95 MATs satisfied the definition for
inclusion in the KS2 MAT performance measures, representing 539 individual
schools and 30,346 pupils, which is 5% of the state-funded mainstream KS2
cohort. 47 MATs satisfied the definition for inclusion in the KS4 MAT performance
measures, representing 312 individual schools and 53,365 pupils, which is 10% of
the state-funded mainstream KS4 cohort.
4.36 Full information on the performance of MATs can be found in the MAT
Performance Measures publication
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.
Jonathan Slater
Permanent Secretary 19 October 2017
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Details in table H in Annex 3
53
MAT Performance Measures 2015/16: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-academy-trust-
performance-measures-2015-to-2016
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Accountability report
Corporate governance report
5. Statement of Accounting Officer’s responsibilities
5.1 As the Principal Accounting Officer (AO) for the DfE, I am responsible for the
SARA.
5.2 Under the terms of my appointment as AO, I am also responsible for
ensuring that appropriate systems and controls are in place to ensure that:
any grants that are made to the sector are properly accounted for; and
ATs are properly accountable for the grants they receive, for other
sources of income and for the expenditure that this finances, including
its regularity and propriety.
5.3 These sector accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and must give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the sector as a whole – including
its net resource outturn, application of resources, changes in taxpayers’
equity, and cash flows for the academic year.
5.4 In preparing these accounts, I am required to comply with the requirements
of the FReM
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and in particular to:
observe the Accounts Direction issued by HM Treasury (Annex 4),
including the relevant accounting and disclosure requirements, and
apply suitable accounting policies on a consistent basis;
make judgements and estimates on a reasonable basis;
state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed,
as set out in the FReM, and disclose and explain any material
departures in the accounts; and
prepare the accounts for the sector as a going concern.
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FReM 2015-16: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-financial-reporting-
manual-2015-to-2016
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5.5 In addition to these responsibilities, and specifically with regard to the SARA,
I am responsible for:
agreeing the process for producing the SARA and for ensuring that
relevant data is collected and processed accurately and appropriately;
and
ensuring that there is an appropriate control environment for the
production of the SARA.
5.6 I can confirm that I have discharged my responsibilities appropriately, and
that:
as far as I am aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the
entity’s auditors are unaware;
I have taken all the steps that I ought to have taken to make myself
aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the entity’s
auditors are aware of that information;
the SARA as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable; and
I take personal responsibility for the SARA and the judgments required
for determining that it is fair, balanced and understandable.
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6. Governance Statement
Scope of responsibility
6.1 As the Permanent Secretary and Principal AO for the DfE, I am responsible
for ensuring there is an adequate framework in place to provide assurance
that all resources are managed in an effective and proper manner, and that
value for money is secured.
6.2 The sector operates under a strict system of accountability. The key features
of this system are set out in the Department’s system accountability
statement
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. ATs have statutory responsibilities under company and charity
law, and are ultimately accountable - through me, and the ESFA AO - to
Parliament.
6.3 Within this system, my officials have designed and implemented a robust
governance framework. I have delegated specific responsibilities to both the
Chief Executive of the ESFA and to ATs. These responsibilities are
articulated within the Academies Financial Handbook (AFH)
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.
6.4 I confirm that I have reviewed the effectiveness of internal control
arrangements across the sector, through my review of ESFA’s work in
overseeing financial management and governance.
Control framework at trust level
6.5 ATs are held to account through a contract with Government and bound by
both company and charity law.
6.6 Each AT has a direct Funding Agreement (FA) with the Secretary of State
which sets out the conditions on which the trust receives funding, its
responsibilities and the Secretary of State’s intervention powers.
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Department for Education Accountability System Statement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/641079/Accounting_Off
icer_System_Statement_v2.pdf August 2017
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Academies Financial Handbook 2015/16: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-
financial-handbook-2016
Accounting Officers for
individual ATs (Head Teacher
or Chief Executive)
Parliament
Principal
Accounting Officer
for voted funds
(DfE Permanent
Secretary)
Accounting
Officer of ESFA
(Chief Executive)
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6.7 ATs are responsible for:
ensuring the quality of educational provision;
challenging and monitoring the performance of their schools;
overseeing the management of the trust’s finance and property;
overseeing the management of the staff;
ensuring that the trust complies with charity and company law; and
operating in accordance with the FA and the AFH, including ensuring
that their accounts are reviewed by external auditors to provide an audit
opinion and conclusion on their regularity.
6.8 The AFH covers all of the financial accountability requirements for ATs. It
sets out the areas of HMTs Managing Public Money
57
that directly apply to
ATs. In addition, the DfE’s Governance Handbook
58
describes the elements
of good governance that trusts must apply. These documents are updated
annually to cover any changes to accounting practice, and to disseminate
improvements to governance and financial management arrangements.
6.9 Any new AT is required to complete a Financial Management and
Governance Self-assessment (FMGS) and submit it to the Department within
four months of opening. This provides a self-assessment on the
implementation of the AFH requirements within the new trust. The FMGS is
approved by the trust’s board of trustees before submission, which provides
accountability for the quality of the return.
6.10 Incoming FMGS returns are subject to a validation audit, where they are
reviewed and AT actions and implementation dates are assessed for
reasonableness. This is done shortly after receipt of the return. Any
outstanding returns are pursued by ESFA.
6.11 In addition to this, ESFA have in place arrangements to follow up
recommendations made in FMGS validation audit reports to ensure trusts
take appropriate actions in a timely manner.
57
Managing Public Money:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/454191/Managing_Publ
ic_Money_AA_v2_-jan15.pdf
58
Governance Handbook:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481147/Governance_h
andbook_November_2015.pdf November 2015
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6.12 During 2015/16, the ESFA did not identify serious concerns on the
implementation of FMGS returns. There were no major control weaknesses
in financial management or governance from the planned assurance work on
FMGS validations that required ESFA involvement.
6.13 Further to this, ATs are required to make an annual assessment of their
governance through their governance statements, including a review of the
composition of their board - in terms of skills, effectiveness, leadership and
impact - to ensure that the quality of governance remains high. The
Governance Handbook identifies a range of training material to help AT
boards do this.
6.14 Each AT is required to appoint its own AO, which should be the senior
executive leader of the AT. Their role is to be accountable to Parliament,
through me and the ESFA Chief Executive, for the resources under the
trust’s control. They are required to provide assurance on the management
of public funds, particularly that:
there is efficient and effective use of resources in their charge (value for
money);
public money is spent for the purposes intended by Parliament
(regularity); and
appropriate standards of conduct, behaviour and corporate governance
are maintained when applying funds under their control (propriety).
6.15 I require AT AOs to sign a statement of regularity, propriety and compliance
each year and submit it to the Department as part of the AT’s audited
accounts.
6.16 ATs FAs require trusts to prepare and publish their own Annual Report &
Accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2006
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. ATs are required to
appoint an independent auditor who reports on whether the accounts
present a true and fair view of the AT’s financial performance and position.
The AFH also requires the auditor to give a conclusion, addressed jointly to
the AT and the Secretary of State, on whether any matters of irregularity
have come to their attention and include this conclusion within the audited
accounts.
59
Charities Act 2006: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/50
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6.17 The reporting requirements placed on ATs provide independent assurance
that they are using public funds for the purposes intended by Parliament and
that ATs are acting within the authorities delegated to them in the AFH.
6.18 The Department requires each AT to submit their audited ARA to the ESFA
by 31 December each year, covering the period ending 31 August. ATs are
required to publish their ARA on their website to assist financial
transparency. Copies of a trust’s audited ARA are also available from
Companies House website
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as required by the Companies Act
61
.
6.19 3,013 accounts from ATs for the period ending 31 August 2016 were
expected. At publication, 3,001 (99.6%) had been received, with twelve
outstanding. The twelve outstanding are all trusts that have closed.
Independent auditors’ opinions on the academy trust accounts
6.20 Independent auditors undertake audits of accounts and provide independent
opinions on the level of compliance with the published Academies Accounts
Direction
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, AFH and consistency with the ATs’ financial records. A summary
of audit opinions is presented below.
2015/16
Number
%
Unqualified
2,830
93.9
Unqualified but with emphasis of matter
122
4.0
Qualified
46
1.5
Disclaimer of opinion
63
3
0.1
Adverse
-
-
Accounts not received
12
0.4
3,013
6.21 An unqualified opinion means that the auditor was able to conclude the
accounts to be materially correct with no significant matters to bring to the
reader’s attention. In 2015/16, 98.0% of AT accounts received unqualified
opinions.
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Companies House website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
61
Companies Act: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/contents
62
Academies accounts direction 2015/16: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-accounts-
direction#academies-accounts-direction-2015-to-2016-1
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Two of these ATs are subject to ongoing ESFA intervention, with one in the process of being
closed/re-brokered. The third faced uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern, which
would be addressed through re-brokerage.
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6.22 The audit opinions that were ‘qualified’ (or that contained an ‘emphasis of
matter’) were largely due to issues in the following areas:
recognition of land and buildings;
non-disclosure of trustee remuneration;
local government pension scheme actuarial valuation
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; and / or
concerns as to the ongoing financial viability of the trust (going
concern).
With the exception of recognition of land and buildings, based on a
review of all accounts that do not have an unqualified audit opinion, no
matters that materially impact the SARA at the consolidated level have
been identified.
Independent auditors’ conclusions on regularity
6.23 AT accounts include an independent reporting accountant’s assurance
report on regularity, which provides assurance that the income and
expenditure incurred by the AT is in accordance with the purposes intended
by Parliament and allowable within the delegated authority contained in the
FA and AFH.
6.24 The table below shows there were 136 instances where these assurance
reports identified regularity exceptions.
6.25 A regularity exception means that the independent auditors found some
element of income or expenditure that may have been outside permitted use,
or where trust’s own agreed procedures were not followed.
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Academy trusts are reliant on information obtained from local authority pensions funds for this
disclosure note. There were eleven trust accounts which were qualified for non-disclosure of the
pension fund requirements. The reason for non-compliance included trusts closing, transfer of
academies from one trust to another trust, short period accounts.
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2015/16
Number
%
No regularity Exception Noted
2,865
95.1
Regularity Exception noted
136
4.5
Accounts not received
12
0.4
3,013
6.26 Auditors concluded that there were no regularity exceptions in trust accounts
for over 95% of trusts.
6.27 ESFA reviewed the exceptions raised for the remaining 5% of ATs. The
areas where the auditors identified failure of trusts to comply fully with AFH
requirements included:
internal controls, including lack of independent checks of such systems;
internal financial management or reporting;
procurement processes; and
related party transactions or the “at cost” policy relating to goods and
services purchased from related parties.
6.28 The majority of the regularity exceptions reported related to the system of
internal control and the risk and control framework, key parts of the
governance statement as well as breaches of the AFH, and were not related
to specific transactions. These exceptions do not have a material impact on
the SARA.
6.29 For all ATs, the ESFA review audit opinions, regularity report conclusions,
audit management letters, accounting officer statements of regularity
propriety and compliance.
6.30 In addition to the areas reported in paragraph 6.28, it was noted that an area
needing improvement was establishing audit committees and ensuring that
these have an agreed plan of work.
6.31 Many of the irregularities at ATs that received modified audit opinions or
regularity report exceptions were already known to ESFA through existing
involvement, or were at relatively newly established ATs where
arrangements were in the process of being developed. Action plans are
required to improve controls and comply with ESFA requirements. More
details on the role of the ESFA in the control framework are provided from
paragraph 6.34.
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The Department’s governance structures
6.32 The ESFA and Departmental Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) provide
assurance that suitable controls are in place to ensure both that public funds
are properly spent and that value for money for the taxpayer is achieved.
Figure 23 shows how the ARC reports into the Departmental Board,
alongside the role of the Department’s Performance Committee and
Management Committee.
Figure 23: The Department’s governance structures
Role of the ESFA within the control framework
6.33 The ESFA was established on 1 April 2017 as an Executive Agency of the
Department for Education. It brings together the responsibilities of the
Education Funding Agency
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(EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA),
creating a single body responsible for:
funding education and training for children, young people, and adults;
providing assurance that public funds are properly spent, achieve value
for money for the tax payer, and deliver the policies and priorities set by
the Secretary of State; and
intervening if there is a risk of financial failure, or where there is
evidence of mismanagement of public funds.
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Work was done by both the EFA and ESFA on the 2015/16 accounts. For clarity, we refer to ESFA
in the report for all work done.
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6.34 The ESFA communicates the financial control framework for ATs through the
AFH. It also publishes an Academies Accounts Direction
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to help trusts
prepare their annual financial statements and to support auditors with the
effective audit of the accounts.
6.35 The ESFA actively engages with the sector to raise standards of financial
management and governance. In 2015/16 it ran or participated in over
twenty live events, seminars and online presentations for ATs and audit firms
to promote understanding of the accountability framework and to feedback
findings from its assurance programme. This included an auditor conference
in September 2015, which was attended by 90 firms, who between them
were responsible for the audit of over 1,500 ATs.
6.36 Whilst the primary responsibility for the oversight of trusts rests with trustees
themselves, the ESFA undertakes an annual risk-based programme of
assurance work to review ATs compliance with the framework. This includes
analysis of AT financial statements, risk-based focused reviews and
submission of Financial Management and Governance Self-Assessment
forms by new ATs
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. The ESFA was able to provide substantial assurance
from this work that there were no specific matters giving rise to a material
impact on the SARA.
6.37 Where the ESFA has concerns about financial management or governance
in an AT, it intervenes proportionate to the scale and nature of the risk, with
a range of intervention actions ranging from corresponding with academy
trusts, through to the termination of a trust’s funding agreement in the most
serious cases
68
. Interventions may include issuing and publishing a Financial
Notice to Improve (FNtI). A trust must comply with the terms of an FNtI, as
this is a requirement of the AFH. In exceptional circumstances, the FA may
be terminated due to non-compliance with the terms of the FNtI. A FNtI sets
out the actions ESFA requires a trust to take in order to address its
concerns.
66
Academies accounts direction 2015/16: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-accounts-
direction#academies-accounts-direction-2015-to-2016-1
67
Further details is available within EFA’s 2016-17 Annual Report & Accounts, P.26-27
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630097/EFA_2016-
17_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_PRINT.pdf
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Further details is available within EFA’s 2016-17 ARA, P.29
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630097/EFA_2016-
17_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_PRINT.pdf
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6.38 Twenty-one FNtIs were issued between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016,
with a further four issued during August 2016
69
. The EFA ARA for 2016-17
also discusses FNtIs in force at their balance sheet date.
70
6.39 During 2015/16 (1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016), ESFA received 30
allegations from a variety of sources, including whistle-blowers, relating to
fraud and/or financial irregularity in academies.
6.40 Following review and analysis, including triage of allegations where
appropriate, ESFA undertook six visits:
three fact-finding visits;
one financial management and governance review; and
two investigations.
6.41 In 2015/16, ESFA published
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three financial management and governance
reviews and one investigation report. Reports on the investigations are
available online
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. None of the concerns raised resulted in a material
financial impact on the SARA.
6.42 In accordance with the AFH (s4.8) requirement and the need for academy
trusts to notify ESFA of instances of fraud, theft and/or irregularity exceeding
£5,000 individually, or £5,000 cumulatively in any academy financial year,
ESFA received 43 notifications from academy trusts
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.
6.43 The value of reported fraud against ESFA as reported by trusts was
£190,000. The amount recovered by ESFA was £0.
6.44 The value of reported fraud committed against academy trusts was
£989,237. The amount recovered by academy trusts was £605,615.
6.45 To ensure lessons are learnt, ESFA commits to publishing all investigation
and Financial Management and Governance reviews undertaken in
69
Financial notices’ to improve: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academies-financial-
notices-to-improve
70
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630097/EFA_2016-
17_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_PRINT.pdf, P.28-29
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By publication date
72
Academies Investigation Reports: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academies-
investigation-reports
73
ATs may report frauds of a lower amount which are included in this number
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response to allegations
74
, alongside relevant fraud and irregularity
guidance
75
.
Secretary of State as principal regulator
6.46 On 1 August 2011, the Secretary of State became Principal Regulator (PR)
for foundation and voluntary schools, ATs and sixth form colleges, as
exempt charities. One of the key duties of the PR is to promote compliance
with charity law and the Government has a duty to report on how the
Secretary of State carries out these duties. As agreed in the memorandum of
understanding between the Charity Commission and the Department, this
duty is discharged in this report, the annual report to Parliament on
Academies
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.
6.47 A memorandum of understanding between the Charity Commission and the
Department sets out how they work together, both in coordinating regulatory
operations and formulating policy. The Department has promoted
compliance by ensuring information on the role of the PR, coupled with
information about academy compliance and trustee responsibilities, is
published on GOV.UK
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.
6.48 Each AT has, as its charitable object, the 'advancement of education for
public benefit’. This and other details about the accounts and reports an AT
must produce are set out in an ATs governing document, known as its
Memorandum and Articles of Association (MAoA). Full details of the
Secretary of State’s powers are set out in the MAoA and the FA for each
academy.
74
Financial Management and Governance reviews:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academies-financial-management-and-governance-
reviews
75
Fraud and irregularity guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-guide-to-reducing-any-
risk-of-financial-irregularities
76
The reporting requirements placed upon the Secretary of State in relation to sixth form colleges,
foundation and voluntary schools can be found in the memorandum of understanding between the
Charity Commission and the Department:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640051/Charity_Commi
sison_-_Department_for_Education_-_MOU.pdf
77
Exempt charities and the role of the Secretary of State as PR:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294996/Academies_as
_exempt_charities_FINAL3.pdf
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6.49 DfE policy and delivery teams receive training on the charitable status of
ATs, and how this status affects the development of academy policy and the
regulatory framework.
6.50 ESFA takes action if it suspects charity law has been breached and in such
cases shares information with the Charity Commission to facilitate effective
investigation. In 2015/16, DfE and Charity Commission officials met regularly
to share information relating to ATs, agree suitable model documents and
produce internal and external guidance. During this period, there was no
instance where the Secretary of State invited the Charity Commission to use
any of its regulatory powers towards an AT.
Further sources of assurance
Regional School Commissioners (RSC)
6.51 The role of RSC was established on 1 September 2014. RSCs are civil
servants, accountable to the National Schools Commissioner, and appointed
to take decisions in the name of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of
State remains responsible for the academy system.
6.52 The RSCs work to ensure that academy expenditure secures better
outcomes for pupils. The RSC role includes:
taking action where academies and free schools are underperforming;
intervening in academies where governance is inadequate;
deciding on applications from LA maintained schools to convert to
academy status;
improving underperforming maintained schools by providing them with
support from a strong sponsor;
encouraging and deciding on applications from sponsors to operate in a
region;
taking action to improve poorly performing sponsors;
advising on proposals for new free schools;
advising on whether to cancel, defer or enter into FAs with free school
projects; and
deciding on applications to make significant changes to academies and
free schools.
6.53 Each RSC is supported by a Head Teacher Board (HTB), made up of six to
eight members in 2015/16. On each HTB, four members have been elected
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by local academy head teachers. Up to four further members can be
appointed or co-opted to fill particular skills or expertise gaps. HTB members
are responsible for advising their RSC and contributing their local knowledge
and professional expertise to aid the RSC’s decision-making.
6.54 HTBs provide important local scrutiny to the decisions of an RSC. If an RSC
takes a decision that contradicts the advice given by the majority of their
HTB, this must be reported to the Minister
78
.
6.55 RSCs use a range of intervention strategies of escalating severity to address
underperformance in academies (see Figure 24). They carry out their
functions within a published national framework
79
. Individual decisions are
made with reference to each academy’s FA, relevant legislation and
published criteria. However, the regional approach means that RSCs are
able to tailor their ways of working to meet local needs and priorities. The
HTB advises the RSC on the best strategies to secure this improvement.
78
A complete guide to HTB membership is available in the HTB terms of reference:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624689/HTB_Terms_of
_Reference.pdf
79
RSC decision-making framework:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577885/RSC_decision_
making_framework_December_2016.pdf
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Figure 24: RSC escalation approach for educational performance concerns in academies
6.56 RSCs are not responsible for carrying out school improvement activities, but
may advise the trust on suitable options. The responsibility for taking the
necessary action to improve outcomes remains with the AT.
6.57 Underperforming academies are defined as those that are below the national
floor standard on progress and/or attainment measures or those judged as
Inadequate by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services &
Skills (Ofsted)
80
. Where an AT is failing to improve a school that is
underperforming, the RSCs intervene.
80
More information regarding underperforming academies are provided in table E of Annex 5.
• Evaluating underperformance through scrutinising performance data,
Ofsted inspections and other relevant information.
Evaluation
• Undertaking diagnostic school visits, discussions and meetings with the AT
or sponsor to assess the level and cause of underperformance and to
assess the quality of the improvement plan being delivered.
Diagnosis
• Brokering additional school-to-school support, which can help academies
and sponsors take control of their own improvement.
Support
• In serious cases of sustained poor academic performance, a formal pre-
warning notice or warning notice can be issued, which sets out clearly the
improvements that are required and by when.
Warning
• If improvement does not follow, further action could lead to a stand-alone
school joining a MAT, a change of sponsor, changes to MAT
arrangements, mergers between academies or ultimately closure.
Intervention
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Figure 25: RSC notices issued between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016
81
6.58 The Department publishes letters to ATs about poor performance or
weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management online
82
.
6.59 RSCs lead the relationship with sponsors operating solely in their region and
with agreed national sponsors. They are responsible for managing the
sponsor market in their region and intervening if any trust is failing.
Discussions with sponsors focus on their performance and capacity,
including plans for growth. An appropriate approach to growth is agreed with
all sponsors reflecting their capacity and this becomes a guideline for
working together to find solutions for failing schools.
6.60 In addition to interventions in specific academies causing concern, a
sponsor’s growth may be ‘paused’ if there are:
serious financial concerns and the ESFA has issued an FNtI;
serious concerns about the leadership or governance of the sponsor
including where there are due diligence issues with sponsors or trust
senior management; and/or
serious unresolved concerns with educational impact. This could
include a combination of the Department having issued pre-warning
notices, the Department considering academy closure, and/or where,
following support from the Department, the sponsor has failed to act
rapidly.
6.61 Where improvements are not achieved rapidly at a sponsored academy or a
sponsor is not providing good enough support, the RSC can take action. In
line with the FA the RSC can challenge and, if necessary, move the
academy to another trust. Where the decision is taken to transfer an
academy to a new sponsor, the Department and RSC ensures that this is
81
None were issued during August 2016
82
Letters to ATs about poor performance: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/letters-to-
academies-about-poor-performance
Pre-warning notices
• 24 to sponsored
academies
• 5 to converter
academies
• 6 to ATs
Warning notices
• 8 to sponsored
academies
• 4 to converter
academies
• 2 to free schools
Termination notices
• 1 to converter
academy
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completed as quickly as possible, with minimum disruption to pupils, so they
can benefit from improved standards as soon as possible.
Figure 26: RSC intervention between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016
83
6.62 As at 1 July 2015, the RSCs took on responsibility for identifying
underperforming LA maintained schools that should become academies and
matching them with an appropriate academy sponsor. During the year to
31 July 2016, 203 such schools were identified and issued with an Academy
Order
84
.
6.63 The RSCs’ key performance measures (KPIs) are reviewed each year to
ensure that they continue to appropriately reflect the developing role of
RSCs and priorities of the Government. Annex 5 includes performance from
across the RSC regions for the RSCs’ second year (2015/16) i.e. the year to
August 2016. Annex 6 sets out the RSC KPI titles for year 3 (2016/17) i.e.
the year to August 2017.
National Audit Office (NAO)
6.64 The NAO undertakes value for money studies each year which Parliament
use to hold the government to account for how it spends public money. Each
study examines an area of government expenditure, and their objective is to
form a judgement on whether value for money has been achieved.
6.65 Since September 2015, the NAO has published the following value for
money reports which have relevance for the academies sector:
Training of new teachers
85
assessed whether the Departments
arrangements for training new teachers was value for money, given its
objectives of having enough teachers of the right quality. It also
examined the Departments understanding of how many new teachers
English schools need, arrangements for securing sufficient new
83
No sponsors had their growth paused, and no academies were rebrokered during August 2016
84
There were four such Academy Orders issued during August 2016
85
NAO Training of new teachers VFM report - https://www.nao.org.uk/report/training-new-teachers/
Growth paused
•6 sponsors
Transferred to new
sponsor
•16 sponsored primary
schools
•12 sponsored secondary
schools
Taken over by MAT
•19 primary schools
•15 secondary schools
•1 special school
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teachers of the right quality and how effectively the Department
manages the changing market of providers.
Financial sustainability
86
in schools examined the Department’s
approach to managing the risks to school’s financial sustainability,
primarily the required efficiency savings of up to £3 billion by 2019-20.
The Department is looking to schools to finance high standards by
making savings and operating more efficiently.
Capital funding for schools
87
examined the Department’s strategy
towards capital funding for schools. The Department identified that
having enough safe high quality schools in the right areas is a crucial
part of the education system. To achieve this objective, the Department
continues to work closely with local authorities and schools.
Assessment and management of risk
6.66 Risk management is essential to the successful delivery of the Academies
Programme. Risks are regularly scrutinised to ensure that they are correctly
identified and that appropriate counter-measures and contingencies are in
place. All risks have ‘owners’ within the Department, with responsibility for
the relevant policy or delivery area.
6.67 The top risks for the Academies Programme in 2015/16 remain relevant and
high priority. They are:
Sponsor quality risk: High quality sponsors are essential in driving up
school performance across the sector. There is a risk of there being an
insufficient number of high quality sponsors and MATs available to
support underperforming schools.
To mitigate this, more good and outstanding schools have been
encouraged to become sponsors and approval has been restricted to
potential sponsors who can demonstrate a track record of helping other
schools to improve. The growth of a high quality sponsor pipeline has
been supported through the Sponsor Capacity Fund, which targets
building system capacity to support underperforming schools. The
Department has provided seed funding for a successful pilot MAT CEO
training programme to increase the quality of the senior leadership in
MATs, and a number of further training providers have been engaged
to develop and roll out further training provision across the country.
86
Financial sustainability of schools: https://www.nao.org.uk/report/financial-sustainability-in-schools/
87
Capital funding for schools: https://www.nao.org.uk/report/capital-funding-for-schools/
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Strategic communications risk: The academies system and RSCs
are still relatively new, and this presents a challenge in terms of
communicating what it means to be an academy to the wider schools’
sector. The academy sector faces a risk of failing to maximise school
improvement if insufficient numbers of good and outstanding schools
cannot be encouraged to apply to become sponsors. To mitigate this,
targeted and proactive communications have been developed - sent
from RSCs and the National School Commissioner - to explain what it
means to become an academy.
Intervention and performance risk: Taking action where academies
and free schools are underperforming, both in governance and
educational provision, is a core responsibility of RSCs. High numbers of
underperforming academies and free schools would impact on RSCs’
capacity to intervene effectively and to support improved performance.
A system to identify and prioritise support for academies and trusts
according to performance has been developed – including regular
conversations between RSCs and MATs about their overall
performance. A better understanding of system leadership capacity (in
order to match the needs of underperforming academies or sponsors)
has also been developed. High performing sponsors and other partners
have been engaged to develop a more strategic approach to tackling
regional academy underperformance.
Financial health and efficiency risk: It is vital that school leaders
strive to maximise the efficient use of their resources to maintain good
financial health and deliver the best outcomes for pupils.
To manage the risks to financial health, a range of information, tools
and training has been produced, further described from paragraph
2.19. This includes advice on financial planning, data to support self-
assessment such as benchmarking, and practical advice about buying
and collaborative procurement.
From November 2017, a pool of School Efficiency Advisers (SEAs) will
be deployed to provide practical support to those trusts, and LA
maintained schools where required, that need it most. The role of SEAs
will be to help trusts and schools identify how they can improve the
efficiency with which they deliver their curriculum to support positive
educational outcomes. The peer-to-peer nature of SEAs will also help
to build the capacity and capability in the sector on efficiency and
financial health and planning. Both NAO and PAC have been
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supportive of the work the ESFA has begun to develop a more
preventative approach and to evidence the impact of their interventions.
6.68 The Chief Executive of the ESFA writes, at least once a year, to the AO of
each AT identifying key risks and issues for their consideration, including
where appropriate highlighting changes that have been made to the AFH.
Trust AOs are required to share these letters with their trustees, local
governors and senior leadership team.
6.69 ATs have a key role in the management of risks. In their financial
statements, ATs must identify the principal risks and uncertainties that they
face and provide a summary of their plans and strategies for dealing with
them. The AFH places a requirement on trusts that they must be aware of
the risk of fraud, theft and / or irregularity occurring. They must also, as far
as possible, address these risks in their internal control and assurance
arrangements by putting in place proportionate controls. Trusts must take
appropriate action where fraud, theft and / or irregularity is suspected or
identified.
Timeliness and removing audit qualifications
6.70 SARA has been developed both to enable DfE accounts to be laid pre-
recess without audit qualifications and, as soon as possible, to enable the
Department to lay unqualified SARA pre-recess. As described in the
Comptroller & Auditor General’s Report (pages 77 - 80), the removal of the
academies sector from the DfE Group accounts has allowed these to be laid
and published before the Parliamentary recess and without audit
qualification for the first time since 2011-12.
6.71 The 2015/16 SARA, in contrast to Department’s group accounts (which
included the academies sector) from 2013-14 to 2015-16, has not received
an adverse audit opinion (pages 74 - 76). This has been achieved primarily
by producing an account which matches the constituent ATs’ financial year
rather than adjusting ATs’ data to a March year-end. Audit qualifications
remain on the SARA, relating to land and buildings recognition and
valuation. However, the Department is undertaking specific work in order to
aim to remove these qualifications as soon as possible.
Land and buildings recognition: The Department is developing a
Land and Buildings Collection Tool in order to collect detailed
information from ATs regarding the basis on which they occupy land
and buildings used. This information will be used in order to address
the limitation of scope in evidence to determine which Land and
Buildings should be recognised.
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Land and buildings valuation: We continue to work with our
professional valuers in order to develop a more robust method of
determining the condition of those land and buildings recognised and
accordingly, an appropriate valuation for these.
6.72 With regards the SARA, the Department has a primary focus on removing
the current qualifications, with a secondary aim of laying pre-summer
accounts as soon as is practical.
Directors’ report
6.73 Each AT is an incorporated company and an exempt charity. The ATs are
charitable companies limited by guarantee, and are exempt from regulation
by the Charities Commission. The Secretary of State is the ATs charitable
regulator; and has delegated this activity to the ESFA.
6.74 Each AT is required to disclose details of their trustees within their ARA,
which is published on each AT’s website alongside submission to the ESFA.
6.75 Each AT is required to maintain their own local register of interests. They
must publish on their websites relevant business and pecuniary interests of
members, the AO, trustees and local governors.
6.76 The Department continues to work towards removing audit qualifications
around the recognition and valuation of ATs’ land and buildings in future
reporting periods.
Jonathan Slater
Permanent Secretary 19 October 2017
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7. Remuneration and staff report
7.1 The information in this section is reported to meet the requirements of the
2015-16 Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM)
88
and relates to
the academic year ending 31 August 2016. This information has been
collated from the audited Academies Accounts Return (AAR), which is an
annual return submitted by individual academy trusts to the ESFA.
Remuneration policy
7.2 As separate legal entries, each AT sets its own remuneration policy, taking
account of their trust’s circumstances. Their policies are often set by
reference to the national pay spine, but are not subject to the 1% public
sector cap on pay rises. However, the School Teachers’ Review Body
publishes an annual report
89
with recommended pay increases, which many
academies choose to follow. In 2015 and 2016 the maximum pay uplift
recommended was 1%. From September 2017, it was recommended that
the main pay range maxima and minima be increased by 2%, with other pay
ranges to increase by 1%. The Department does not set the employment
and remuneration policies of ATs. Accordingly, in a departure from FReM,
the Department has not presented the employment and remuneration
policies of the sector as this would imply a greater level of influence of the
Department than is actually held and there is no single, centralised set of
employment and remunerations policies for the sector. To reflect the level of
control operated by the Department in this area, the Department has
restricted remuneration disclosures in the Accounts Return to bands of
remuneration paid, in line with general charity accounting rules in the Charity
Commission’s Statement of Recommended Practice. Employment and
remuneration policies, as set by individual ATs, should be disclosed in their
audited ARA.
88
FReM: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-financial-reporting-manual-2015-
to-2016
89
School Teachers’ Review Body annual reports:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/school-teachers-review-body
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Trustee remuneration
90
7.3 The table below presents a breakdown of the number of trustees who
received remuneration. Details of payments to trustees are available in the
ARA of the individual ATs, and trusts where an individual trustee’s
remuneration is greater than £150,000 per annum are listed in Annex 7. The
remuneration shown below includes salary, bonus payments, benefits-in-
kind, and excludes employer pension costs.
Remuneration bands
Number of
trustees
employed
at trust
91
Number of
trustees
employed
at
academy
92
£1-£60,000
178
5,566
£60,001-£70,000
25
709
£70,001-£80,000
14
514
£80,001-£90,000
18
444
£90,001-£100,000
12
374
£100,001-£110,000
14
298
£110,001-£120,000
5
182
£120,001-£130,000
6
115
£130,001-£140,000
5
63
£140,001-£150,000
3
50
£150,000+
7
95
287
8,410
7.4 Trustees only receive remuneration for their work in the AT as an employee
(such as head teacher, teacher, teaching assistant or other member of staff).
Trustees do not receive remuneration for their trustee responsibilities. The
majority of trustees are volunteers who are not employed by the AT and
receive no remuneration.
90
The academy sector is not a single corporate body with a single board of trustees. Therefore,
disclosures required by IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (IAS 24) - the remuneration paid to senior
management of the reporting body as a related party transaction - are not made in this document as
the reporting body (the academy sector) does not possess senior management as a single Board.
Instead, the Sector is made up of separate ATs that provide suitable remuneration report disclosures
in their own ARA for each trust’s board of trustees.
91
This would include staff working across an AT e.g. a chief executive or finance director.
92
This would include staff working only at an individual academy e.g. a headmaster of an academy
within a MAT.
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Pension entitlements
Pension costs
7.5 ATs operate a range of pension schemes for their employees, dependent
upon their role. Further details of sector pension scheme arrangements and
costs are disclosed in Note to the Accounts 13.
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
7.6 The Sector makes contributions to the LGPS. The scheme is governed by
statutory regulations made under Section 7 of the Superannuation Act
1972
93
, and the Public Service Pensions Act 2013
94
. Membership of the
scheme is voluntary for employees of ATs and is open to non-teaching staff
at the Sector’s schools who satisfy the membership criteria.
7.7 The scheme is a funded, multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme. The
scheme is available to employees of local government bodies, academies and
other organisations providing local public services that satisfy the membership
criteria. The scheme’s administrators are able to allocate the scheme’s
underlying assets and liabilities across the separate employers in accordance
with IAS 19. Consequently, the academies sector recognises its share of the
scheme’s net asset surplus or liability deficit on its SoFP.
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
7.8 The scheme is governed by statutory regulations which are currently: The
Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2014 (SI2014/552)
95
. Membership of the
scheme is voluntary and is open to members of the teaching profession in
England and Wales who satisfy the membership criteria set out below.
Teacher or lecturer (between the ages of 16 and 75) in pensionable
service employed by:
o an LA or academy;
o an independent school;
o a further or higher education establishment that has been
accepted into the TPS; or
o a function provider (a company awarded a contract to perform
functions on behalf of an LA).
93
Superannuation Act 1972: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/11/contents
94
Public Service Pensions Act 2013: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/25/contents
95
Teachers’ Pension Regulations 2014 (SI2014/552):
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/contents/made
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7.9 The scheme is a defined benefit pension scheme managed by the
Department. There are no underlying scheme assets and scheme liabilities
are not allocated to member organisations due to a lack of appropriately
detailed information. In accordance with FRS102, which is materially
consistent with IAS19, contributions to the scheme are accounted for as if
the scheme was a defined contribution scheme with only contributions
payable during the year recognised.
7.10 Contributions to the TPS by employers and employees are set at rates
determined by the Secretary of State, taking advice from the scheme’s
actuary. For the 2015/16, the academies sector was liable to pay employer’s
contributions of £1,134 million. Further information about the scheme can be
obtained from the TPS 2016-17 ARA
96
.
Partnership pension accounts
7.11 A small number of academies operate other schemes that are not material to
the academies sector as a whole. These are defined contribution schemes,
and as such are reflected in the SoCNI figures in staff pension costs.
7.12 Cash Equivalent Transfer Values are not recorded as part of this document.
Further information can be obtained from individual AT ARAs.
Compensation on early retirement or for loss of office
Staff exit packages
7.13 The table below shows the total number and cost of exit packages agreed by
ATs during the reporting year.
Number of
compulsory
redundancies
Number of
other
departures
agreed
Total
number of
exit
packages
agreed
< £10,000
1,856
1,713
3,569
£10,001 - £25,000
645
908
1,553
£25,001 - £50,000
174
253
427
£50,001 - £100,000
23
22
45
£100,001 - £150,000
1
3
4
Total number of cases
2,699
2,899
5,598
Total cost (£m)
£24.7
£34.0
£58.7
96
Teachers’ Pension Scheme ARA 2016-17: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-
pension-scheme-annual-accounts-2016-to-2017
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7.14 Redundancy and other departure costs have been paid in accordance with
the provisions of the relevant compensation schemes. Exit costs are
accounted for in full in the year the departure is agreed. Where an academy
trust has agreed early retirements, with agreed employer funded top-up for
early access to pensions, the employer top-up costs are met by the trust
alongside compensation for loss of office. Information on departure costs
and numbers for each AT are also reported in the individual trust’s ARA to
aid transparency.
Loss of office payments
Accounting
Officer
Other
Trustees
Officers,
Trustees
and NDAs
Number
Number
Number
Serving at end of year
244
85
329
Left during year
598
26
624
Total number of cases
842
111
953
Payments to past directors
7.15 Payments to past directors are not recorded as part of this document.
Fair pay disclosure
7.16 Pay multiples at sector level are not recorded in this document. This
information is available at trust level in AT ARAs.
Staff report
Gender of permanent employees
7.17 The split of male and female permanent employees at 31 August 2016 was
as follows:
Number
Male
Female
Total
Trustees
3,595
5,416
9,011
97
Other (all non-trustee staff)
108,522
336,639
445,161
112,117
342,055
454,172
7.18 The number of days lost due to sickness absence was 2,443,428 days.
97
Numbers different to those shown in section 7.3 due to inconsistencies in data provided.
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Consultancy and off-payroll arrangements
7.19 During the year the ATs incurred consultancy costs of £158 million relating to
advisory services.
£000
Educational
137,537
Non-educational
20,790
158,327
7.20 During the year 42 ATs had off-payroll arrangements, of these 9 had such
arrangements with trustees. The arrangements with trustees were for interim
executive head teacher or chief executive officer services.
Staff costs: audited
2015/16
Permanently
employed staff
Temporary
staff
Total
£000
£000
£000
Salaries
10,589,261
-
10,589,261
Temporary staff costs
-
697,407
697,407
Social security
844,758
20,864
865,622
Pension costs
1,944,790
43,733
1,988,523
Severance payments
68,624
1,516
70,140
13,447,433
763,520
14,210,953
Less recoveries in respect of outward
secondments
(191)
(29)
(220)
13,477,242
763,491
14,210,733
Average staff numbers
2015/16
Permanently
employed staff
Temporary
staff
Total
Number
Number
Number
Teachers
177,707
9,325
187,032
Management
29,889
565
30,454
Admin and support
159,174
9,332
168,506
366,770
19,222
385,992
7.21 For 2015/16, ATs have recorded a combination of headcount and full-time
equivalent figures for average staff numbers and the numbers disclosed
above may not be directly comparable with future reports.
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8. Parliamentary accountability and audit report
Parliamentary accountability report
8.1. This sets out how academies have spent the money voted to them by
Parliament.
8.2. Parliament votes grant expenditure through the Department for Education
Supply Estimate process, which operates on a financial year (April to March)
basis.
8.3. The below ‘grant tracker’ reconciles the grants paid out by the Department
(over the 2015-16 and 2016-17 financial years to March) with the amount
recognised as grant income in the accounts of the academy trusts for the
2015/16 academic year.
8.4. There are two elements to this: the revenue grant tracker that looks at the
largely formula based funding for schools, and the capital grant tracker which
is a mixture of funding for school building programmes, other capital
maintenance funding, and formula driven capital funding.
8.5. The revenue grant tracker (figure 27) includes all academy revenue funding
for academy operations and other education priorities. This includes:
the General Annual Grant (GAG) – including all funding calculated by
reference to the school funding formula for pupils age 5 to 16 and the
post-16 national funding formula for young people aged 16 to 19. This
also includes high needs place funding and the Education Services
Grant;
grants to meet other ministerial priorities, e.g. pupil premium, universal
infant free school meals, year 7 catch up, PE & Sport grant; and
grants for structural changes to the academy sector, e.g. academy
conversion grants, start-up grants and re-brokerage grants.
8.6. The capital grant tracker (figure 28) includes all academy capital funding
issued by the Department. This includes:
formula based allocations, e.g. Devolved Formula Capital and the
Condition Improvement Fund allocations for larger MATs;
project based allocations, e.g. Academies Capital Maintenance Fund
and Condition Improvement Fund, Priority School Building Programme;
and
funds for structural changes to the academy sector, e.g. capital funding
for the Free Schools programme.
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Figure 27: Revenue grant tracker
*Academy trusts that incorporate between 1 March-31 August 2015 produce long period
accounts to August 2016. Additionally, some academy trusts have extended periods of
accounts to change accounting date to 31st August. Grant income therefore needs to be
added from AY 2014/15 to derive the grant funding related to the results reflected for the
period. This funding relates to the payments to those trusts in the 2014-15 financial year, but
consolidated in this account.
8.7. The figure shows that overall ATs have recognised £27 million more income
than that paid out by the Departmental group. Of this, it has been possible to
explain £9 million as timing differences between the two sides, leaving other
differences of £18 million. Refer to the first four lines of Note 2 for the
amounts recognised by the sector.
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Figure 28: Capital grant tracker
8.8. The figure shows that overall ATs recognised £79 million more income than that
paid out by the Departmental group. Of this, it has been possible to explain
£36 million as timing differences between the two sides, leaving other differences
of £43 million. Refer to Note 2 for amounts recognised by the sector.
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Losses and special payments
1
: audited
Losses statement
2015/16
Total number of cases
25
£000
Cash losses
32
Fruitless payments and constructive losses
-
Claims waived or abandoned
218
Store losses
171
Total value
421
Special payments statement
2015/16
Total number of cases
1,358
£000
Honoraria
1
Ex-gratia
240
Compensation
399
Severance
23,760
Other
946
Total value
25,346
8.9 ATs have the delegated authority to make special severance payments under
£50,000. Payments over this value require prior approval from HMT via the ESFA.
8.10 There were six such payments (by five ATs) totalling £353,000 recorded in the
accounts return; of these, HMT approval was received retrospectively for one
payment of £55,000, whilst two payments totalling £114,000 await retrospective
review by HMT at the time of publication. ESFA are currently investigating the
remaining three cases where amounts totalling £184,000 have already been paid.
8.11 No single loss or special payment over £300,000 was recorded by any trust.
1
As defined in Managing Public Money: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-
money
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Gifts
2015/16
Total number of cases
22
£000
Gifts
23
Accounting Officer’s declaration
8.12 As far as I am aware, there is no relevant audit information that has not been
made available to the C&AG. I have taken all appropriate steps to make myself
aware of all relevant audit information, and to establish that the C&AG is aware of
that information.
Jonathan Slater
Accounting Officer 19 October 2017
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The Certificate of the Comptroller and
Auditor General to the House of
Commons
I have audited the Academy Schools Sector in England Annual Report and Accounts
prepared by the Department for Education for the year ended 31 August 2016 which
comprise the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Net Income, Financial Position,
Cash Flows, Changes in Taxpayers’ Equity; and the related notes. These financial
statements have been prepared under the accounting policies set out within them. I have
also audited the information in the Remuneration and Staff Report and the Parliamentary
Accountability Disclosures that is described in those reports as having been audited.
Respective responsibilities of the Accounting Officer and auditor
As explained more fully in the Statement of Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities, the
Accounting Officer is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for
being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. My responsibility is to audit and express
an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International
Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require me and my staff to
comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.
Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free
from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an
assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Academy Schools
Sector’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Academy Schools Sector
in preparing the accounts; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In
addition I read all the financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report to
identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements and to identify any
information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with,
the knowledge acquired by me in the course of performing the audit. If I become aware of
any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies I consider the implications for my
report.
I am required to obtain evidence sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the
expenditure and income recorded in the financial statements have been applied to the
purposes intended by Parliament and the financial transactions recorded in the financial
statements conform to the authorities which govern them.
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Opinion on regularity
In my opinion, in all material respects the expenditure and income recorded in the financial
statements have been applied to the purposes intended by Parliament and the financial
transactions recorded in the financial statements conform to the authorities which govern
them.
Basis for qualified opinion on the financial statements
The Department has recognised academy trust land and buildings in the Statement of
Financial Position of £45bn as at 31 August 2016 and £40bn as at 1 September 2015. The
audit evidence available to me in respect of these balances was limited because the
Department was unable to demonstrate that all of these land and buildings met the
recognition criteria for a non-current asset under International Accounting Standard 16
Property, Plant and Equipment (IAS 16) and had been valued in accordance with the
requirements of IAS 16 and HM Treasury guidance. As a consequence, the Department
was also unable to demonstrate that the associated depreciation, impairment and gain on
revaluation of property, plant and equipment recorded in the Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Net Income had been correctly calculated.
Qualified opinion on the financial statements
In my opinion except for the matters described in the Basis for my qualified opinion on the
financial statements paragraph, the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the Academy Schools Sector’s affairs as at
31 August 2016 and of the surplus for the year then ended; and
the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with the
directions issued by HM Treasury.
Opinion on other matters
In my opinion:
the parts of the Remuneration and Staff Report and the Parliamentary
Accountability disclosures to be audited have been properly prepared in accordance
with HM Treasury accounts directions; and
the information given in the Performance Report and Accountability Report for the
financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the
financial statements.
Matters on which I report by exception
In respect solely of the matters referred to in the basis for qualified opinion
paragraph:
Adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for my audit
have not been received from branches not visited by my staff; and
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I have not received all of the information and explanations I require for my audit.
I have nothing to report in respect of the following matters which I report to you if, in my
opinion:
the financial statements and the parts of the Remuneration and Staff Report and the
Parliamentary Accountability disclosures to be audited are not in agreement with
the accounting records and returns; or
the Governance Statement does not reflect compliance with HM Treasury’s
guidance.
Report
My report on these financial statements is on pages 77 to 80.
Sir Amyas C E Morse 24 October 2017
Comptroller and Auditor General
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
London
SW1W 9SP
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The Report of the Comptroller and
Auditor General to the House of
Commons
This is the first year in which the Department for Education (the Department) has produced
Academy Sector Accounts which consolidate the results of the 3,013 academy trusts that
were open during the year ended 31 August 2016. Previously, the results of academy
trusts were consolidated into the Department’s own group accounts. This was very
challenging for the Department as academy trusts have a financial year-end (31 August)
that does not match that of the Departmental group (31 March). From 2013-14 to 2015-
16, I issued adverse opinions on the truth and fairness of the Departmental group’s
financial statements as I had identified a level of misstatement and uncertainty that I
considered to be material and pervasive. I recommended that the Department and HM
Treasury work together to identify a solution to the causes of my qualification.
In response to my recommendation, the Department developed proposals to remove the
academy trusts’ financial results from the Departmental group’s financial statements,
which would reflect only grants paid to academies. The Department would then prepare a
separate aggregated account for academies as at 31 August. These proposals were
reviewed and approved on behalf of Parliament by the Education Select Committee,
Liaison Committee, Alignment Review Committee and Scrutiny Unit, and have been
implemented in this financial year. My findings from the audit work conducted following the
introduction of the 2015-16 Academy Sector Accounts are set out below:
The Department has significantly improved the timeliness and quality of its financial
reporting. The introduction of the Academy Sector Accounts enabled the Department to
publish its group accounts in July 2017. This was several months earlier than in previous
years. The removal of the academy trusts’ financial results allowed me to issue an
unqualified audit opinion on the group financial statements.
The Department has made good progress in addressing issues relating to
accounting for land and buildings but significant weaknesses remain which have
led me to qualify my audit opinion on the Academy Sector Accounts. From 2012-13
to 2015-16, I limited the scope of my audit opinion in respect of the value of land and
buildings held by academy trusts that was recognised in the Departmental group accounts
and I continue to do so for the 2015/16 Academy Sector Accounts. Academy trust land
and buildings with a valuation of £45 billion have been recognised as at 31 August 2016
The Department has capitalised all land and buildings used by academy trusts
within the consolidated statement of financial position, which may not comply with
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the requirements of the relevant financial reporting framework. Academy trusts
prepare their accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Statement on Recommended Practice (the Charities SORP). The Academy Sector
Accounts are prepared in accordance with the Government Financial Reporting Manual
(FReM), which has different requirements on asset valuation from the Charities SORP.
Rather than consolidating the balances recognised by academy trusts in their own
accounts, the Department has therefore made a central adjustment for land and buildings,
assuming that all land and buildings used by academy trusts should be capitalised. This
may not comply with the requirements set out in the FReM, for example where buildings
are occupied on a short term lease or are owned by another entity, such as Church
bodies. The Department does not have robust evidence to demonstrate that its
assumption is appropriate.
The Department is unable to provide me with sufficient, appropriate evidence that
the carrying value of the academy trust land and buildings it has recognised is a
materially accurate reflection of the fair value of the underlying estate. In my report
on the 2015-16 Departmental group accounts, I noted a number of weaknesses in the
Department’s approach to valuing its land and building assets. The Department has made
good progress in addressing these issues for the 2015/16 Academy Sector Accounts. It
has reviewed its valuation methodology and strengthened its controls over its professional
valuation process. However, significant weaknesses remain, particularly around the
Department’s processes to ensure that the asset valuations included in the accounts
reflect the current condition of the sector’s estate. As I reported in my February 2017
report Capital funding for schools, the Department’s first property data survey estimated
that in total it would cost an estimated £6.7 billion to return all school buildings across both
the academy and maintained sectors to satisfactory or better condition. The survey was
completed in 2014 and covered 85% of the school estate. In 2016, the Department
commissioned a second property data survey. The first results are expected to be
available at the end of 2017.
Further improvements are needed if the Department is to achieve an unqualified
audit opinion on future accounts, as well as to maximise the usefulness of the
Academy Sector accounts for Parliament and other stakeholders. The introduction of
the Academy Sector Accounts has allowed the Department to publish information on the
academic performance of academies in the same document as the sector’s financial
position for the first time. Further improving the timeliness and accuracy of the accounts
will support more effective Parliamentary scrutiny of how taxpayer’s money has been
spent and what has been achieved. The Department can also make greater use of the
data it collects to prepare the Academy Sector Accounts to inform its oversight of
academies and to help academies improve their financial management. This is particularly
important given the current financial challenges facing schools, and the issues the
Department faces in identifying and addressing the risk of financial failures in schools, that
I reported on in my report of December 2016 Financial sustainability of schools.
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Recommendations
The Department has made significant progress in addressing the sources of error and
uncertainty that I noted in my report on the 2015-16 Departmental group accounts and has
plans in place for further improvements in the future. To continue this progress, the
Department should:
a. Gather evidence to support its recognition of land and building assets in the
Academy Sector Accounts. To address this, the Department is collecting information from
academy trusts on the basis on which they occupy the land and buildings that they use,
such as freehold, leasehold or licences. The Department then plans to use this information
to inform its decision on which land and buildings should be recognised in the Academy
Sector Accounts.
b. Continue to make improvements to its processes for valuing the land and buildings
that it recognises in the Academy Sector Accounts. In particular, it needs to provide
evidence that the valuations included in the accounts reflect the current condition of the
sector’s estate.
c. Build on the improvements it has made to its accounts production process to enable
it to publish Academy Sector Accounts for future years on a more timely basis, working
towards its commitment of producing them before the Parliamentary summer recess.
d. Work with HM Treasury to finalise their proposals on how the results of academy
trusts will be incorporated into the 2016-17 Whole of Government Accounts, which has a
year-end of 31 March.
e. Continue its efforts to minimise the reporting burden for academy trusts by
streamlining the accounts production process and further enhancing its engagement with
the sector.
f. Consider how it can ensure that it is deriving maximum value from the data it
collects to produce the Academy Sector Accounts to support its oversight of academies,
as well as to provide information to academies that could help them to improve their
financial management.
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g. Consider whether there is additional information that could be included in future
Academy Sector Annual Report and Accounts, such as trends in financial performance,
which could be of use to Parliament in holding the sector to account.
Sir Amyas C E Morse 24 October 2017
Comptroller and Auditor General
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
London
SW1W 9SP
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Financial statements
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Net Income
for the year ended 31 August 2016
2015/16
Note
£000
Operating income
Income
2
(20,498,368)
Operating expenditure
Staff costs
3
14,210,733
Other operating expenditure
4
5,753,568
Net operating income before conversions
(534,067)
Net (gain) on conversion of non-local authority academies
17
(938,139)
Net (gain) on conversion of local authority academies
17
(2,157,257)
Income for the year
(3,629,463)
Other comprehensive expenditure
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss:
Gain on revaluation of property, plant and equipment
5
(1,248,247)
Actuarial loss on defined benefit pension scheme
13
2,973,834
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss:
Fair value gain on investments
7
(4,925)
Other recognised losses
5,884
Total other comprehensive expenditure
1,726,546
Total comprehensive income
(1,902,917)
All income and expenditure reported in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Net
Income are derived from continuing operations of the Academy Sector.
The notes on pages 85 to 117 form part of these Accounts.
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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
as at 31 August 2016
2016
Note
£000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
5
48,207,502
Intangible assets
4,189
Investments
7
170,246
Receivables
8
11,087
48,393,024
Current assets
Inventories
9,500
Receivables
8
1,061,891
Cash and cash equivalents
9
3,223,866
4,295,257
Total assets
52,688,281
Current liabilities
Payables
10
(1,768,884)
Provisions
11
(2,551)
(1,771,435)
Total assets less current liabilities
50,916,846
Non-current liabilities
Payables
10
(100,818)
Provisions
11
(4,535)
Pension deficit
13
(7,358,639)
(7,463,992)
Assets less liabilities
43,452,854
Taxpayers’ equity
Charitable Funds
42,204,607
Revaluation Reserve
1,248,247
43,452,854
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Accounting Officer
The notes on pages 85 to 117 form part of these Accounts.
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended 31 August 2016
2015/16
Note
£000
Cash flows from operating activities
Net operating surplus
534,067
Depreciation
5
1,029,763
Impairment
5
260,625
Donations of PPE
5
(98,905)
Decrease in inventories
220
Increase in receivables
8
(196,730)
Increase in payables
10
211,624
Less movements in payables relating to items not passing
through net operating costs
(33,068)
Use of provisions
11
(1,735)
Non-cash pension movements
13
886,230
Employer pension contributions
13
(593,534)
Other non-cash transactions
79,753
Net cash inflow from operating activities
2,078,310
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of:
property, plant and equipment
5
(2,190,432)
intangible assets
(2,504)
investments
7
(54,509)
Investment income
2
14,767
Proceeds of disposal of:
property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
5
63,978
Investments
7
39,942
Net cash outflow from investing activities
(2,128,758)
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash acquired on conversion of academies
17
103,361
Loans received
19,263
Capital element of finance lease
13,805
Net cash inflow from financing activities
136,429
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year
9
85,981
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year net
of overdrafts
9
3,136,878
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year net of
overdrafts
9
3,222,859
The notes on pages 85 to 117 form part of these Accounts.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Taxpayers’
Equity
for the year ended 31 August 2016
Revaluation
Reserve
Charitable
Funds
Total
Note
£000
£000
£000
Balance at 1 September 2015
-
41,550,552
41,550,552
Surplus for the year
-
3,629,463
3,629,463
Other comprehensive income
Net gain/(loss) on:
revaluation of property, plant and equipment
5
1,248,247
-
1,248,247
fair value gain on investments
7
-
4,925
4,925
Actuarial loss on defined benefit pension
scheme
13
-
(2,973,834)
(2,973,834)
Other recognised losses
-
(5,884)
(5,884)
Total other comprehensive
income/(expenditure)
1,248,247
(2,974,793)
(1,726,546)
Total comprehensive income for the year
1,248,247
654,670
1,902,917
Movements in reserves
Transfers between reserves
-
-
-
Other Charitable Funds movements
-
(615)
(615)
Balance at 31 August 2016
1,248,247
42,204,607
43,452,854
The Charitable Funds represents total assets less liabilities related to the Sector’s schools,
less unrealised revaluation adjustments to property, plant and equipment, (see Note 1).
The Revaluation Reserve reflects the unrealised element of the cumulative balance of the
revaluation adjustments since 1 September 2015 to property, plant and equipment (see
Note 1).
The notes on pages 85 to 117 form part of these Accounts.
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Notes to the Accounts
1. Accounting policies
Statement of compliance
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the 2015-16 Government
Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) issued by HM Treasury (HMT). The accounting
policies contained in the FReM apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
as adapted or interpreted for the public sector context; these policies have been drafted
accordingly, except for the departures as noted in Annex 4. Where the FReM permits a
choice of accounting policy, the accounting policy which is judged to be most appropriate
to the particular circumstances of the Sector for the purpose of giving a true and fair view
has been selected. The particular policies adopted for 2015/16 are described below. They
have been applied consistently in dealing with items considered material in relation to the
accounts.
1.1 Accounting convention
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention modified to
account for the revaluation of certain assets and liabilities as set out in these accounting
policies.
1.2 Going concern
The accounts are produced on a going concern basis. The Academy Sector is financed by
the Department for Education (the Department), following decisions taken in the
Government’s Spending Review process and subsequent internal decision processes. The
spending review and forward plans include provision for the continuation of funding.
Therefore, the Department believes it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going
concern basis.
Individual academy trusts may have going concern issues arising from specific
circumstances of their operation, at both the trust and academy level. However, due to the
difference in scale between the sector as a whole and individual academies, going
concern risks to individual ATs are unlikely to lead to a going concern risk to the sector. In
addition, the Department has the power to re-broker struggling academies to stronger
academy trusts to maintain provision.
Consequently, the Department does not judge going concern weaknesses at individual
academies to impact the going concern assumption held at the sector level.
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1.3 Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation
uncertainty
The preparation of these accounts requires the Department to make judgements,
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, income and expenditure for the Sector. These are based on historic
and other factors that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for
making judgements. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-
going basis. The Department has specifically made such judgements on recognition of
land and buildings, valuation of land and buildings, accounting for capital expenditure and
assets under construction, accounting for the migration of opening balances and pensions.
The accounts have not offered any sensitivity analysis for these judgements.
1.3.1 Accounting framework
As mentioned in the Statement of Compliance above these accounts are prepared under
the FReM. Academy trusts across the sector adopt a different accounting framework;
FRS102 The Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102) and the Charities Statement of
Recommended Practice (SORP) based on UK generally accepted accounting policies.
The Department has completed a comparison review between FReM and SORP. Where
material differences have been identified adjustments are made in the consolidation
process in order to comply with FReM.
1.3.2 Recognition of land and buildings
A significant adjustment was made to academy trusts’ reported results for the Sector to
recognise all land and buildings used by academy trusts, irrespective of what the academy
trusts recognised in their own accounts. As the reporting body academy trusts are required
to consider compliance with SORP in recognition of their own land and buildings. In
accordance with the accounting framework adopted by academy trusts, some do not
recognise land and buildings utilised in their operations.
Accordingly, the Sector Accounts recognise all land and buildings to reflect the reality that
all academy trusts operate from buildings and receive the economic benefit from operating
their sites as academies. The Department considers the omission of such buildings and
the land on which they stand from the Sector’s Statement of Financial Position (SoFP)
would significantly understate the risks and rewards of use for the assets managed within
the Sector. Therefore, the Department commissioned valuations for all Sector land and
buildings consistent with the accounting policy adopted for property, plant and equipment.
1.3.3 Valuation of land and buildings
The accounts reflect land and buildings at valuation, which requires the application of
estimates and judgements. See Note 1.6 for more details about the property, plant and
equipment accounting policy.
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Land and buildings have been valued on a depreciated replacement cost (DRC) basis for
a modern equivalent asset, which involves a judgement that there are not significant
instances of non-specialist or surplus assets which might be appropriately valued on other
bases. The calculation of the DRC value of the modern equivalent asset is performed by
surveyors in accordance with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Appraisal
and Valuation Manual and the Department’s Building Bulletin 103 and Building Bulletin
102. The valuation of land and building assets on initial recognition is shown in property,
plant and equipment Note 5, in the Transfer on Conversion lines.
In accordance with the accounting policies selected by the Department, the Sector re-
values land and buildings every five years from the anniversary of their initial recognition.
Between quinquennial revaluations, asset values are updated using indices. The selection
of the indices used represents an accounting judgement. Buildings have been indexed
using the Office for National Statistics “Interim construction output prices: new work”.
Land values have been indexed, using the HPI residential land index issued by LSL
Acadata. The Department considers that a residential price index is the most appropriate
index to use across the academy sector’s portfolio of assets as a large majority of current
schools, and of potential new sites for schools, are in residential areas. However, this
represents a key judgement in the valuation of assets.
1.3.4 Accounting for capital expenditure and assets under construction
The structure of the Academy Sector and the scale of the Department’s capital
programme, including activity funded by individual academy trusts, means that accounting
for capital expenditure is inherently complex for the Sector and involves judgements over
the capitalisation of assets under construction.
Capitalisation of expenditure as part of the Department’s capital programme is reviewed as
part of the year end process in determining the appropriate value to capitalise for each
project in accordance with the requirements of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment
(IAS 16).
In accordance with the Sector’s accounting policy, capital programme expenditure is
capitalised as assets under construction where the development site’s ultimate academy
trust user has been identified; and that academy trust is included within the consolidation.
The Department judges the academy trust will receive the economic benefit from operating
the completed site. Instances where a development site’s academy trust has not yet been
identified do not lead to recognition of AuC assets by SARA. Expenditure for such sites is
recognised by the Departmental ARA who retains the future economic benefit until the
academy trust has been identified. Development site expenditure for known academy
trusts without an open academy does not lead to AuC recognition by SARA; since the
trusts do not have an open academy, they fall outside the consolidation boundary.
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A detailed review is performed of amounts reported by academy trusts with projects that
are part of the Department’s capital programme, with consolidation adjustments to align
reported values to those managed by the Department.
1.3.5 Valuation of balances on 1 September 2015
As discussed in the annual report, these Sector accounts are the first to be prepared
following Parliament’s approval to separate the Sector from the Departmental Group’s
ARA. The Department has removed (including comparatives) the income, spending,
assets and liabilities of academy trusts from its consolidated accounts from 2016-17. The
Department has also made additional adjustments to its 2015-16 comparative balances to
restore the Departmental Group to a single economic entity, excluding the Academy
Sector.
Due to the different reporting dates for the two groups (31 August and 31 March), there are
no directly equivalent Sector balances in the Departmental Group accounts for 2015-16.
The 2015-16 Departmental Group accounts contain Sector balances as at 31 March 2015
and 31 August 2016. Therefore, the Department was required to make judgements over
the identification and valuation of the Sector’s assets and liabilities as at 1 September
2015 for initial recognition by these Sector Accounts.
Assets and liabilities recognised on 1 September 2015 are taken from the accounts returns
submitted by academy trusts as at 31 August 2015 and, following central adjustments
such as land and buildings revaluation, used in the Department’s 2015-16 consolidation
process. Please refer to the Department's 2015-16 ARA
1
for a more detailed explanation
of the consolidation approach.
As mentioned elsewhere in this note, balances reported by academy trusts were
harmonised to bring them into line with the accounting policies adopted for the
consolidated Departmental accounts. A similar adjustment has been made by the
Department to the academy trusts’ reported balances to support the consolidation
approach for these accounts. In addition, the population of academy trusts included in
each ARA is different, the initial 1 September 2015 transferred balances includes fewer
academies than the 31 March 2016 Departmental ARA due to the continued movement of
academies (conversion, closure and merging) between the reporting dates.
1.3.6 Pension valuation for the Local Government Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme deficits are recognised in the SoFP – all other defined
benefit schemes are unfunded multi-employer schemes for which there are no underlying
assets or liabilities to allocate across the employers. Details of the pension deficit are
shown in Note 13.
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Pension scheme assets are held at fair value. Scheme liabilities are estimated using a
projected unit method and discounted at their current rate of return on a high quality
corporate bond of equivalent term to the liability. All estimates are performed by actuaries
in accordance with FRS102, which is materially consistent with IAS 19 Employee Benefits.
1.4 Basis of consolidation
These accounts present the consolidation of academy trusts which make up the Academy
Sector. Transactions between entities included in the consolidation are eliminated, to
present the consolidated financial performance and financial position for the academy
sector as a single economic entity. The consolidation underpinning SARA includes all
academy trusts with operational academies as at the 31 August year end. All academy
trusts which have open academies as at the 31 August prepare audited financial
statements.
Academy trusts have been classified by the Office for National Statistics as central
government public sector bodies since 2004. Up to 2015-16, ATs were included within the
Departmental consolidation boundary.
For the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years, the National Audit Office (NAO)
gave an adverse opinion on the Department’s consolidated accounts
2
3
4
. The Department
has continued to work with stakeholders, including Parliament and the Comptroller &
Auditor General, to address the issues arising from consolidating the Sector with a
31 August year end into the Department’s 31 March ARA.
In January 2016, the House of Commons Liaison Committee approved the Department’s
proposal for a new set of financial statements for the academy sector, based on a
September to August financial year. The approach does not fully align with the
requirements of Clear Line of Sight (which aims to align budgets, supply estimates and
accounts), principally because SARA is based on the Sector’s financial year rather than
government’s.
Since this is the first time SARA has been prepared, comparative data has not been
presented. Refer to Note 1.5 for further details.
1
The AR&A can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-
and-accounts-2015-to-2016
2
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579378/DfE_Consolidated_a
nnual_report_and_accounts_2015-16Web.pdf , P.77
3
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517766/DfE-consolidated-
annual-report-and-a-counts-2014-to-2015-Web-version.pdf , P.122
4
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397024/DfE_consolidated_an
nual_report_and_accounts_2013_to_2014.pdf , P.83
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The Department will still produce a separate set of consolidated accounts for its Group,
including grants paid to academy trusts, based on its April to March financial year.
Throughout these accounts ‘Department’ refers to the core Department whilst ‘Sector’
refers to the combination of all ATs that prepared audited statutory accounts as at the date
of this ARA.
1.5 Business combinations
1.5.1 Initial recognition of academy trusts
The assets and liabilities of the Sector have historically been consolidated into the
Department’s accounts. In preparing the consolidated accounts for the first time, opening
balances as at 1 September 2015 have been presented as a consolidation of the Sector
assets and liabilities as at that date, rather than presenting as a transfer by absorption into
the Sector with initial recognition at 1 September 2015. This has been considered the
more appropriate basis of presentation as (other than academies subject to Transfer on
Conversion into the Sector on 1 September) the ATs that are consolidated in these
accounts were in existence at 31 August 2015. Accordingly, assets and liabilities have not
been restated to fair value, with the exception of land and buildings which are
professionally revalued following conversion. In accordance with the SARA Accounts
Direction, no comparatives have been included.
The values reported at 1 September 2015 in these accounts do not agree to the value of
assets and liabilities removed from either the Departmental Group or EFA Group’s 2015-
16 accounts. This is due to differences in the population of academies (with those
academies opening between 1 September 2015 and 31 March 2016 not being reported in
the opening balances), and due to differences in consolidation adjustments (for example
for depreciation, indexation, and assets under construction movements) between
1 September 2015 and 31 March 2016.
1.5.2 In-year conversions
Academy trusts converting in-year are included using the method of absorption
accounting. Under absorption accounting assets and liabilities brought into the Sector are
not revalued to fair value but are transferred at the local authority's carrying value,
adjusted to align with the consolidation accounting policies. Carrying value is after
adjustments arising to align accounting policies (such as for land and buildings).
The net assets or liabilities acquired within the Sector through the business combinations,
for nil consideration, are recognised either in Operating Income or in Other
Comprehensive Income. Net assets and liabilities brought into the Sector from other
government bodies (predominantly ex-local authority maintained schools) are recognised
in non-operating costs. Net assets and liabilities brought into the Sector from outside the
public sector (predominantly converted faith and foundation schools) are recognised in
operating income to reflect the gain or loss to the public sector.
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Note 17 has further details of both combinations and the net assets and liabilities brought
into the Sector.
1.6 Property, plant and equipment
The asset value on capitalisation is measured at cost plus all direct costs, such as
installation, attributable to bringing it into working condition. Individual academy trusts
apply their own local accounting policies for capitalisation thresholds: therefore, the value
at which a purchased item will be capitalised vary across the sector, ranging from £500 to
£2,000.
Land and buildings are measured initially at cost and are restated to fair value
(depreciated replacement cost) using external professional valuations in accordance with
IAS 16 every five years, and in the intervening years by use of appropriate indices (as
detailed in Note 1.3.3). Other assets are valued at depreciated historical cost as a proxy
for fair value. For assets held for more than a year, the sector has applied the public sector
tender prices indices issued by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to academy
buildings, and the HPI residential land index issued by LSL Acadata to academy land.
More details are provided Note 1.3.3 above
The value of Assets Under Construction (AUC) is measured at cost plus direct costs
directly attributable to bringing the assets into working condition in line with IAS 16. Direct
costs include all costs associated with purchasing the land and property and bringing the
assets into use, and a fair proportion of the Sector’s internal costs. The Sector recognises
AuC assets where it has control over the asset, and the right to the future economic
benefit from that asset.
Upon conversion of an academy, the carrying value of academy land and buildings is
calculated at depreciated replacement cost in order to comply with its accounting policies.
The accounts do not reflect a revaluation adjustment as the valuation was before the
assets’ initial recognition in the Sector’s accounts.
Land and building assets are operated through a number of routes from freehold, through
leasehold to rentals. Where the Sector’s academy trust’s lease their land and building
assets from a local authority the majority of such leases are very long (often 100 or 125
years) and there is usually only a notional peppercorn or no rental cost. To reflect the
commercial and economic nature of such long low value leases, they are classified as
equivalent to freehold and all building assets are consolidated into a single asset class.
There are small number of sites within the sector that are operated through private finance
initiative (PFI) arrangements. Whilst the sites are managed through PFI arrangements the
ATs are not direct counterparties to the PFI agreements; which remain with their local
authorities or the ESFA.
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However, PFI sites have been recognised as land and building assets by the SARA since
the Department judges the economic benefit of occupation to flow to the Sector.
1.7 Depreciation
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the valuation of buildings and other
property, plant and equipment by equal instalments over their estimated useful lives. Land
and assets under construction are not depreciated but are assessed for impairment.
Asset lives, as applied by individual academy trusts, are in the following ranges:
Freehold buildings 4-125 years
Leasehold buildings 125 years or the lease term, whichever is shorter
Leasehold improvements 125 years or the lease term, whichever is shorter
Motor vehicles 3 – 10 years
IT equipment 2 – 10 years
Plant and machinery 3 – 30 years
Furniture and fittings 2 – 20 years
1.8 Revaluation and impairment of non-current assets
Increases in value are credited to the Revaluation Reserve, unless it is a reversal of a
previous impairment, which is credited to the SoCNI to the extent of the previous
impairment and then to the Revaluation Reserve, in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of
Assets (IAS 36).
Impairments of revalued assets that do not result from a clear consumption of economic
benefits are debited to the Revaluation Reserve up to the level of depreciated historical
cost. Any excess impairment is charged to the SoCNI. Each year, the realised element of
the reserve (i.e. an amount equal to the excess of the actual depreciation over
depreciation based on historical cost) is transferred from the reserve to the General Fund.
Impairment losses that result from a clear consumption of economic benefit are taken
directly to the SoCNI. Where the impairment relates to a revalued asset, the balance on
the Revaluation Reserve to which the impairment would have been charged is transferred
to the General Fund to ensure consistency with IAS 36.
On disposal of a revalued asset, the balance on the Revaluation Reserve in respect of that
asset becomes fully realised and is transferred to the General Fund. Gains and losses on
disposals are determined by comparing the disposal proceeds with the carrying amount
and are recognised in the SoCNI. All non-current assets are reviewed for impairment if
circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is
recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable
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amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell
and value in use.
1.9 Financial instruments
The Sector adopts IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures, IAS 32 Financial
Instruments: Presentation and IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and
Measurement. The Sector does not have any complex financial instruments. Financial
assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Sector becomes party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
1.9.1 Financial assets
Financial assets are classified as appropriate as loans and receivables; available-for-sale;
financial assets at fair value through profit and loss. Financial assets include cash and
cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and loans. The classification of financial
assets is determined at initial recognition. Financial assets are recognised initially at fair
value, normally being the transaction price plus, in the case of financial assets not at fair
value through profit or loss, directly attributable costs. Presently, the Sector does not have
any financial assets that need to be classified as financial assets at fair value through profit
or loss.
The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification:
Available-for-sale assets
The Sector holds investments which are classified as available for sale and are carried at
fair value. Fair value is calculated as the closing bid price as at the year end. Movements
in the fair value are recognised in the SoCNI.
Receivables
Trade and other receivables have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted on
an active market. They do not carry any interest and are initially recognised at their face
value. Appropriate allowances (provisions/write-offs) for estimated irrecoverable amounts
(bad debts) are recognised in the SoCNI when there is objective evidence that the asset is
impaired. The allowance recognised is measured as the difference between the asset’s
carrying amount and the estimated future recoverable amount.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and on demand deposits.
1.9.2 Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as financial liabilities measured at amortised cost.
Financial liabilities include trade and other payables, loans and accruals. The Sector does
not currently have financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss; neither
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does it have derivative financial instruments. The Sector determines the classification of its
financial liabilities at initial recognition.
The measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification:
Payables
Trade and other payables including accruals are generally not interest bearing and are
stated at their face value on initial recognition. Subsequently, they are measured at
amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Loan liabilities
The Sector is able to take out interest free loans for the purchase cost of solar panels and
the Sector recognises only the sums outstanding at the year end. The Sector may also
take out interest bearing loans with the Secretary of State’s permission. The Sector states
such loans at their face value on initial recognition. Subsequently, the Sector measures
interest bearing loans at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.10 Grant income
Grant income from the Department and other government bodies is recognised on an
accruals basis.
1.11 Operating income
Operating income is income which relates directly to the operating activities of the Sector,
and is generated by the Sector in the course of its educational activities; which can
encompass fundraising income, hire of facilities and sponsorship income.
1.12 Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the leases transfer
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the leased assets to the lessee. All
other leases are classified as operating leases. Operating leases are charged to the
SoCNI as expenditure is incurred.
1.13 Pensions
The Sector has adopted FRS102, which is materially consistent with IAS 19, Employee
Benefits, to account for its pension schemes.
Accordingly, for funded defined benefit schemes the Sector recognises a liability in respect
of any deficit, being the excess of the present value of the scheme’s liabilities over the
value of the assets in the scheme, to the extent that the Sector has a legal or constructive
obligation to make good the deficit in the scheme. The pension scheme surplus (to the
extent that it is considered recoverable) or deficit is recognised in full on the face of the
SoFP. Actuarial gains/losses from the scheme are recognised in reserves.
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Where the Sector makes contributions to defined contribution and unfunded defined
benefit pension schemes (which do not have underlying assets) the Sector recognises
contributions payable in the SoCNI.
Further details of the pension schemes are available in Note 13.
1.14 Early departure costs
The Sector is required to meet the additional cost of benefits beyond the normal pension
scheme benefits in respect of some employees who retire early, and of compensation
payments payable to some employees who take early severance.
1.15 Provisions
The Sector makes provision in the accounts where the following criteria are met in
accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets (IAS 37).
The criteria are as follows:
a legal or constructive obligation exists that will result in the transfer of economic
benefit;
the transfer is probable; and
a reliable estimate can be made.
1.16 Value added tax
Most of the activities of the Sector are outside the scope of VAT. In general output tax
does not apply, or where it does, input tax on purchases is not recoverable. Irrecoverable
VAT is charged to the relevant expenditure category or included in the capitalised
purchase cost of property and equipment and intangible assets. Where output tax is
charged or input tax is recoverable, the amounts are stated net of VAT.
1.17 Corporation tax
The Sector’s ATs are considered to pass the tests set out in paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of
the Finance Act 2010 and therefore meet the definition of charitable companies for UK
corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, ATs are potentially exempt from taxation in respect
of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the
Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to
the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
However, the Sector recognises low levels of corporation tax arising from the small
number of trading subsidiaries held by ATs that fall outside of paragraph 1 schedule 6
above.
1.18 Early adoption
The Sector has not adopted early any accounting standards in 2015/16.
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1.19 IFRSs in issue but not yet effective
In order to comply with the requirements of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in
Accounting Estimates and Errors, the Department must disclose where it has not applied a
new IFRS that has been issued but is not yet effective. The Department has carried out a
review of the IFRSs in issue but not yet effective, to assess their impact on its accounting
policies and treatment. The full impact of the IFRSs in issue but not yet effective is not
known and could be material to the accounts: the Department has therefore, chosen not to
early adopt requirements of the following accounting standards and interpretations, which
have an effective date after the start of these accounts:
Standard
Effective
FReM
Application
Impact
IFRS 9
Financial
Instruments
1 January
2018
Subject to
consultation
This change simplifies the classification and
measurement of financial assets, as well as
amending when and how impairments are
calculated and reported, moving from an
incurred loss to an expected loss model. This
will result in impairments being recognised
earlier than under IAS 39 Financial
Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
While the Sector is materially exposed to
financial instruments; the Department does not
anticipate any significant impact from adopting
this standard.
IFRS 15
Revenue from
Contracts with
Customers
1 January
2018
Subject to
consultation
The changes set out steps for revenue
recognition along with requirements for
accounting for contract costs.
The Sector does have some exposure to this
new standard through its own fund raising
activities. However the Department does not
expect a significant impact due to the simple
nature of the contracts.
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Standard
Effective
FReM
Application
Impact
IFRS 16
Leases
1 January
2019
Subject to
consultation
The proposed changes simplify the
classification and measurement of leases by
introducing a single lessee accounting model,
removing the distinction between recognising
an operating lease (off-balance sheet financing)
and a finance lease (on-balance sheet
financing). The new standard requires
recognition of all leases which last over 12
months to be recognised as a finance lease
(on-balance sheet). This will result in the
recognition of a right-to-use asset, measured at
the present value of future lease payments,
with a matching liability. The pattern of
recognition of the expenditure will result in
depreciation of the right-to-use asset and an
associated finance cost being recognised.
Since all leases of land and buildings are
recognised on the Sector’s SoFP, the main
impact will be for non-land and building leases.
The Department has not yet quantified the
impact.
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2. Income
2015/16
£000
Grant income
DfE/EFA revenue grants income:
General annual grant
14,805,298
Pupil premium grant
817,780
Other DfE/EFA revenue grants
533,014
Other DfE Group revenue grants
54,272
Other revenue grants:
Local Authority Special Educational
Needs grants
456,349
Other Local Authority revenue grants
352,608
Other grants
55,326
Revenue grant income
17,074,647
DfE/EFA capital grants
1,780,016
Local Authority capital grants
114,796
Other capital grants
4,729
Capital grant income
1,899,541
Non-grant income
Income from activities for generating
funds
436,870
Catering income
185,822
Capital donations
171,417
Revenue donations
152,810
Rental income
109,427
Investment income
14,767
Other income
453,067
Other income
1,524,180
20,498,368
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3. Staff costs
2015/16
Permanently employed
staff
Temporary
staff costs
Total
£000
£000
£000
Salaries
10,589,261
-
10,589,261
Temporary staff costs
-
697,407
697,407
Social security
844,758
20,864
865,622
Pension costs
1,944,790
43,733
1,988,523
Severance payments
68,624
1,516
70,140
13,447,433
763,520
14,210,953
Less recoveries in respect of outward secondments
(191)
(29)
(220)
13,477,242
763,491
14,210,733
Staff numbers and other relevant disclosures are included within the Remuneration and
Staff Report in the Accountability Section, see section 7.
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4. Other operating expenditure
2015/16
£000
Educational supplies
580,572
Building maintenance and repair cost
459,418
Premises costs including rates and service charges
438,213
Catering
363,159
Consultancy and other professional fees
296,245
IT and telecommunications costs
246,650
Utilities
245,209
Exam fees
203,255
Staff related costs
180,716
PFI charge
80,153
Insurance Costs
43,895
Rentals under operating leases:
land and buildings
38,504
other operating leases
48,179
Auditors’ remuneration:
audit fees
29,816
non-audit fees
9,474
Travel and subsistence
1,662
Bank charges and interest
1,586
Other expenditure
1,117,939
Non-cash Items
Depreciation
1,029,763
Amortisation
2,250
Impairment
260,625
Loss on disposals
75,332
Provisions:
provided in year
1,236
not required and written back
(283)
5,753,568
Auditors’ remuneration relates to the fees incurred by academy trusts for the audit of their
financial statements and other services.
The National Audit Office charges a notional fee of £400,000 for the audit of this ARA. This
is not reported in the values above.
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5. Property, plant and equipment
Land &
Buildings
Leasehold
Improve’ts
IT
Equipment
Plant &
Machinery
Furniture
& Fittings
Motor
Vehicles
Assets
Under
Construct’n
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost or valuation
At 1 September 2015
40,576,009
274,658
965,274
155,454
937,629
30,286
1,188,237
44,127,547
Additions
526,415
72,377
130,355
12,653
134,111
4,460
1,310,061
2,190,432
Acquired on conversion
103
:
LA
2,261,811
406
10,351
1,464
25,274
633
50,615
2,350,554
Non-LA
830,526
83
3,547
361
3,901
(23)
148,356
986,751
Donations
89,598
282
2,665
-
1,615
451
4,294
98,905
Disposals
(134,573)
(2,882)
(38,260)
(473)
(8,210)
(912)
(4,869)
(190,179)
Revaluations
673,530
(41)
81
17
26
-
-
673,613
Impairment charge
(260,136)
(174)
(11)
(27)
(277)
-
-
(260,625)
Reclassifications
1,022,319
3,702
4,310
(75)
5,782
14
(1,036,052)
-
Transferred from EFA
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,675
2,675
At 31 August 2016
45,585,499
348,411
1,078,312
169,374
1,099,851
34,909
1,663,317
49,979,673
Depreciation
At 1 September 2015
(133,283)
(38,603)
(661,269)
(57,744)
(460,125)
(16,600)
-
(1,367,624)
Charged in year
(661,003)
(24,886)
(177,538)
(17,351)
(143,620)
(5,365)
-
(1,029,763)
Disposals
1,278
2,076
38,078
346
8,139
665
-
50,582
Revaluations
574,714
-
(80)
-
-
-
-
574,634
Reclassifications
(730)
752
(1,306)
178
1,130
(24)
-
-
At 31 August 2016
(219,024)
(60,661)
(802,115)
(74,571)
(594,476)
(21,324)
-
(1,772,171)
Carrying value as at:
1 September 2015
40,442,726
236,055
304,005
97,710
477,504
13,686
1,188,237
42,759,923
31 August 2016
45,366,475
287,750
276,197
94,803
505,375
13,585
1,663,317
48,207,502
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For more detail, please see Note 17 – Transfer on conversion
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Land and building assets have been presented as a single asset class to reflect the
common valuation techniques (depreciated replacement cost) applied to the estate
as a whole. The Sector operates its land and building assets through a number of
routes from freehold, through leasehold to rentals. Where the Sector leases its land
and building assets from their local authority the majority of such leases are very
long (often 100 or 125 years) and there is usually only a notional peppercorn, or in
some instances no, rental cost. To reflect the commercial/economic nature of such
long low value leases they have been classified as equivalent to freehold and
consolidated all land and building assets into a single asset class.
Land and building assets acquired by the Sector on conversion into academy
schools are valued on a basis consistent with other land and building assets;
depreciated replacement cost. Following the initial recognition all its school land and
building assets will be revalued in line with Sector accounting policy every five years,
necessitating an expansion of the rolling revaluation programme. Land and building
assets for all Sector sites opened after 31 March 2012 are revalued, at latest, on the
five-year anniversary of their opening. Valuations (and revaluations) of land and
buildings, following academies’ move into the sector, have been performed by Kier
Group plc.
The Sector’s surveyors revalue land and buildings in accordance with the Royal
Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Appraisal and Valuation Manual and the
Department’s Building Bulletins 102 and 103.
Included within the closing value of land and buildings is £15.6 billion of land held by
academy trusts.
Assets under construction relate to IT and school building construction projects.
Assets under construction include £10.3 million of staff costs incurred by the ESFA in
year.
Assets funded through PF2 are also included within this note, and are subject to the
same accounting policies.
6. Financial instruments
6.1 Financial risk management
As the cash requirements of academies are met through grants from central and
local government, financial instruments play a more limited role in creating and
managing risk than would apply to non-public sector bodies of a similar size. The
majority of financial instruments relate to contracts for non-financial items in line with
the Sector’s expected purchase and usage requirements and the Sector is therefore
exposed to little credit, liquidity or market risk.
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Due to the largely non-trading nature of their activities and the way in which
academies are financed, the Sector is not exposed to the degree of financial risk
faced by business entities. Moreover, financial instruments play a much more limited
role in creating or changing risk than would be typical of companies. The Sector has
very limited powers to borrow or invest surplus funds. Financial assets and liabilities
are generated by day-to-day operational activities and are not held to change the
risks facing academies in undertaking their activities.
However, the Sector entered into several financial instruments during 2015/16 that
are material to this account.
Liquidity risk
The Sector’s funding requirements (as well as its capital expenditure) are financed
by central and local government entities. The Sector is therefore not exposed to any
significant liquidity risks.
Interest-rate risk
The Sector’s financial instruments carry either nil or fixed rates of interest and it is
not therefore exposed to significant interest-rate risk. The Sector follows the rules set
out in the Academies Financial Handbook (AFH).
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a service user or counterparty to a financial instrument will
fail to pay amounts due causing financial loss to the Sector and arises principally
from cash and outstanding debt. The Sector’s exposure to credit risk can be split into
three broad sources:
banks that hold academy investments. This is immaterial and bound by the
rules in the AFH.
amounts due from central and local government entities, such as VAT and
accrued capital grants. This is considered low risk.
amounts due from non-government entities for, such as trade receivables.
Market risk
The Sector is exposed to market risk through its market valued investment portfolio.
The majority of the Sector’s investment portfolio comprises investment funds and/or
unit trusts managed by professional money managers, and is subject to the rules in
the AFH.
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6.2 Financial assets by category
Cash & cash
equivalents
Loans and
receivables
held at
amortised
cost
Held to
maturity
investments
at amortised
cost
Designated at
fair value
through
SOCNI
2016
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Investments
-
-
11,027
159,219
170,246
Receivables
-
1,072,978
-
-
1,072,978
Cash
3,223,866
-
-
-
3,223,866
4,467,090
6.3 Financial liabilities by category
Carried at
amortised
cost
Carried at
fair value
Held for
trading at
fair value
2016
£000
£000
£000
£000
Payables
Loans
74,855
-
-
74,855
Other payables
1,794,847
-
-
1,794,847
1,869,702
7. Investments
Investments
at cost
Investments
at fair value
Total
£000
£000
£000
1 September 2015
16,967
132,096
149,063
Additions
2,358
52,151
54,509
Acquired on conversion
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:
LA
-
1,647
1,647
Non-LA
(254)
49
(205)
Disposals
(1,479)
(38,204)
(39,683)
Fair value gain
-
4,925
4,925
Impairment
(10)
-
(10)
Reclassifications
(6,555)
6,555
-
Balance at 31 August 2016
11,027
159,219
170,246
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8. Receivables
2016
£000
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade receivables
93,355
VAT receivable
219,148
Accrued capital grants
159,370
Prepayments and other accrued income
453,439
Other receivables
136,579
Total receivables falling due within one year
1,061,891
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Trade receivables
138
Accrued capital grants
1,909
Prepayments and accrued income
1,330
Other receivables
7,710
Total receivables due after one year
11,087
9. Cash and cash equivalents
2016
£000
Balance at 1 September 2015
3,138,408
Acquired on conversion
105
103,361
Net change excluding conversions
(17,903)
Balance at 31 August 2016
3,223,866
The following balances are held at:
Cash at bank and in hand:
Commercial banks
3,223,866
Overdrafts:
Commercial banks
(1,007)
Balance at 31 August 2016
3,222,859
Included in the above is £250 million in relation to amounts held for third parties, with
£217 million of this relating to 16-19 Bursary funds, £16 million for Parent Teacher
Associations or equivalent, and the remainder for other items.
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10. Payables
2016
£000
Amounts falling due within one year:
Accruals and deferred income
659,091
Trade payables
471,076
Other payables
319,802
Tax and social security payables
237,211
Deferred capital grants
58,466
Loans
13,914
VAT payables
4,979
Finance leases
3,338
Overdrafts
1,007
Total payables due within one year
1,768,884
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Loans
60,941
Other payables
24,083
Finance leases
15,794
Total payables due after more than one year
100,818
Loan maturity analysis
The analysis below shows the maturity of loans payable by ATs:
2016
£000
Within one year
13,914
After more than one year but less than five years
42,870
More than five years
18,071
74,855
11. Provisions for liabilities and charges
Property
Other
Total
£000
£000
£000
At 1 September 2015
3,291
4,577
7,868
Additional charge in year
173
1,063
1,236
Provision utilised in year
(546)
(1,189)
(1,735)
Provision released during the year
(24)
(259)
(283)
Balance of provision at 31 August 2016
2,894
4,192
7,086
Not later than one year
737
1,814
2,551
Later than one year and not later than five years
2,157
472
2,629
Later than five years
-
1,906
1,906
Balance of provision at 31 August 2016
2,894
4,192
7,086
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12. Capital and other commitments
12.1 Capital commitments
Contracted and approved commitments at 31 August not otherwise included in these
financial statements:
2016
£000
Property, plant and equipment
397,497
397,497
12.2 Commitments under leases
12.2.1 Operating leases
Total future minimum lease payments under operating leases are given in the table
below for each of the following periods.
2016
£000
Land and buildings
Not later than one year
46,986
Later than one year and not later than five years
161,786
Later than five years
606,020
814,792
Other
Not later than one year
58,967
Later than one year and not later than five years
95,113
Later than five years
78,255
232,335
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12.2.2 Finance leases
Total future minimum lease payments under finance leases are given in the table
below for each of the following periods.
2016
£000
Land and buildings
Not later than one year
1,122
Later than one year and not later than five years
4,296
Later than five years
10,587
16,005
Other
Not later than one year
124
Later than one year and not later than five years
441
Later than five years
121
686
12.3 Obligations under PFI contracts
The total amount charged in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income in respect
of off-balance sheet (SoFP) PFI or other service concession transactions was
£80.2 million. Total future minimum payments under other service concession
arrangements are given in the table below for each of the following periods.
2016
£000
Not later than one year
55,543
Later than one year and not later than five years
206,192
Later than five years
646,279
908,014
12.4 Other financial commitments
The Sector has entered into non-cancellable contracts (which are not leases, PFI
contracts or other service concession arrangements). The payments to which the
Sector are committed are as follows.
2016
£000
Non-cancellable contracts
Not later than one year
5,636
Later than one year and not later than five years
5,186
Later than five years
9,360
20,182
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13. Pension scheme disclosures
13.1 Academies’ pension schemes
The Sector participates in a range of pension schemes for its employees.
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) is a statutory, contributory, defined benefit
scheme. It operates under the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 (as amended)
and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 (as amended).
Membership is automatic for full-time teachers and part-time teachers in academies
on appointment or change of contract, although teachers may opt out.
The TPS is an unfunded scheme and members contribute on a ‘pay as you go’
basis. Employee and employer contributions are credited to the
Exchequer. Retirement and other pension benefits are paid by public funds provided
by Parliament.
The latest actuarial valuation of the TPS was carried out as at 31 March 2012 and
was published by DfE in June 2014. Subsequently, the employer contribution rate
increased from 14.1% to 16.4% on 1 September 2015. In addition, and on the same
date, employers commenced payment of a 0.08% levy to cover administration
expenses.
The next actuarial valuation will be as at 31 March 2016, whereupon the employer
contribution rate is subject to change from 1 April 2019.
The valuation report and supporting documentation can be found on the Teachers'
Pension Scheme website
106
.
The SARA has accounted for employer contributions to the TPS as if it was a
defined contribution scheme.
Local Government Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is open to non-teaching staff in ATs and
is a funded multi-employer defined benefit scheme. This is therefore the Sector’s
only scheme for which the scheme administrators can allocate the underlying assets
and liabilities to the employing organisations.
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The LGPS is a single national scheme that is administered at a local level by fund
units that in many, but not all cases, approximate local authorities. Whilst the
scheme is national, benefits are accrued at the local fund level.
The scheme provides funded defined benefits, historically on the basis of final
pensionable salary and from 1 April 2015 on the basis of career average salary. The
assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the sector and are invested
in managed funds. Employer contribution rates are determined by a qualified actuary
and on the basis of triennial valuations.
Parliament has agreed, at the request of the Secretary of State for Education, to a
guarantee that, in the event of academy closure, outstanding LGPS liabilities would
be met by the Department. The guarantee came into force on 18 July 2013.
Employers’ contributions totalled for 2015/16 were £594 million. The agreed
contribution for future years range from 7.2% to 29.4% for employers’ dependant on
local authority.
Following the triennial valuation of local government pension schemes at 31 March
2016, each academy's employer contribution rate will increase from April 2017,
although they will increase at the maximum of 1% per annum until employers reach
their new rate. Schemes confirmed these increases with each academy in the first
half of 2017. In addition, the lump sum annual contributions will increase.
13.2 Summary of movements in the LGPS net liability
Funded pension schemes are shown on a net liability basis (or net asset where the
total scheme asset balance exceeds the gross liability). This means that scheme
assets are deducted from the gross pension liability balance.
2015/16
£000
At 1 September 2015
3,750,398
Net liabilities assumed on conversion
107
342,796
Current service cost
739,690
Employee contributions
3
Employer contributions
(593,534)
Benefits paid
473
Past service cost
3,650
Net finance cost
138,639
Settlements
567
Curtailments
2,123
Actuarial loss
2,973,834
At 31 August 2016
7,358,639
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As shown in the table above, the change in the net pension liability is largely dictated
by three factors:
the actuarial loss
the current service costs which increase the liability
the net interest costs which increase the liability
This volatility of actuarial gains or losses is predominantly due to the change in
assumptions, in particular the discount rate net of inflation and demographic
assumptions.
The current service cost is an estimate made by scheme actuaries of the benefit
earned by employees in the year and it is used to determine standard contribution
rates for each scheme. In 2015-16 these standard contribution rates increased for a
number of schemes, including TPS and LGPS, resulting in higher levels of
employer’s expenditure. The actual rate of employer contributions is determined as
part of a funding valuation using different assumptions.
The net interest cost reflects the increase in the present value of the pension liability
during the year because the benefits are one period closer to settlement. The
financing cost is based on the discount rate (including inflation) at the start of the
year and is calculated on the gross liability of unfunded schemes and the net liability
of funded schemes. The expense from unwinding the discount rate is recognised
against net expenditure.
An analysis of the in-year movement in LGPS gross obligations and gross assets are
provided in Notes 13.3 and 13.4. Employee contributions and benefits paid impacted
on both the gross liability and the scheme assets and so have a mainly neutral
impact on the net liability.
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13.3 Movements in the present value of LGPS gross liability
2015/16
£000
At 1 September 2015
8,206,499
Liabilities assumed on conversion
108
:
Local Authority
456,541
Non-local Authority
102,353
Current service cost
739,690
Interest cost
339,635
Employee contributions
174,670
Past service cost
3,650
Actuarial loss
3,623,482
Benefits paid
(85,903)
Unfunded benefits paid
473
Losses on curtailments
2,123
At 31 August 2016
13,563,213
13.4 Movements in the fair value of LGPS gross assets
2015/16
£000
At 1 September 2015
4,456,101
Assets acquired on conversion of academy schools
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:
Local Authority
178,863
Non-local Authority
37,235
Employer contributions
593,534
Employee contributions
174,667
Actuarial gain
649,648
Benefits paid
(85,903)
Assets transferred on scheme settlement
(2,125)
Effect of non-routine settlements
1,558
Interest income
200,996
At 31 August 2016
6,204,574
13.5 Scheme assets
2015/16
Percentage
Equities
66%
Corporate bonds
12%
Property
8%
Gilts
4%
Cash and other liquid assets
3%
Other
7%
100%
108
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13.6 Analysis of non-interest costs charged to SoCNI
2015/16
£000
Current service cost
739,690
Past service cost
3,650
Loss on curtailments and settlements
2,123
Loss on transfer of assets on scheme settlements
2,125
Net cost
747,588
13.7 Analysis of interest costs charged to SoCNI
2015/16
£000
Interest income
(200,996)
Interest on scheme liabilities
339,635
Net cost
138,639
13.8 Analysis of amounts in other comprehensive expenditure
2015/16
£000
Total actuarial loss
2,973,834
Net cost
2,973,834
13.9 Major financial assumptions
Table setting out the LGPS
2015/16
Rate of Inflation
1.8% - 2.3%
Rate of increase in salaries
3.1% - 4.1%
Discount rate
2.0% - 3.4%
Rate of return on pensions
1.8% - 3.2%
Based on appropriate professional advice, academy trusts have set the financial
assumptions used in the preparation of the actuarial valuation of liabilities
appropriate for their individual circumstances. These assumptions have a range of
uncertainty. Pension schemes operate over very long timescales and these
assumptions may not be borne out in practice. The movement in pension liabilities
reflects the movement in the actuarial assumptions in the year.
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14. Contingent liabilities
Quantifiable
The sector holds the following quantifiable contingent liability to be disclosed under
IAS 37.
2016
£000
At 1 September 2015
1,625
Changed during accounting period
1,820
At 31 August 2016
3,445
Unquantifiable
During the operation of its Funding Agreement, in the event of an AT’s sale or
disposal by other means of an asset for which a Government capital grant was
received, the AT is required either to re-invest the proceeds or to repay the Secretary
of State the same proportion of the proceeds of the sale or disposal as equates with
the proportion of the original cost met by the Secretary of State.
Upon termination of the Funding Agreement, whether as a result of the Secretary of
State or the AT serving notice, the AT shall repay to the Secretary of State sums
determined by reference to:
the value at the time of the trust's site and premises and other assets held for
the purpose of the AT; and
the extent to which expenditure incurred in providing those assets was met by
payments by the Secretary of State under the Funding Agreement.
15. Related party transactions
Related parties for the sector include the Department and the management of the
Department. The relationship between the Department and the sector is considered
in the Grant Trackers included in the accountability section of the annual report at
paragraph 8.3. The relationship between management of the Department and the
sector have been disclosed in the ARA for the Department
110
.
The following tables shows the value of all other related party transactions entered
into by the sector during the year. Examples of these include transactions with:
subsidiary companies or shared services; diocesan education authorities; a charity
classified as a related party; and trustees (or trustees’ family members) providing
services to the trust. Details of related parties are disclosed in trusts’ own accounts.
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2015/16
Number of
related party
transactions
Payments to
related
parties
Number
£000
£1 to £50,000
2,636
24,627
£50,001 to £100,000
183
12,585
£100,001 to £200,000
119
16,006
£200,001 to £250,000
25
5,662
£250,001+
70
61,922
3,033
120,802
2015/16
Number of
related party
transactions
Receipts
from related
parties
Number
£000
£1 to £50,000
857
9,574
£50,001 to £100,000
135
9,541
£100,001 to £200,000
88
11,471
£200,001 to £250,000
16
3,565
£250,001+
59
39,066
1,155
73,217
Details of investigations carried out, identifying any issues in relation to related
parties, can be found in the published academies financial management and
governance reviews
111
, and academies investigation reports
112
.
111
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academies-financial-management-and-governance-
reviews
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16. Events after the reporting period
Academy trusts have continued to be incorporated and open new academy schools
throughout the period from 31 August 2016 to the date that these accounts were
authorised for issue. Annex 8 includes all new academy trusts as well as those
operational as at the year end.
These Sector accounts apply IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period, except for
the requirement that the accounts be adjusted for events that existed in the reporting
period that are not included in the AT accounts. Any significant events will be
disclosed as non-adjusting events.
These accounts were authorised for issue by Jonathan Slater (Accounting Officer)
on the date they were certified by the Comptroller & Auditor General. With the
exception of the above, there have not been any other significant post reporting
period events that have required disclosures in the accounts.
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17. Transfer on conversion
LA
Non-LA
Total
£000
£000
£000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
2,350,554
986,751
3,337,305
Intangible assets
44
-
44
Investments
1,647
(205)
1,442
2,352,245
986,546
3,338,791
Current assets
Inventories
88
-
88
Receivables
31,473
5,438
36,911
Cash and cash equivalents
83,676
19,685
103,361
115,237
25,123
140,360
Current liabilities
Payables
(27,593)
(6,489)
(34,082)
(27,593)
(6,489)
(34,082)
Non-current liabilities
Payables
(4,603)
(1,923)
(6,526)
Provisions
(351)
-
(351)
Pension scheme deficit
(277,678)
(65,118)
(342,796)
(282,632)
(67,041)
(349,673)
Net asset transferred on conversion - total
2,157,257
938,139
3,095,396
On an existing school’s conversion to an academy status (such as a local authority
maintained school, foundation school, faith school, etc.) the assets and liabilities of
the school will be transferred at cost to the academy trust that operates the school.
For academy schools without a legacy school (such as free schools and studio
schools) assets and liabilities may be inherited by the academy trust from third
parties such as sponsors.
In either case the academy trust, will account for all inherited assets and liabilities
introduced to the sector on the opening of an academy school under absorption
accounting. New assets and liabilities are not revalued to fair value on introduction
but carried at net book value. Land and building assets and pension scheme
valuations are adjusted arising from harmonising accounting policies for new assets
and liabilities.
Transfer on conversion settlements occur in the year after conversion of an academy
school when there are changes to accounting estimates of the value of transferred
assets and liabilities, for example pension or property, plant and equipment. Schools
convert into academies throughout the reporting period.
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Annex 1 – Sector development data
Academies that closed during the reporting period for the Academies Act (1 August
2015 to 31 July 2016) and HMT Accounts Direction 1 September 2015 and 31
August 2016.
(source: Academies sponsored and converter - Edubase as at August 2016
113
; Free schools,
studio schools and UTCs - KIM Mart as at August 2016 )
Academy name
Type
Reason for closure
August 2015
Stockport Technical School
Free Schools
Closure
Dawes Lane Academy
Free Schools - Alternative
Provision
Closure
Create Studio
Studio Schools
Closure
Durham Studio School
Studio Schools
Closure
Inspire Enterprise Academy
Studio Schools
Closure
Black Country UTC
University Technical College
Closure
Hackney University Technical
College
University Technical College
Closure
Bushloe High School
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
John Cleveland College
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Mount Grace High School
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Sutherland Business and
Enterprise College
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Wrockwardine Wood Arts
Academy
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Brookfield House School
Academy Special Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Castlegreen Community School
Academy Special Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Springwell Dene School
Academy Special Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Longslade Community College
Academy Sponsor Led
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
113
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academy-projects-in-development
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Academy name
Type
Reason for closure
September 2015
The Marlowe Academy
Academy Sponsor Led
Closure
Filton Avenue Junior School
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
December 2015
Weston Academy
Academy Converter
Closure
Hessle Penshurst Primary
School
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
January 2016
Haybrook College PRU
Academy Alternative
Provision Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Haybrook College
Academy Special Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
February 2016
Manchester Creative and Media
Academy
Academy Sponsor Led
Transferred to new sponsor
July 2016
Charnwood College (Upper)
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
August 2016
Oasis Academy Hextable
Academy Sponsor Led
Closure
Bradford Studio School
Studio Schools
Closure
Tendring Enterprise Studio
School
Studio Schools
Closure
The Midland Studio College
Hinckley
Studio Schools
Closure
The Midland Studio College
Nuneaton
Studio Schools
Closure
The Studio School Luton
Studio Schools
Closure
Broadfield East Infant School
and Nursery
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Cheam Park Farm Junior School
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Leysland High School
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Sundorne School and Sports
College
Academy Converter
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
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Academy name
Type
Reason for closure
Hagley Park Academy
Academy Sponsor Led
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Robert Bruce Middle School
Academy Sponsor Led
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
The Grange School
Academy Sponsor Led
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
The William Bradford Academy
Academy Sponsor Led
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
St Michael's Secondary School
Free Schools
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Central Bedfordshire UTC
University Technical College
Result of Amalgamation/Merger
Ely College
Academy Converter
Transferred to new sponsor
Hassenbrook Academy
Academy Converter
Transferred to new sponsor
The Chafford School, A
Specialist Business and
Enterprise College
Academy Converter
Transferred to new sponsor
The Priory School
Academy Converter
Transferred to new sponsor
Hillside Primary School
Academy Sponsor Led
Transferred to new sponsor
New Campus Basildon Studio
School
Studio Schools
Transferred to new sponsor
Restated figure 7 - Number of academies by type and provision open and opened by 31 August
2016 (source: Academies sponsored and converter - Edubase as at August 2016
114
; Free
schools, studio schools and UTCs - KIM Mart as at August 2016 )
Provision type
Academy
type
Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
provision
Total
Opened in
year
2015/16
Sponsored
156
36
10
2
204
Converter
394
53
29
17
493
Free school
24
35
5
4
68
Total
574
124
44
23
765
Total open
at 31
August
2016
Sponsored
990
597
33
13
1,633
Converter
2,182
1,434
150
43
3,809
Free school
117
207
19
32
375
Total
3,289
2,238
202
88
5,817
114
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Restated figure 9 - Academies in MATs as at 31 August 2016 by phase and type (source:
Academies sponsored and converter - Edubase as at August 2016
115
; Free schools, studio
schools and UTCs - KIM Mart as at July 2016 )
Restated figure 10 – Number of academies per MAT as at 31 August 2016
116
(source: Edubase
July 2016
117
)
115
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-
academy-projects-in-development
116
Restated for 31 August 2016 in Annex 1
117
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-
academy-projects-in-development
282
168
114
50
111
32 9 4 6
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2 3 4 5 6 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41+
Number of MATs
Number of Academies in MAT
74%
(2,445)
48%
(1,066)
60%
(122)
63%
(55)
90%
(1,471)
53%
(2,005)
57%
(212)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Primary Secondary Special Alternative Sponsored Converter Free
Type of provision
Type of academy
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Annex 2 – Academy provision by local
authority
Proportion of state-funded schools operating as academies by LA at 31 July 2016 (source:
Academies sponsored and converter – Edubase as at July 2016
118
; Free schools, including
studio schools and UTCs - KIM Mart
119
as at July 2016 )
Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
Barking and Dagenham
44
11%
12
42%
2
50%
1
0%
Barnet
89
13%
26
65%
4
0%
2
0%
Barnsley
77
40%
10
40%
2
100%
1
100%
Bath and North East
Somerset
61
18%
16
81%
3
100%
0
-
Bedford
53
15%
20
85%
3
67%
1
100%
Bexley
57
44%
16
100%
5
0%
1
0%
Birmingham
298
31%
87
63%
27
11%
7
86%
Blackburn with Darwen
55
13%
12
75%
3
33%
2
50%
Blackpool
31
48%
7
100%
3
33%
1
0%
Bolton
96
13%
20
45%
6
17%
4
100%
Bournemouth
27
85%
12
100%
2
50%
0
-
Bracknell Forest
31
3%
6
33%
1
0%
1
0%
Bradford
157
17%
34
65%
8
25%
7
0%
Brent
59
14%
15
87%
4
25%
2
0%
Brighton and Hove
52
4%
10
30%
6
0%
2
0%
Bristol City of
105
40%
22
86%
9
0%
4
0%
Bromley
77
81%
17
94%
4
25%
2
100%
Buckinghamshire
182
9%
37
81%
10
20%
3
0%
Bury
63
6%
13
0%
3
0%
2
0%
118
Number of Academies data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-
academy-projects-in-development
119
Number of Free schools data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-
schools-and-successful-applications
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123
Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
Calderdale
84
24%
14
71%
3
0%
1
0%
Cambridgeshire
205
20%
33
97%
9
33%
3
67%
Camden
43
7%
10
10%
5
0%
4
25%
Central Bedfordshire
97
26%
32
72%
4
50%
1
100%
Cheshire East
124
30%
22
77%
5
40%
2
50%
Cheshire West and
Chester
130
8%
19
47%
10
20%
2
0%
City of London
1
0%
0
-
0
-
0
-
Cornwall
235
48%
32
56%
4
25%
7
100%
Coventry
85
21%
23
83%
8
25%
3
0%
Croydon
85
48%
23
74%
6
0%
4
0%
Cumbria
270
10%
38
61%
5
20%
3
0%
Darlington
29
72%
8
100%
2
100%
1
0%
Derby
72
14%
15
60%
6
0%
3
33%
Derbyshire
350
4%
45
42%
10
0%
3
0%
Devon
306
24%
43
67%
10
0%
4
75%
Doncaster
99
23%
18
100%
5
0%
3
33%
Dorset
130
28%
32
53%
5
20%
5
0%
Dudley
78
10%
20
50%
7
0%
2
0%
Durham
218
6%
32
47%
10
10%
1
0%
Ealing
68
7%
14
36%
6
0%
2
0%
East Riding of Yorkshire
123
6%
18
33%
3
0%
1
0%
East Sussex
152
15%
29
59%
10
80%
1
100%
Enfield
67
7%
20
45%
6
0%
1
0%
Essex
451
25%
79
91%
19
37%
6
17%
Gateshead
67
4%
9
78%
6
17%
1
0%
Gloucestershire
246
17%
39
85%
12
25%
5
20%
Greenwich
63
0%
15
60%
4
25%
1
0%
Hackney
58
10%
15
53%
3
0%
1
0%
Halton
49
8%
8
63%
4
25%
1
0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
37
24%
13
85%
4
0%
3
100%
Hampshire
427
3%
70
43%
26
12%
7
14%
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Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
Haringey
64
17%
14
57%
4
0%
2
50%
Harrow
40
10%
12
83%
4
25%
2
50%
Hartlepool
30
20%
5
60%
2
50%
1
0%
Havering
60
15%
18
78%
3
67%
1
0%
Herefordshire
78
23%
16
69%
4
50%
1
0%
Hertfordshire
402
8%
84
75%
25
16%
8
13%
Hillingdon
69
26%
21
90%
7
71%
1
100%
Hounslow
54
9%
17
88%
5
20%
1
0%
Isle of Wight
40
8%
8
63%
2
0%
1
0%
Isles Of Scilly
0
-
1
0%
0
-
0
-
Islington
45
7%
11
27%
5
40%
4
25%
Kensington and Chelsea
26
4%
6
67%
2
50%
1
100%
Kent
453
27%
100
73%
23
4%
7
0%
Kingston upon Hull City of
71
63%
12
67%
6
50%
6
67%
Kingston upon Thames
36
14%
11
91%
3
100%
1
0%
Kirklees
141
10%
29
55%
6
0%
3
0%
Knowsley
50
4%
6
50%
4
25%
1
0%
Lambeth
60
3%
18
56%
5
0%
2
100%
Lancashire
482
2%
86
28%
30
0%
10
10%
Leeds
221
12%
42
57%
7
14%
4
25%
Leicester
82
17%
18
11%
8
13%
2
0%
Leicestershire
223
43%
53
96%
6
50%
1
0%
Lewisham
65
3%
14
21%
5
0%
1
0%
Lincolnshire
279
26%
55
91%
20
55%
2
50%
Liverpool
118
3%
31
52%
12
0%
3
67%
Luton
48
17%
13
54%
3
0%
1
0%
Manchester
134
25%
28
71%
13
15%
2
0%
Medway
78
40%
18
94%
5
80%
2
0%
Merton
44
7%
8
38%
3
0%
1
0%
Middlesbrough
41
54%
7
86%
4
0%
3
100%
Milton Keynes
88
15%
12
67%
6
17%
2
50%
Newcastle upon Tyne
72
7%
16
63%
5
20%
1
0%
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Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
Newham
66
11%
20
40%
2
50%
3
33%
Norfolk
353
23%
54
74%
11
9%
2
100%
North East Lincolnshire
47
77%
10
100%
2
100%
2
100%
North Lincolnshire
63
22%
14
79%
2
0%
2
50%
North Somerset
61
15%
11
91%
3
0%
1
0%
North Tyneside
55
2%
16
13%
5
0%
1
0%
North Yorkshire
312
5%
42
26%
10
10%
5
20%
Northamptonshire
257
41%
41
95%
12
58%
2
50%
Northumberland
122
6%
41
29%
8
0%
1
0%
Nottingham
73
48%
16
94%
5
20%
6
33%
Nottinghamshire
281
15%
46
91%
11
18%
0
-
Oldham
85
15%
14
64%
4
50%
1
0%
Oxfordshire
233
28%
38
84%
14
36%
1
100%
Peterborough
57
19%
12
75%
5
20%
1
0%
Plymouth
69
29%
19
89%
7
0%
1
100%
Poole
28
61%
9
78%
3
67%
1
100%
Portsmouth
48
23%
10
60%
5
40%
0
-
Reading
39
26%
10
80%
4
50%
1
0%
Redbridge
51
6%
18
39%
4
0%
4
25%
Redcar and Cleveland
44
25%
10
70%
3
33%
1
0%
Richmond upon Thames
45
11%
10
80%
2
0%
0
-
Rochdale
69
4%
12
25%
4
0%
1
0%
Rotherham
94
40%
16
75%
6
50%
2
0%
Rutland
17
65%
4
100%
1
0%
0
-
Salford
76
5%
15
40%
4
25%
4
0%
Sandwell
94
19%
18
72%
4
0%
3
0%
Sefton
75
0%
20
55%
5
0%
2
0%
Sheffield
134
32%
28
82%
10
0%
1
0%
Shropshire
129
9%
21
62%
2
50%
1
0%
Slough
29
59%
14
71%
2
50%
1
100%
Solihull
60
15%
14
86%
5
20%
3
0%
Somerset
213
21%
38
74%
9
11%
4
0%
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Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
South Gloucestershire
92
9%
18
83%
4
0%
1
0%
South Tyneside
45
11%
9
33%
4
0%
1
0%
Southampton
54
31%
12
33%
6
17%
2
50%
Southend-on-Sea
34
15%
12
92%
5
20%
2
50%
Southwark
73
15%
18
83%
9
11%
1
0%
St. Helens
54
4%
9
22%
3
0%
2
0%
Staffordshire
297
24%
71
52%
23
26%
6
0%
Stockport
84
5%
13
38%
6
0%
3
0%
Stockton-on-Tees
60
25%
13
77%
4
100%
1
0%
Stoke-on-Trent
71
38%
16
81%
4
0%
2
0%
Suffolk
252
21%
50
76%
9
56%
14
14%
Sunderland
81
25%
18
78%
6
67%
4
0%
Surrey
301
20%
55
64%
23
13%
8
0%
Sutton
41
22%
14
79%
3
67%
2
0%
Swindon
62
47%
12
92%
6
17%
1
0%
Tameside
75
15%
15
47%
5
20%
1
0%
Telford and Wrekin
54
7%
12
58%
4
0%
2
50%
Thurrock
39
64%
11
91%
2
50%
1
100%
Torbay
30
73%
9
78%
3
33%
0
-
Tower Hamlets
70
9%
18
22%
6
0%
2
50%
Trafford
67
10%
18
67%
6
33%
2
0%
Wakefield
113
45%
18
94%
5
0%
3
0%
Walsall
85
18%
19
84%
7
0%
2
0%
Waltham Forest
51
33%
18
39%
4
75%
3
0%
Wandsworth
60
12%
11
82%
7
0%
3
0%
Warrington
69
0%
13
69%
3
0%
1
0%
Warwickshire
191
21%
36
81%
10
30%
0
-
West Berkshire
66
3%
10
60%
2
0%
2
0%
West Sussex
228
16%
41
44%
11
0%
2
0%
Westminster
41
17%
12
92%
3
33%
1
100%
Wigan
102
10%
20
35%
6
0%
1
100%
Wiltshire
200
26%
31
81%
6
33%
0
-
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Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
Windsor and Maidenhead
46
26%
14
79%
2
50%
1
0%
Wirral
90
2%
21
71%
12
0%
1
100%
Wokingham
52
6%
9
67%
2
0%
2
0%
Wolverhampton
74
27%
19
74%
8
38%
4
0%
Worcestershire
181
14%
45
71%
9
44%
6
50%
York
50
12%
9
33%
2
0%
1
0%
The following LAs had changes between 31
st
July 2016 and 31
st
August 2016
Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
Bath and North East
Somerset
61
20%
Bolton
96
17%
Bradford
33
64%
Bromley
77
82%
Central Bedfordshire
31
71%
Cornwall
235
51%
31
55%
Doncaster
99
25%
East Sussex
152
16%
29
62%
Essex
78
91%
Kent
453
28%
Knowsley
6
67%
Leicestershire
51
96%
Lincolnshire
20
60%
Luton
12
50%
Norfolk
353
24%
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Primary
Secondary
Special
Alternative
Provision
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
No. of state-
funded schools
Proportion that
are academies
North Yorkshire
312
5%
Northamptonshire
257
42%
Nottingham
73
51%
Rotherham
94
44%
Salford
15
47%
Sheffield
134
34%
Solihull
60
17%
Staffordshire
297
25%
Stockton-on-Tees
60
28%
13
85%
Stoke-on-Trent
71
39%
Suffolk
252
24%
Wakefield
113
46%
Warrington
69
3%
Warwickshire
35
80%
York
50
18%
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Annex 3 – Pupil characteristics and attainment data
Table A - Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for FSM by academy status (1)
Type of academy (5)
All pupils (2)(3)
Number on
roll
Number of pupils known to
be eligible for and claiming
FSM
Percentage known to be eligible for and claiming
FSM
Primary converter academy
574,511
76,931
13.4
Primary sponsored academy
261741
65061
24.9
Total primary academies
836,252
141,992
17.0
Secondary converter academy
1,281,346
130,279
10.2
Secondary sponsored academy
457,067
104,765
22.9
Total secondary academies
1,738,413
235,044
13.5
Special converter academies
15,188
5,650
37.2
Special sponsored academies
1,900
853
44.9
Total special academies
17,088
6,503
38.1
AP converter academies (4)
1,788
734
41.1
AP sponsored academies (4)
789
377
47.8
Total AP academies (4)
2,577
1,111
43.1
Total all academies
2,594,330
384,650
14.8
Source: School Census, January 2016
1. Includes middle/all through schools as deemed.
2. Includes full time and part time pupils who are sole or dual main registrations. Includes boarders.
3. Pupils who have full time attendance and are aged 15 or under, or pupils who have part time attendance and are aged between 5 and 15.
4. Alternative provision establishments also teach dual subsidiary registered pupils who are not included in these totals.
5. Includes free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools.
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Table B: Pupils with special educational needs in academies, 2016
Number on
roll
Pupils with statements of
SEN/ EHC plan
Pupils with SEN
support
Total pupils with
SEN
Number
Incidence
(%)(3)
Number
Incidence
(%)(3)
Number
Incidence
(%)(3)
Primary
converter
academy
605,260
7,575
1.3
68,250
11.3
75,825
12.5
Sponsor-led
primary
academy
279,178
3,992
1.4
39,106
14.0
43,098
15.4
Total primary
academies (4)
884,438
11,567
1.3
107,356
12.1
118,923
13.4
Secondary
converter
academy
1,527,447
24,631
1.6
147,052
9.6
171,683
11.2
Sponsor-led
secondary
academy
512,999
10,042
2.0
70,568
13.8
80,610
15.7
Total
secondary
academies (4)
2,040,446
34,673
1.7
217,620
10.7
252,293
12.4
Special
converter
academy
18,421
17,868
97.0
463
2.5
18,331
99.5
Sponsor-led
special academy
2,071
2,041
98.6
30
1.4
2,071
100.0
Total special
academies (4)
20,492
19,909
97.2
493
2.4
20,402
99.6
AP academies
2,587
306
11.8
1,813
70.1
2,119
81.9
Source: School Census, January 2016
(1) Includes pupils with a statement of special educational needs, at School Action and School Action Plus.
(2) Includes pupils who are sole or dual main registrations.
(3) Incidence of pupils - the number of pupils with SEN expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils on roll.
(4) Includes free schools, UTCs and studio schools.
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Table C: Number of state funded mainstream schools with results by school
type in England, 2016
Number of
schools with
KS4 results in
2015
Number of
schools with
KS4 results in
2016
Number of
schools with
KS2 results in
2015
Number of
schools with
KS2 results in
2016
LA maintained
mainstream schools
1,227
1,120
12,803
12,292
Converter academies
1,272
1,322
1,375
1,744
Sponsored academies
503
562
689
866
Total number of
academies and LA
maintained schools
3,002
3,004
14,867
14,902
Source :
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584473/SFR03_2017.p
df (KS4), https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-
2016-revised (KS2)
Table D: Key stage 4-Attainment 8 and Progress 8 by school type, England
2016
Number of
schools
Number of pupils
at the end of key
stage 4
Average
Attainment 8
score
Average
Progress 8
score
LA Maintained
Mainstream schools
1,120
191,701
49.9
-0.03
Academies and free
schools
1,975
337,542
51.3
0.03
Of which Sponsored
academies
562
85,080
45.9
-0.14
Of which Converter
academies
1,322
247,551
53.3
0.09
Source: Table 15 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-
england-2015-to-2016)
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Table E – KS2 pupils meeting expected and high standards by school type and
pupil characteristics, 2016
Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in
Reading, Writing TA and Maths
Mainstream
sponsored
academies
Mainstream
converter
academies
LA maintained
mainstream
schools
All state-
funded
mainstream
schools
All Pupils
44
57
54
54
Pupils eligible for and
claiming free school meals
33
38
37
37
All other pupils
47
60
57
57
Asian
48
61
56
56
Black
49
53
52
52
Chinese
65
70
72
71
Mixed
48
59
57
56
White
42
57
54
54
Any other ethnic group
42
57
50
50
Unclassified
32
52
43
43
No Identified SEN
51
65
62
62
All SEN pupils
13
17
15
15
SEN Support
13
17
16
16
SEN with a statement or
EHC plan
8
12
11
11
Source: Analysis of NPD KS2 data 2016
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Table F: Attainment 8 Score and Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A* to C
GCSE grades including English and maths in academies and LA maintained
schools by length of time open
School type
Number of
schools
with
results
Average
Attainment 8 score
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A* to
C GCSEs
including English and maths
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
Converter academies
1,322
52.1
53.3
63.6%
64.2%
64.4%
Open for one academic year
49
50.5
51.1
-
60.5%
58.5%
Open for two academic years
68
50.6
51.5
61.6%
60.2%
59.9%
Open for three academic years
159
49.6
50.6
57.1%
58.1%
57.7%
Open for four academic years
368
50.8
52.3
61.4%
61.5%
62.5%
Open for five academic years
652
53.5
54.7
66.3%
67.4%
67.6%
Open for six or more academic years
26
56.1
57.3
72.5%
73.1%
72.6%
Sponsored academies
562
43.2
45.9
45.3%
46.0%
47.2%
Open for one academic year
55
43.8
46.3
-
46.8%
47.8%
Open for two academic years
59
43.3
46.0
45.0%
45.8%
46.8%
Open for three academic years
78
42.4
45.0
41.5%
43.8%
43.4%
Open for four academic years
61
41.6
44.5
41.7%
43.0%
45.1%
Open for five academic years
49
42.2
45.5
44.3%
44.8%
46.4%
Open for six or more academic years
260
43.8
46.4
47.8%
47.3%
48.6%
LA maintained schools
1,120
48.6
49.9
55.9%
56.3%
56.4%
Source: Table 18 & 20
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584473/SFR03_2017.p
df
Table G: Average point score per entry, state funded mainstream schools
A Level
Academic
Studies
Tech Level
Applied
General
Local authority maintained
mainstream schools
29.63
29.72
37.56
38.50
Sponsored academies -
mainstream
26.18
26.34
36.84
37.22
Converter academies -
mainstream
32.07
32.31
37.22
38.30
Free schools
26.23
26.28
33.45
33.35
Free schools (16-19)
33.89
34.14
30.00
32.49
University technical
colleges (UTCs)
20.22
20.66
35.73
32.32
Studio schools
24.73
24.79
32.73
32.43
All State Funded Mainstream
30.84
31.03
36.89
37.99
Source: Table 1a, National Tables, A Level and other 16-18 results: 2015-16
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised
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Table H – Summary of MAT performance
Key Stage 2 reading
progress
Key Stage 2 Writing
progress
Key Stage 2 Maths
progress
Key Stage 4
Progress 8
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Significantly above average
17
17.9
34
35.8
28
29.5
11
23.4
Above average
21
22.1
16
16.8
21
22.1
5
10.6
Average
6
6.3
3
3.2
4
4.2
0
0.0
Below Average
22
23.2
20
21.1
21
22.1
7
14.9
Significantly below average
29
30.5
22
23.2
21
22.1
24
51.1
Total
95
100.0
95
100.0
95
100.0
47
100.0
Source: Multi Academy Trust Performance Measures
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-academy-trust-performance-
measures-2015-to-2016
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Table I – KS2 reading progress measure by school type by pupil characteristics, 2016
Source: Analysis of NPD KS2 data 2016
Mainstream sponsored
academies
Mainstream converter
academies
LA maintained mainstream
schools
All state-funded mainstream
schools
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
All Pupils
-0.9
-1.0
-0.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pupils eligible
for and
claiming FSM
-1.6
-1.7
-1.4
-0.9
-1.1
-0.8
-0.8
-0.9
-0.8
-0.9
-0.9
-0.9
All other pupils
-0.7
-0.8
-0.6
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
Asian
-0.8
-1.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
Black
0.0
-0.3
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
Chinese
1.3
0.1
2.5
1.5
0.7
2.2
1.4
1.1
1.7
1.4
1.1
1.7
Mixed
-0.2
-0.5
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.5
White
-1.1
-1.2
-1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
Any other
ethnic group
-0.2
-0.7
0.3
1.0
0.6
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.7
Unclassified
-0.9
-1.6
-0.2
0.9
0.4
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.4
No Identified
SEN
-0.5
-0.6
-0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
All SEN pupils
-2.7
-2.9
-2.5
-1.4
-1.6
-1.3
-1.4
-1.5
-1.4
-1.5
-1.6
-1.5
SEN Support
-2.5
-2.7
-2.3
-1.2
-1.4
-1.1
-1.2
-1.2
-1.1
-1.3
-1.3
-1.2
SEN with a
statement or
EHC plan
-4.2
-4.7
-3.7
-3.1
-3.5
-2.7
-3.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.4
-3.5
-3.3
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Table J – KS2 writing progress measure by school type by pupil characteristics, 2016
Mainstream sponsored
academies
Mainstream converter academies
LA maintained mainstream
schools
All state-funded mainstream
schools
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
All Pupils
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pupils eligible
for and
claiming FSM
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.7
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.4
All other pupils
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Asian
1.4
1.2
1.6
1.0
0.8
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
Black
1.8
1.5
2.0
1.1
0.8
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.3
Chinese
3.2
2.0
4.4
1.9
1.1
2.7
1.6
1.3
1.9
1.8
1.5
2.0
Mixed
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
White
0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
Any other
ethnic group
1.8
1.3
2.3
1.3
0.8
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.7
Unclassified
-0.2
-0.9
0.5
-0.4
-1.0
0.1
-0.3
-0.6
-0.1
-0.4
-0.6
-0.2
No Identified
SEN
1.2
1.1
1.2
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
All SEN pupils
-2.6
-2.8
-2.4
-2.9
-3.0
-2.8
-2.6
-2.7
-2.6
-2.6
-2.7
-2.6
SEN Support
-2.4
-2.6
-2.2
-2.7
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.4
-2.3
-2.4
-2.5
-2.4
SEN with a
statement or
EHC plan
-4.1
-4.6
-3.7
-4.3
-4.7
-4.0
-4.3
-4.4
-4.2
-4.3
-4.4
-4.2
Source: Analysis of NPD KS2 data 2016
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Table K – KS2 Maths progress measure by school type by pupil characteristics, 2016
Mainstream sponsored
academies
Mainstream converter academies
LA maintained mainstream
schools
All state-funded mainstream
schools
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
All Pupils
-0.4
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pupils eligible
for and claiming
FSM
-1.2
-1.3
-1.0
-0.7
-0.8
-0.6
-0.6
-0.7
-0.6
-0.7
-0.7
-0.7
All other pupils
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
Asian
1.2
1.0
1.3
1.9
1.8
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.8
Black
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.7
Chinese
6.2
5.1
7.2
4.5
3.8
5.1
4.4
4.1
4.7
4.5
4.3
4.8
Mixed
-0.4
-0.7
-0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
White
-0.7
-0.8
-0.7
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.4
-0.3
Any other ethnic
group
1.8
1.4
2.3
2.3
2.0
2.7
2.4
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.5
Unclassified
-0.7
-1.3
-0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.1
No Identified
SEN
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
All SEN pupils
-2.1
-2.3
-2.0
-1.3
-1.4
-1.2
-1.4
-1.4
-1.3
-1.4
-1.4
-1.4
SEN Support
-1.8
-2.0
-1.7
-1.0
-1.1
-0.9
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-1.1
-1.2
-1.1
SEN with a
statement or
EHC plan
-4.4
-4.8
-4.0
-3.6
-3.9
-3.3
-3.8
-3.9
-3.6
-3.8
-3.9
-3.7
Source: Analysis of NPD KS2 data 2016
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Table L – KS4 Progress 8 by school type and pupil characteristics, 2016
Source: Analysis of NPD KS4 data 2016
Mainstream sponsored academies
Mainstream converter
academies
LA maintained mainstream
schools
All state-funded mainstream
schools
Average
Progress 8
score
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress
8 score
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress 8
score
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
Average
Progress 8
score
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Confidence
Limit
All Pupils
-0.15
-0.15
-0.14
0.09
0.09
0.10
-0.03
-0.04
-0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pupils eligible
for and claiming
FSM
-0.42
-0.43
-0.40
-0.32
-0.33
-0.30
-0.40
-0.41
-0.39
-0.38
-0.39
-0.37
All other pupils
-0.07
-0.08
-0.06
0.13
0.13
0.14
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.06
Asian
0.26
0.23
0.28
0.41
0.40
0.43
0.29
0.27
0.30
0.33
0.33
0.34
Black
0.24
0.22
0.27
0.24
0.22
0.26
0.18
0.16
0.20
0.21
0.20
0.22
Chinese
0.87
0.73
1.01
0.66
0.59
0.73
0.71
0.61
0.81
0.70
0.65
0.75
Mixed
-0.09
-0.12
-0.05
0.10
0.08
0.12
-0.1
-0.13
-0.08
-0.01
-0.03
0.00
White
-0.24
-0.25
-0.23
0.05
0.04
0.05
-0.1
-0.11
-0.10
-0.06
-0.06
-0.05
Any other ethnic
group
0.58
0.52
0.64
0.51
0.47
0.55
0.45
0.41
0.50
0.50
0.47
0.53
Unclassified
-0.22
-0.30
-0.14
0.10
0.05
0.14
-0.05
-0.11
0.00
-0.25
-0.28
-0.22
No Identified
SEN
-0.08
-0.09
-0.07
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.06
All SEN pupils
-0.50
-0.52
-0.48
-0.26
-0.28
-0.25
-0.42
-0.43
-0.41
-0.37
-0.38
-0.37
SEN Support
-0.51
-0.53
-0.49
-0.26
-0.28
-0.25
-0.42
-0.44
-0.41
-0.38
-0.39
-0.37
SEN with a
statement or
EHC plan
-0.42
-0.47
-0.37
-0.27
-0.31
-0.24
-0.40
-0.44
-0.37
-0.35
-0.37
-0.33
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Table M – KS4 average attainment 8 per pupil by school type and pupil
characteristics, 2016
Mainstream
sponsored
academies
Mainstream
converter
academies
LA
maintained
mainstrea
m Schools
All state-
funded
mainstream?
All Pupils
46.0
53.3
50.0
50.8
Pupils eligible for and claiming
FSM
39.5
42.5
41.2
41.1
All other pupils
47.7
54.4
51.4
52.2
Asian
49.4
56.3
51.5
53.2
Black
48.3
51.5
48.8
49.5
Chinese
60.6
64.7
60.8
62.9
Mixed
47.4
54.1
49.7
51.3
White
45.2
53.0
49.8
50.6
Any other ethnic group
47.9
53.1
50.3
50.8
Unclassified
44.1
52.7
50.1
45.2
No Identified SEN
48.5
55.5
52.3
53.2
All SEN pupils
32.0
37.6
34.2
35.2
SEN Support
32.8
38.8
38.8
36.3
SEN with a statement or EHC
plan
27.4
31.3
31.3
29.6
Source: Analysis of NPD KS4 data 2016
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Table N – KS4 percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C GCSEs including
English and Maths by school type and pupil characteristics, 2015-2016
Mainstream
sponsored
academies with
results in 2015 and
2016
Mainstream
converter
academies with
results in 2015 and
2016
LA maintained
mainstream
schools with
results in 2015
and 2016
S
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
All Pupils
46.0
47.2
64.2
64.4
56.3
56.4
Pupils eligible for and claiming
FSM
31.1
32.0
38.1
38.5
35.3
35.4
All other pupils
50.2
51.2
66.9
67.0
59.8
59.8
Asian
52.5
53.2
68.6
68.8
59.0
58.7
Black
49.6
51.4
57.2
58.4
51.8
51.3
Chinese
68.5
74.4
82.3
81.6
72.9
73.6
Mixed
47.4
49.6
66.1
65.1
56.6
54.6
White
44.7
45.8
63.9
64.2
56.1
56.5
Any other ethnic group
51.0
49.6
61.1
60.6
57.7
55.4
Unclassified
44.8
43.5
62.0
61.7
56.9
56.4
No Identified SEN
52.2
52.8
70.0
69.4
62.3
61.8
All SEN pupils
15.6
16.9
26.4
27.3
20.0
20.3
SEN Support
16.3
17.6
28.2
29.0
20.9
21.3
SEN with a statement or EHC
plan
11.7
12.9
18.9
18.1
16.4
14.8
Source: Analysis of NPD KS4 data 2015, 2016
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Annex 4 – HMT Accounts Direction
ACCOUNTS DIRECTION GIVEN BY HM TREASURY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE AGREED REPORTING FRAMEWORK FOR ACADEMY TRUST SCHOOLS
1. This Direction applies to the Department for Education in respect of the
preparation of a set of consolidated Academy Accounts (known as the “Sector
Annual Report and Accounts” or “SARA”) for academy trust schools
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.
2. The SARA must be produced in accordance with the Chief Secretary to the
Treasury’s letter to the Secretary of State for Education dated 10 March 2015.
3. The Department for Education shall prepare the SARA for the academic year
which ended 31 August 2016, consolidating all academy trusts which were
open during that year. The SARA shall be prepared in accordance with the
accounting principles and disclosure requirements of the edition of the
Government Financial Reporting Manual issued by HM Treasury (“the FreM”)
which is in force for the financial year 2015-16. Specific disclosure
requirements need not be satisfied if the information is not material.
4. The SARA shall be prepared so as to:
(a) give a true and fair view of the state of affairs as at 31 August 2016, of the
income and expenditure, changes in taxpayers’ equity and cash flows of the
sector of academy trust schools taken as a whole; and
(b) provide disclosure of any material expenditure or income that has not been
applied to the purposes intended by Parliament or material transactions that
have not conformed to the authorities which govern them
5. The Performance Report, the Accountability Report and the Statement of
Financial Position
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shall be signed and dated by the Principal Accounting
Officer of the Department for Education.
6. The Statement of Accounting Officer’s responsibilities
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shall be signed and
dated by the Principal Accounting Officer for the Department for Education.
120
In this direction, “academy trust school” means, “an independent educational institution that is publicly funded by central
government directly (rather than through a local authority) and run by a charitable company, subject to a funding agreement
with the Secretary of State for Education.”
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In accordance with the FReM requirement to produce a Performance Report, Accountability Report and Statement of
Financial Position.
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In accordance with the FReM requirement to produce a Statement of Accounting Officer’s responsibilities.
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7. The consolidated Academy Accounts for the academic year ended 31 August
2016 shall not include comparative balances within the financial statements for
the prior academic year ended 31 August 2015.
8. The Accountability Report will include additional information in the form of a
“grant tracker” (as set out below), which reconciles the grant income reported
by academy trust schools in the academic year to grant paid by the Department
for Education in the respective financial years to 31 March. A grant tracker will
be prepared for each of capital grant and revenue grant. Amendments to the
format of the grant tracker should be agreed with the National Audit Office.
9. Compliance with the requirements of the FReM will, in all but exceptional
circumstances, be necessary for the accounts to give a true and fair view. If, in
these exceptional circumstances, compliance with the requirements of the
FReM is inconsistent with the requirement to give a true and fair view, the
requirements of the FReM should be departed from only to the extent
necessary to give a true and fair view. In such cases, informed and unbiased
judgement should be used to devise an appropriate alternative treatment which
should be consistent with both the economic characteristics of the
circumstances concerned and the spirit of the FReM. Any material departure
from the FReM should be discussed in the first instance with HM Treasury.
Derogations from Annual Report & Accounts requirements, agreed with HM
Treasury
Issue Rationale Reference
Directors’ Report
Identity of Chair and Chief
Executive
The sector does not have a
single Chair or Chief
Executive, unlike
Departments, NDPBs, etc.
FReM 5.3.9
Composition of
Management Board
The sector does not have a
unified Management
Board, unlike Departments,
NDPB, etc.
FReM 5.3.9
Details of significant
Management Board
directorships and interests
Not applicable to sector as
no unified Board structure
FReM 5.3.9
Personal data-related
incidents
Data not collected from
ATs for 2015/16
FReM 5.3.9
Governance Statement
Compliance with Corporate
Individual academy trusts
FReM 5.3.13-14, MPM
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Governance Statement
Governance Code of
Conduct
set local corporate
governance policies –no
over-arching opinion
possible for sector. ESFA
governance of the sector
covered in Governance
Report.
A7.1B
Accountability Statement
Statement of Parliamentary
Supply plus related notes
As the sector is not a
Department, the
requirement for SoPS is
not applicable. Grant
tracker in place to disclose
grants received from
Department for Education.
FReM 5.3.4, 5.3.28
Fees and charges
Information not collected
from individual ATs for
2015/16. Not considered
applicable to non-fees-and-
charges-based
organisations such as ATs.
FReM 5.3.4
Remote contingent
liabilities
Not applicable to sector,
which is not a Department
per se.
FReM 3.2.12
Public Sector Information
Holder disclosures (fees
and charges)
Information not collected
from individual ATs for
2015/16.
FReM 3.2.12
Long-term financial trends
Prior year figures have not
been disclosed in the
accounts and, for
consistency, prior year
comparators have not been
included in the
Accountability Report for
2015/16.
PES (2016) 12, 10.1
Remuneration / Staff
Report
Cash Equivalent Transfer
Not disclosed as no unified
FReM 5.3.21
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Remuneration / Staff
Report
Value disclosures for
ministers and directors
board of directors or
Ministers specifically
allocated to the sector
(Ministers’ details disclosed
in DfE ARAs)
Payments to past directors
Disclosures not made for
individual AT directors due
to scale of data.
FReM 5.3.24
Payments for loss of office
Disclosed on an aggregate
level: disclosures not made
for individual AT directors
due to scale.
FReM 5.3.24
Fair pay disclosures (pay
multiples)
Robust data not available
for 2015/16.
FReM 5.3.25, 26
Remuneration Policy
Individual academy trusts
set local remuneration
policies –few over-arching
policies for sector. Broad
sector-level policies &
principles disclosed.
FReM 5.3.20
Single figure total
remuneration for each
minister and director
Not disclosed as no unified
board of directors or
Ministers specifically
allocated to the sector
(Ministers’ details disclosed
in DfE AR&As).
SARA discloses number of
staff trustees paid in each
£10k band above £60k
(inc. salary, NI and pension
employer contributions),
and number of non-staff
trustees (not remunerated).
SARA will also identify ATs
with directors receiving
more than £150k in an
annex – individual directors
FReM 5.3.21
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Remuneration / Staff
Report
are identifiable via ATs’
AR&As.
Pension entitlements -
remuneration for each
minister and director
Not disclosed as no unified
board of directors or
Ministers specifically
allocated to the sector
(Ministers’ details disclosed
in DfE ARAs).
AT directors’ remuneration
disclosed in aggregate
(excluding pension
contributions).
FReM 5.3.22
Remuneration (including
pension entitlement)
components for ministers
and directors
Not disclosed at individual
level as no unified board of
directors or Ministers
specifically allocated to the
sector (Ministers’ details
disclosed in DfE ARAs).
AT directors’ remuneration
disclosed in aggregate.
FReM 5.3.21
Number of senior civil
service by bandings
Civil service grading /
bandings not directly
applicable to academy
sector.
AT staff numbers are
disclosed by salary bands
(number of staff earning
over £60k in £10k
increments, and over
£150k).
FReM 5.3.27
Staff composition by grade
(including gender)
Disclosures limited due to a
lack of robust data: gender
split for trustees and non-
trustees disclosed.
FReM 5.3.27, PES
(2016) 12, 19.13
Staff policies
Individual academy trusts
set local staff policies –no
over-arching policies for
sector. Broad sector-level
policies & principles
FReM 5.3.27
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Remuneration / Staff
Report
disclosed where applicable.
Details of off-payroll
engagements
The number of off-payroll
engagement disclosed
(split between trustees and
non-trustees), but details of
follow-up actions not
collated from ATs.
PES (2016) 12, 19.3 &
19.4
Annexes
Core Table – Public
Spending
Not applicable to sector,
which is not a Department
per se.
PES (2016) 12, 11
Core Table –
Administration Budgets
Not applicable to sector,
which is not a Department
per se.
PES (2016) 12, 11
Environmental and
sustainability disclosures
Data not collected from
ATs for 2015/16
PES (2016) 12, 22
Parliamentary Ombudsman
complaint disclosures
AT sector is not subject to
Parliamentary Ombudsman
oversight.
PES (2016) 12, 26
Accounts
Basis of past year
comparators from 16-17 to
be commented upon.
As agreed with HMT, and
given this is the first year of
the SARA, no comparators
will be included in the
2015/16 SARA.
FReM 5.4.4, IAS 1
Explanation of staff
restructuring costs
These are not large enough
to warrant separate
disclosure.
FReM 5.4.23
Contingent Liabilities:
further detail on the nature,
size and likelihood of
contingent liabilities
required
We do not currently collect
this information.
IAS 37
Value of any land &
buildings adjustment and
the basis for this.
Commentary on the total
level of land & buildings
accounting adjustments (as
a single figure) will be
FReM 7.1.1, 7.3.1
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Accounts
included.
Information of what PFI
commitments relate to
We do not currently collect
this information.
FReM 5.4.26
Inclusion of non-current
asset capitalisation
thresholds used by ATs
Information on individual AT
capitalisations thresholds
not collected
FReM 5.4.21
Pensions disclosures –
actuarial assumptions
Comprehensive information
on the actuarial
assumptions used by each
AT has not been collected;
for 2015/16, we have
disclosed a range of
indicative actuarial
assumptions, based on
treatments by a sample of
large ATs.
FReM 10.2.6
Related Parties
Disclosures are in the spirit
of the standard, rather than
completely adherent. As
there is no parent entity, it
is not possible to apply the
standard in full.
For 2015/16, we have
referred readers to the
2016-17 DfE accounts and
to the Grant Tracker for
disclosure of DfE Group
payments to ATs, and
provided links to ESFA’s
investigations of
academies’ governance
and financial management,
including treatment of
related parties.
FReM 10.2.7, FReM
Annex 2
Post-balance sheet events
In line with Whole of
Government Accounts,
adjusting events will be
disclosed but the accounts
will not be adjusted
accordingly.
FReM 10.2.4
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Grant tracker format
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Annex 5 – Regional report
Introduction
This annex provides an assessment of performance against RSC key performance
indicators for their second year: September 2015 to August 2016. The indicators
against which regions are measured were published in annex B of the Academies
Annual Report 2014-15. Progress on these key performance indicators is assessed
annually and indicators are revised to align with the government’s key priorities and
the role of RSCs. The measures for the 2016-17 academic year can be found in
Annex 6.
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Table A: The percentage of schools that are open as academies by region (including free schools, UTCs and Studio
Schools)
September 2015
August 2016
RSC Region
Number of
state-funded
mainstream
schools
Number of
which are
academies
% of which
are
academies
Number of
state-funded
mainstream
schools
Number of
which are
academies
% of which
are
academies
East Midlands & Humber
2,521
761
30
2,521
836
33
Lancashire & West Yorks
3,154
494
16
3,157
558
18
NE London & East
2,294
597
26
2,238
676
30
North
1,716
257
15
1,711
305
18
NW London & South Central
2,720
693
25
2,778
779
28
S London & South East
3,053
730
24
3,068
830
27
South West
2,200
680
31
2,210
811
37
West Midlands
2,479
638
26
2,488
737
30
ENGLAND
20,137
4,850
24
20,171
5,532
27
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Table B: The percentage of eligible schools issued with an academy order (Schools that apply voluntarily to convert)
September 2015
August 2016
RSC Region
Number of
eligible
schools (1)
Number of
schools with
an academy
order (2)
% with an
academy order
Number of
eligible
schools (1)
Number of
schools with
an academy
order (2)
% with an
academy order
East Midlands & Humber
1,718
35
2
1,647
92
6
Lancashire & West Yorks
2,639
45
2
2,610
82
3
NE London & East
1,606
37
2
1,558
67
4
North
1,426
26
2
1,391
46
3
NW London & South Central
2,079
48
2
2,031
35
2
S London & South East
2,345
58
2
2,295
86
4
South West
1,511
76
5
1,382
106
8
West Midlands
1,800
100
6
1,753
144
8
ENGLAND
15,124
425
3
14,667
658
4
Source: Edubase, Ofsted official statistics, KS2 / KS4 performance tables
(1) Schools are eligible to convert to a converter academy if they are an LA maintained mainstream school which is not rated inadequate by Ofsted and
not below floor standards. The number of eligible schools will naturally decrease over time as more schools become academies.
(2) Schools with an academy order but not yet converted as at the date shown
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Table C: Percentage of academies, free schools, UTCs and studio schools below the floor, by number of years below the
floor (1).
1 year below the floor
2 successive years below the
floor
3+ successive years below the
floor
RSC Region
Number of
academies
% of academies
Number of
academies
% of academies
Number of
academies
% of
academies
September 2015
East Midlands & Humber
33
4%
22
3%
6
1%
Lancashire & West Yorks
24
5%
18
4%
7
1%
NE London & East
19
3%
6
1%
5
1%
North
11
4%
6
2%
2
1%
NW London & South Central
26
4%
19
3%
1
0%
S London & South East
42
5%
12
2%
6
1%
South West
36
5%
5
1%
5
1%
West Midlands
23
3%
15
2%
5
1%
ENGLAND
214
4%
103
2%
37
1%
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1 year below the
floor
2 successive
years below the
floor
3+ successive
years below
the floor
1 year below
the floor
2 successive
years below
the floor
RSC Region
Number of
academies
% of academies
Number of
academies
RSC Region
Number of
academies
% of
academies
August 2016
East Midlands & Humber
32
4%
8
1%
7
1%
Lancashire & West Yorks
20
4%
7
1%
13
2%
NE London & East
15
2%
3
0%
4
1%
North
15
5%
6
2%
5
2%
NW London & South Central
18
2%
11
1%
9
1%
S London & South East
18
2%
5
1%
5
1%
South West
16
2%
7
1%
8
1%
West Midlands
22
3%
6
1%
11
1%
ENGLAND
156
3%
53
1%
62
1%
Source: Edubase, KS2 / KS4 Performance tables
(1) The Department expects schools (including academies) to meet certain floor standards. In 2015-16 the Department introduced new performance
measures and a new floor standard for both KS2 and KS4. This means that the number and percentage of academies below the floor in 2015-16 is
not directly comparable to the previous year.
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Table D: Percentage of inadequate rated academies, free schools, UTCs and studio schools that are in this category for
more than 18 months (1).
Converter academies
Sponsored academies
Free schools, university technical
colleges and studio schools
RSC Region
Number
rated
Inadequate
Number
holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
% holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
Number
rated
Inadequate
Number
holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
% holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
Number
rated
Inadequate
Number
holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
% holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
September 2015
East Midlands &
Humber
12
4
33
16
5
31
0
0
0
Lancashire & West
Yorks
7
1
14
16
3
19
1
1
100
NE London & East
5
1
20
5
1
20
1
1
100
North
3
0
0
3
1
33
1
0
0
NW London & South
Central
4
0
0
11
2
18
0
0
0
S London & South East
3
0
0
9
4
44
0
0
0
South West
5
1
20
6
0
0
1
0
0
West Midlands
13
1
8
18
8
44
2
0
0
ENGLAND
52
8
15
84
24
29
6
2
33
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Converter academies
Sponsored academies
Free schools, university technical
colleges and studio schools
RSC Region
Number
rated
Inadequate
Number
holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
% holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
Number
rated
Inadequate
Number
holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
% holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
Number
rated
Inadequate
Number
holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
% holding
inadequate
rating for
over 18
months
August 2016
East Midlands & Humber
10
4
40
13
3
23
0
0
0
Lancashire & West Yorks
7
2
29
9
3
33
1
0
0
NE London & East
7
2
29
3
2
67
0
0
0
North
3
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
100
NW London & South
Central
3
2
67
13
3
23
1
0
0
S London & South East
3
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
South West
8
1
13
6
1
17
1
0
0
West Midlands
14
7
50
11
9
82
2
0
0
ENGLAND
55
18
33
61
21
34
6
1
17
Source: Ofsted official statistics
(1) Academies that have been re-brokered to a new academy trust because they were rated inadequate may not have a current Ofsted rating. These
schools are not included in the table above.
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Table E: Number and percentage of academies, free schools, UTCs and studio schools below the floor or Ofsted
inadequate within first three years of being open.
RSC Region
Number of
converter
academies
Number of
converter
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years (1)
% of
converter
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years
Number of
sponsored
academies
Number of
sponsored
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years (1)
% of
sponsored
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years
Number of
free
schools
Number of
free
schools
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years (1)
% of free
schools
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years
September 2015
East Midlands &
Humber
543
53
10%
217
57
26%
20
3
15%
Lancashire & West
Yorks
289
22
8%
172
54
31%
48
6
13%
NE London & East
329
20
6%
226
37
16%
48
3
6%
North
198
12
6%
67
26
39%
11
1
9%
NW London & South
Central
486
14
3%
169
51
30%
84
9
11%
S London & South East
464
22
5%
264
67
25%
51
2
4%
South West
519
27
5%
165
35
21%
30
5
17%
West Midlands
429
27
6%
203
52
26%
36
7
19%
ENGLAND
3257
197
6%
1483
379
26%
328
36
11%
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RSC Region
Number of
converter
academies
Number of
converter
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years (1)
% of
converter
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years
Number of
sponsored
academies
Number of
sponsored
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years (1)
% of
sponsored
academies
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years
Number of
free
schools
Number of
free
schools
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years (1)
% of free
schools
below
floor /
inadequate
in first 3
years
August 2016
East Midlands &
Humber
584
60
10%
232
68
29%
20
5
25%
Lancashire & West
Yorks
326
25
8%
184
58
32%
48
10
21%
NE London & East
375
22
6%
253
51
20%
48
8
17%
North
227
17
7%
67
30
45%
11
7
64%
NW London & South
Central
517
18
3%
178
56
31%
84
10
12%
S London & South East
500
21
4%
279
76
27%
51
3
6%
South West
605
34
6%
175
43
25%
31
7
23%
West Midlands
482
36
7%
219
61
28%
36
9
25%
ENGLAND
3616
233
6%
1587
443
28%
329
59
18%
Source: Edubase, Ofsted official statistics, KS2 / KS4 performance tables
(1)Schools are included if they were either: a) inspected by Ofsted and rated inadequate or b) were below floor standards within three years of their opening
date
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Table F: Percentage of inadequate rated LA maintained schools issued with an academy order within the (national)
average time.
September 2015
17 April 2016 (1)
18 April
2016 to
August
2016 (2)
RSC Region
Number issued
with an
academy order
(between 1 Sep
14 and 31 Aug
15)
% issued
within the
mean average
time (10
months) (3)
% issued
within
median
average time
(10 months)
(3)
Number
issued with
an academy
order
(between 1
Sep 15 and
17 Apr 16)
% issued
within the
mean
average
time (10
months) (3)
% issued
within
median
average
time (10
months) (3)
Number of
schools
issued with
an
academy
order
(between
18 Apr 16
and Aug
16)
East Midlands & Humber
11
46
46
6
67
67
19
Lancashire & West Yorkshire
14
57
57
10
50
50
26
North
9
78
78
5
40
40
16
North East London & East
22
64
64
21
57
57
12
North West London & South
Central
8
50
50
4
0
0
18
South London & South East
15
33
33
6
50
50
11
South West
10
80
80
5
80
80
6
West Midlands
15
13
13
12
42
42
23
England
104
51
51
69
51
51
131
Source: Ofsted official statistics, departmental list of academy projects
(1) This section includes only academy orders issued prior to 18
th
April 2016. This provides a more appropriate contrast to the September 2015 position
as the Education and Adoption Act placed a duty to issue academy orders after this date.
(2) For completeness, this column gives figures for academy orders issued between 18
th
April 2016 and the end of August 2016.
(3) National average times are measured between the inspection end date (for the inspection where an inadequate rating was given) and the date an
academy order was issued
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Table G: Percentage of approved sponsors that are active in the region
Sponsor less than 12 months old
(from approval date)
Sponsor more than 12 months old
(from approval date)
RSC Region
Number of
sponsors
(1)
Number of
active
sponsors
(2)
% of
sponsors
that are
active
Number of
sponsors
(1)
Number
of active
sponsors
(2)
% of
sponsors
that are
active
September 2015
East Midlands &
Humber
15
9
60%
87
80
92%
Lancashire & West
Yorks
22
10
45%
102
83
81%
NE London & East
8
1
13%
51
44
86%
North
23
14
61%
88
77
88%
NW London &
South Central
15
9
60%
88
78
89%
S London & South
East
16
12
75%
118
104
88%
South West
10
5
50%
81
75
93%
West Midlands
11
3
27%
84
78
93%
ENGLAND
120
63
53%
699
619
89%
August 2016
East Midlands &
Humber
23
12
52%
102
90
88%
Lancashire & West
Yorks
15
5
33%
122
95
78%
NE London & East
9
4
44%
59
48
81%
North
29
8
28%
112
95
85%
NW London &
South Central
25
15
60%
101
87
86%
S London & South
East
27
19
70%
131
115
88%
South West
18
13
72%
90
83
92%
West Midlands
31
15
48%
113
103
91%
ENGLAND
177
91
51%
830
716
86%
Source: List of approved academy sponsors, Edubase
(1) All sponsors included in the above table were approved by DfE on the relevant date.
Sponsors are counted within the region that was listed as leading the relationship on the
relevant date.
(2) A sponsor is defined as being ‘active’ within a given region if it is approved to sponsor
academies by the Department and sponsors one or more academies (open or planned to
open) within that region at the given time.
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Table H: Number of free schools, UTCs and Studio Schools open in the region
September 2015
August 2016
RSC Region
Number of mainstream free
schools, UTCs and studio
schools
Number of mainstream free
schools, UTCs and studio
schools
East Midlands &
Humber
16
20
Lancashire & West
Yorks
42
48
NE London & East
47
48
North
9
11
NW London & South
Central
69
84
S London & South
East
41
51
South West
23
31
West Midlands
27
36
ENGLAND
274
329
(Source: Edubase)
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Table II: Number of free schools, UTC and studio school applications approved
in the region
RSC Region
Wave 10
projects
approved
Wave 10
approval rate
Wave 11
projects
approved
Wave 11
approval rate
East Midlands & Humber
1
50%
8
57%
Lancashire & West Yorks
5
63%
16
62%
NE London & East
2
29%
31
62%
North
1
50%
4
80%
NW London & South Central
3
43%
19
50%
S London & South East
6
75%
13
43%
South West
3
100%
10
38%
West Midlands
1
20%
10
48%
ENGLAND
22
52%
111
53%
Source: free school application data
(1) Free school projects are approved based on a number of criteria, which can be found on
GOV.UK.
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Annex 6 – Key performance Indicators for
Regional Schools Commissioners
The KPIs below describe the progress measures for the regions for their third year:
September 2016 to August 2017. Progress against the KPIs will be measured on an
annual basis and will be reviewed regularly to align with the role of the RSCs.
Year 3 Key Performance Indicators
KPI 1i) Time taken for academies, free schools, UTCs and studio schools (including
16-19) to move out of below the floor category
KPI 1ii) Number and percentage of academies, free schools, UTCs and studio
schools in Ofsted inadequate category for more than 18 months
KPI 1iii) Number and percentage of academies that are rated Ofsted inadequate
within first three years of being open
KPI 1iv) Number and percentage of academies at KS2 & 4 that are below floor within
first three years of being open
KPI 1v) Number and percentage of a) free schools that are good or outstanding in
the region b) academies that are good or outstanding in the region c) sponsored
academies that are good or outstanding in the region
KPI 2) Number and percentage of LA maintained schools opened as a converter
academy within 12 months of Academy Order
KPI 3) Number and percentage of LA maintained schools opened as a new
sponsored academy within 9 months of an inadequate rating
KPI 4i) Capacity for MAT growth – Number and percentage of schools in region that
are in a MAT
KPI 4ii) MAT viability – Number and percentage of MATs open for 3 years and over,
that comprise 3 or fewer schools
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Annex 7 – Remuneration
This annex presents a list of Academy Trusts which have disclosed that at least one
Trustee or member of staff was paid in excess of £150,000 for 2015/16.
Trust Name
Academies Enterprise Trust
Academies South West
Academy Transformation Trust
Alexandra Park School
Ambitions Academies Trust
Aquinas Church Of England Education Trust Limited
ARK Schools
Ashlawn School Academy Trust
Ashmole Academy Trust Ltd
Aspirations Academies Trust
Avonbourne International Business And Enterprise Academy Trust
Barnet City Academy
Blackbird Academy Trust
Bourne Education Trust
Bradford Academy Trust
Brampton Manor Trust
Brigantia Learning Trust Limited
Bright Futures Educational Trust
Burntwood School
Carmel Education Trust
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Central Learning Partnership Trust
Chingford Academies Trust
City Learning Trust
City Of London Academies Trust
Cranford Community College
Creative Education Trust
Dixons Academies Charitable Trust Ltd
Durrington Multi Academy Trust
E-ACT
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Exmouth Community College
Gateway Learning Community
Glf Schools
Graveney Trust
Green Spring Education Trust
Greenwood Academies Trust
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Limited
Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust
Harris Federation
Hatton Academies Trust
Highcliffe School
Hillyfield Primary Academy
Holland Park School
Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Inspiration Trust
Ivybridge Academy Trust
Joseph Leckie Academy Trust
King Edward Vi Handsworth School
Knole Academy Trust
L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
Landau Forte Charitable Trust
Leaf Academy Trust
Leigh Academies Trust
Lion Academy Trust
Loxford School Trust Limited
Matrix Academy Trust
Ninestiles Academy Trust Limited
Northern Schools Trust
Oasis Community Learning
Oldbury Academy
Ormiston Academies Trust
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Paradigm Trust
Partnership Learning
Perry Beeches The Academy Trust
Prospect Education (Technology) Trust Limited
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QED Academy Trust
Redborne Upper School And Community College
RMET
Sandwell Academy Trust Limited
Southfields Academy
Southmoor Academy
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Academy
St Matthew Academy
St Paul's Academy Limited
Swakeleys School For Girls
Swale Academies Trust
Tauheedul Education Trust
TBAP Trust
Telford City Technology College Trust Limited
The Alec Reed Academy
The Boston Witham Academies Federation
The Brooke Weston Trust
The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust
The Cathedral Church Of England Academy Trust (Wakefield)
The City Academy, Hackney
The Collegiate Academy Trust
The Collegiate Trust
The David Ross Education Trust
The Dean Trust
The Duston Education Trust
The Education Alliance
The Education Fellowship Trust
The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
The Gorse Academies Trust
The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited
The Heath Family (North West)
The Hoddesdon School Trust
The Howard Partnership Trust
The John Wallis Church Of England Academy, Ashford
The Kemnal Academies Trust
The Kingsdale Foundation
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The KJS Academy Trust
The Northumberland Church Of England Academy
The Priory Federation Of Academies
The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust
The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust
The Sabden Multi Academy Trust
The Silver Birch Academy
The Slough And East Berkshire C Of E Multi Academy Trust
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
The Williamson Trust
Tollbar Multi Academy Trust
Torch Academy Gateway Trust
Trinity Academy Halifax
United Learning Trust
University Academy Keighley
Valley Invicta Academies Trust
Wakefield City Academies Trust
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Wickersley Partnership Trust
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Annex 8 – Academy Trusts consolidated
into SARA 2015/16
This annex lists both ATs consolidated into SARA 2015/16 and also ATs
incorporated since 31 August 2016: the latter group have no schools listed in the
third column of the table below.
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Abbey Academies Trust
07318714
2
Yes
Abbey College, Ramsey
07740516
1
Yes
Abbey Multi Academy Trust
07705552
3
Yes
Abbots Hall Primary Academy
08484553
1
Yes
Abbs Cross Academy And Arts
College
07543181
1
Yes
Abingdon Learning Trust
07931886
1
Yes
Abney Trust
09912859
1
Yes
Abraham Guest Academy Trust
07820566
1
Yes
Academies Enterprise Trust
06625091
68
Yes
Academies South West
07451553
6
Yes
Academy @ Worden
08360915
1
Yes
Academy 360
06269025
1
Yes
Academy Transformation Trust
07846852
21
Yes
Accord Multi Academy Trust
07484308
1
Yes
Accrington St Christopher's Church Of
England High School
07728029
1
Yes
Ace Learning
08681270
2
Yes
Ace Schools Multi Academy Trust
10038640
1
Yes
Acer Learning Trust
08158718
1
Yes
Achievement Through Collaboration
Trust
07678864
1
Yes
Acle Academy
08169571
1
Yes
Acocks Green Primary School
08424090
1
Yes
Acorn Academy Cornwall
08418341
7
Yes
Acorn Education Trust
07654902
4
Yes
Acorn Multi Academy Trust
09253218
6
Yes
Acorn Trust
08638158
2
Yes
Activate Learning Education Trust
08707909
1
Yes
Active Education Academy Trust
07650619
1
Yes
Ad Astra Academy Trust
09308398
3
Yes
Advance Trust
08414933
4
Yes
Adventure Learning Academy Trust
08614382
5
Yes
Aim High Academy Trust
08842629
1
Yes
Airedale Academies Trust
07556117
4
Yes
Akaal Academy Trust Derby Limited
08628019
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Akaal Education Trust
08334743
1
Yes
Alameda Middle School
07681848
1
Yes
Alban Church Of England Academy
Trust
07563436
1
Yes
Alban City Free School Ltd
07644208
1
Yes
Albany Learning Trust
08123168
1
Yes
Alcester Academy
07700251
1
Yes
Alcester Grammar School
07485466
1
Yes
Alderbrook School
07687619
1
Yes
Alderman Jacobs School
07531756
1
Yes
Aldersley Academies Trust
08310900
1
Yes
Aldridge North West Education Trust
05670663
4
Yes
Aldridge School A Science College
07983995
1
Yes
Aletheia Anglican Academies Trust
07801612
3
Yes
Alexandra Academy Trust
09978459
1
Yes
Alexandra Infant School
08759430
1
Yes
Alexandra Junior School
08621035
1
Yes
Alexandra Park School
07708890
1
Yes
Alfriston School
07916763
1
Yes
All Saints' Academies Trust
08998917
1
Yes
All Saints Academy
08372064
1
Yes
All Saints Academy Dunstable
06853140
1
Yes
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
06831538
1
Yes
All Saints Catholic Academy Trust
07943555
1
Yes
All Saints Catholic Collegiate
08709352
5
Yes
All Saints' Catholic High School
08100620
1
Yes
All Saints Church Of England
Academy, Plymouth
07035041
1
Yes
All Saints Inter-Church Academy
08454781
1
Yes
All Saints Multi Academy Trust,
Birmingham
08255653
2
Yes
All Saints' Trust
09887971
2
Yes
Allestree Woodlands School
07951293
1
Yes
Alleyne's Academy
08611863
1
Yes
Alma Primary
07958546
1
Yes
Al-Madinah Education Trust
07970052
1
Yes
Alperton Community School
08163458
1
Yes
Alsager Multi Academy Trust
08597784
1
Yes
Altrincham College Of Arts
08137701
1
Yes
Altwood Church Of England School
08107655
1
Yes
Amadeus Primary Academies Trust
09662313
4
Yes
Amaya Trust
09155473
1
Yes
Ambitions Academies Trust
07977940
6
Yes
Ambleside Primary School
08246275
1
Yes
Amersham School
07662135
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Amery Hill School Academy Trust
07760509
1
Yes
Amherst School (Academy) Trust
07517121
1
Yes
An Daras Multi Academy Trust
08156955
5
Yes
Anglo European Academy Trust
07846848
1
Yes
Ansford Academy Trust
07657806
1
Yes
Apollo Academies Trust
09280654
1
Yes
Apollo Learning Trust
07553596
2
Yes
Apollo Schools Trust
08641815
1
Yes
Appleby Grammar School
07698461
1
Yes
Applecroft School
07917745
1
Yes
Appleton Primary School
08682513
1
Yes
Aquinas Church Of England
Education Trust Limited
07525735
8
Yes
Archbishop Benson Church Of
England Primary School
07705878
1
Yes
Arden Grove Infant And Nursery
School
08510814
1
Yes
Arden Multi Academy Trust
07375267
2
Yes
Ardley Hill Academy
08006892
1
Yes
Arete Learning Trust
09471240
1
Yes
Argent Trust
09646939
1
Yes
Ark Schools
05112090
34
Yes
Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy
Limited
08082204
1
Yes
Arnold Academy
07670723
1
Yes
Arnold Hill Foundation Trust
07764405
1
Yes
Arnside National Church Of England
School
07840925
1
Yes
Arthur Mellows Village College
07333133
1
Yes
Asfordby Captain's Close Primary
School
08550037
1
Yes
Asfordby Hill Primary School
08385139
1
Yes
Ash Field Academy Trust
07988444
1
Yes
Ashby Hill Top Primary School
Academy Trust
08197381
1
Yes
Ashby School
08126868
1
Yes
Ashlawn School Academy Trust
07515832
1
Yes
Ashley Hill Multi Academy Trust
08163445
2
Yes
Ashmole Academy Trust Ltd
07375627
1
Yes
Ashperton Primary Academy Trust
07551088
1
Yes
Ashton West End Primary Academy
09388819
1
Yes
Ashwell Academy
08418435
1
Yes
Ashwood Multi Academy Trust
08922452
2
Yes
Aspirations Academies Trust
07867577
12
Yes
Aspire Academies Trust
08187216
3
Yes
Aspire Academy Trust
07387540
16
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Aspire Academy Trust (Harlow)
08337776
1
Yes
Nettleham Infant School
08163457
1
Yes
Aspire Learning Trust (Whittlesey)
08006711
3
Yes
Aspire Multi - Academy Trust
08840094
2
Yes
Aston Community Education Trust
07577113
4
Yes
Aston Tower Multi-Academy Trust
10034419
1
Yes
Aston University Engineering
Academy Birmingham
07166427
1
Yes
Astwood Bank First School
08637890
1
Yes
Atlantic Centre Of Excellence Multi
Academy Trust
08782544
7
Yes
Attwood Academies
09148479
1
Yes
Atwood Primary Academy
08795464
1
Yes
Auckley School
07705402
1
Yes
Audenshaw School Academy Trust
07333089
1
Yes
Aurora Academies Trust
08107711
4
Yes
West Norfolk Academies Trust
07546118
8
Yes
Autism Schools Trust
08335297
1
Yes
Avanti Schools Trust
07506598
4
Yes
Avishayes Primary School And Early
Years Centre
07695401
1
Yes
Avocet Academy Trust
09254238
3
Yes
Avonbourne International Business
And Enterprise Academy Trust
08080096
2
Yes
Axbridge Church Of England First
School Academy
08163433
1
Yes
Aylesbury Grammar School
07538386
1
Yes
Aylesbury High School
07633357
1
Yes
Aylesford School And Sixth Form
College
07848367
1
Yes
Backwell School
07545681
1
Yes
Bacon's College
02490773
1
Yes
Bacup And Rawtenstall Grammar
School
08205021
1
Yes
Balcarras School
07495541
1
Yes
Balgowan Primary School
07672683
1
Yes
Balmoral Learning Trust
08083620
1
Yes
Bamford Academy
07721109
1
Yes
Barchelai Academy Trust
08326570
2
Yes
Barnby Dun Primary Academy
08029445
1
Yes
Barnes Academy Trust
09083904
1
Yes
Barnet City Academy
04389132
2
Yes
Barnsbury Primary School And
Nursery
08798425
1
Yes
Barnwell Academy Trust
08929065
1
Yes
Barrow 1618 The School Co
07640198
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Barrs Court Academy Trust
08426360
1
Yes
Bartley Green School
07523506
1
Yes
Barton Court Grammar School
Academy
07711925
1
Yes
Barwell Church Of England Academy
08247528
1
Yes
Base Academy Trust
10227910
2
Yes
Bassingbourn Village College
07729237
1
Yes
Batley Academy Trust
07509409
1
Yes
Batley Multi Academy Trust
07732537
2
Yes
Battling Brook Primary School
08512087
1
Yes
Baxter College
08158232
1
Yes
Bay Education Trust
09299975
3
Yes
Bay House School
07834711
1
Yes
Baylis Court Trust
07662414
2
Yes
Be The Change Multi Academy Trust
07796829
1
Yes
Beacon Community College Academy
Trust
07959980
1
Yes
Beacon Hill Academy
08183461
1
Yes
Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited
07835788
3
Yes
Beaconsfield High School
08679235
1
Yes
Beaconsfield School
08257392
1
Yes
Beaufort Primary School
08749901
1
Yes
Beaumont School
08104190
1
Yes
Beaver Road Academy Trust
08698831
1
Yes
Beckfoot Trust
08155088
3
Yes
Beddington Park Academy Trust
09498825
1
Yes
Bede Academy
05975733
1
Yes
Bedford Inclusive Learning And
Training Trust
08156641
1
Yes
Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
07546141
6
Yes
Bedminster Down School
07829616
1
Yes
Beech Hill School
07733196
1
Yes
Beechen Cliff School
07551986
1
Yes
Beecroft Academy
08699391
1
Yes
Beis Yaakov Jewish High School
Academy
08140850
1
Yes
Belgrave St. Bartholomew's Academy
07552598
1
Yes
Belle Vue Girls' School
07968130
1
Yes
Bellerive Fcj Catholic College
08028387
1
Yes
Belleville Primary School
07768645
1
Yes
Bellevue Place Education Trust
07956784
7
Yes
Belmont Castle Academy
08239056
1
Yes
Belthorn Academy Primary School
07756219
1
Yes
Belvoir And Melton Academy Trust
08165692
1
Yes
Benfleet Schools Trust
07561574
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Bengeworth Ce Academy
08943457
1
Yes
Bentley Heath Church Of England
Primary School
08769758
1
Yes
Berwick Academy
07807248
1
Yes
Beths Grammar School
07379768
1
Yes
Beverley Grammar School
07688240
1
Yes
Bexley Business Academy Limited
04233659
1
Yes
Bexley Grammar School
07455732
1
Yes
Bicester Learning Academy
09053713
2
Yes
Bickleigh On Exe Church Of England
Primary School
07853540
1
Yes
Biddick Academy Trust
08521080
1
Yes
Biddulph High School
07680339
1
Yes
Big Creative Academy
08333424
1
Yes
Big Life Schools
07945230
2
Yes
Biggin Hill Primary Academy
08411590
1
Yes
Bilingual Primary School Project Ltd
07413872
1
Yes
Billing Brook School Academy Trust
08711161
1
Yes
Bilton School
07845283
1
Yes
Birchwood Academy Trust
09679683
1
Yes
Birchwood Community Academy Trust
08426967
1
Yes
Birchwood High School
07791971
1
Yes
Birdwell School
08425918
1
Yes
Birkdale High School
07695504
1
Yes
Birkett House School
08231964
1
Yes
Birmingham City University
Academies Trust
08497028
1
Yes
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
06832416
1
Yes
Bishop Cleary Catholic Multi Academy
Company
08578428
5
Yes
Bishop Fox's School
07660968
1
Yes
Bishop Luffa School
08749379
1
Yes
Bishop Perowne Church Of England
College
08024353
1
Yes
Bishop Ramsey Church Of England
School
07724916
1
Yes
Bishop Rawstorne Church Of England
Academy Trust
07672781
1
Yes
Bishop Stopford School
07698789
1
Yes
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
07986921
1
Yes
Bishop Wordsworth's Church Of
England Grammar School For Boys
07525856
1
Yes
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
07831507
1
Yes
Bishopshalt School
07799811
1
Yes
Blackbird Academy Trust
08544741
3
Yes
Blackfen School For Girls
07974098
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Blackpool Multi Academy Trust
08597962
4
Yes
Blandford Education Trust
09050439
3
Yes
Blenheim High School
07944253
1
Yes
Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic
Academy Trust
09066969
2
Yes
Blessed Peter Snow Catholic
Academy Trust
09068195
3
Yes
Blockley Educational Academy
08434233
1
Yes
Blue Bell Hill Academy Trust
08554393
1
Yes
Blue Coat Church Of England
Academy (Walsall) Trust
08137486
1
Yes
Bluecoat Academies Trust
07875164
2
Yes
Bodmin College
07459742
1
Yes
Bodriggy Academy
07548794
1
Yes
Bohunt Education Trust
07535642
3
Yes
Bolton And Farnworth Church Of
England Primary Multi Academy Trust
10261477
2
Yes
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
07731186
1
Yes
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
06929082
1
Yes
Bolton UTC
08292380
1
Yes
Borden Grammar School Trust
07827591
1
Yes
Boston Grammar School
08314056
1
Yes
Boston High School
08314283
1
Yes
Bosworth Academy
07992438
1
Yes
Bottesford Church Of England
Primary School Trust
08259654
1
Yes
Bottisham Multi Academy Trust
07564749
2
Yes
Boughton Primary School Trust
08132405
1
Yes
Bourn Church Of England Primary
Academy
07807218
1
Yes
Bourne Education Trust
07768726
7
Yes
Bourne Grammar School
07850292
1
Yes
Bourne Westfield Primary Academy
07788995
1
Yes
Bournemouth Primary MAT
09754024
2
Yes
Bournemouth School
07745881
1
Yes
Bournemouth School For Girls
07703931
1
Yes
Bourton-On-The-Water Primary
Academy
08321599
1
Yes
Bower Park Academy
08351272
1
Yes
Bracebridge Infant And Nursery
School Ltd
08305764
1
Yes
Bradfield School
08265058
1
Yes
Bradfields Academy
08899707
1
Yes
Bradford Academy Trust
05508735
1
Yes
Bradford College Education Trust
06772181
3
Yes
Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
08258994
7
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Trust
07951118
1
Yes
Bradgate Education Partnership
08168237
1
Yes
Bradshaw Primary School (With
Academy Status)
07988495
1
Yes
Bradworthy Primary Academy
07530497
1
Yes
Brambleside Academy Trust
09212934
1
Yes
Brampton Manor Trust
07540236
2
Yes
Brandh Academy Limited
07698718
2
Yes
Bransgore Church Of England
Primary School
07803789
1
Yes
Branston Academy Trust
07419660
1
Yes
Branston Junior Academy
08131708
1
Yes
Braunton School And Community
College Academy Trust
07989226
1
Yes
Brentford School For Girls
08286030
1
Yes
Brentside Primary Academy
08441848
1
Yes
Brentwood Academies Trust
07638800
3
Yes
Brentwood Community Academies
Trust
09030028
1
Yes
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High
School
08212425
1
Yes
Bricknell Primary School
08682863
1
Yes
Bridge Multi-Academy Trust
07736425
10
Yes
Bridgewater High School
09286883
1
Yes
Bridgnorth Area Schools' Trust
09617166
1
Yes
Bridgnorth Endowed School
08296889
1
Yes
Bridgwater College Trust
08098956
4
Yes
Brigantia Learning Trust Limited
08506178
3
Yes
Brighouse High School Academy
Trust
07566986
1
Yes
Bright Futures Educational Trust
07695771
9
Yes
Bright Tribe Trust
08144578
7
Yes
Brighter Academy Trust
08557883
1
Yes
Brighter Futures Academy Trust
08175471
3
Yes
Brighton Aldridge Community
Academy
06741989
1
Yes
Brill Church Of England School
08436371
1
Yes
Brine Multi Academy Trust
07344747
1
Yes
Bristol And South Gloucestershire
UTC
07638089
1
Yes
Brite Trust
09795288
1
Yes
Brixham College Academy Trust
07845675
1
Yes
Broadfields Academy Trust
08640614
1
Yes
Broadmere And New Monument Multi
Academy Trust
08407871
2
Yes
Broadoak Mathematics And
07872725
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
175
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Computing College
Broadoak Primary School
07717482
1
Yes
Broadway Academy Trust
08534233
1
Yes
Brockhampton Academy Trust
07817746
1
Yes
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
07715043
1
Yes
Brockington College
08138965
1
Yes
Brocks Hill Academy Trust
08511781
1
Yes
Bromley Educational Trust
09028122
2
Yes
Brompton Academy
07185018
1
Yes
Bronte Academy Trust
10201636
2
Yes
Brook Learning Trust
07368292
3
Yes
Brooke Hill Academy Trust Limited
07693338
2
Yes
Brookfield School Academy Trust
07563387
1
Yes
Newbury Academy Trust
08142572
2
Yes
Brookside Community Primary School
Academy Trust
07641618
1
Yes
Brookvale High School
08089397
1
Yes
Broom Leys Primary School Academy
Trust
08240680
1
Yes
Broomfield Primary School
08168510
1
Yes
Broughton Academy
07754698
1
Yes
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox
08133686
1
Yes
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
07701928
1
Yes
Brunel Primary Academy Trust
08107672
2
Yes
Buckden Church Of England Primary
Academy
07708603
1
Yes
Buckinghamshire UTC.
07648803
1
Yes
Buckler's Mead School
07697504
1
Yes
Building Futures Enterprise Academy
Trust
09408861
2
Yes
Bullers Wood School
07588418
1
Yes
Bulwell Academy Trust
06194070
1
Yes
Bungay High School
07698578
1
Yes
Burford School
08082185
1
Yes
Burghill Community Academy
08472117
1
Yes
Burnage Academy For Boys
08921898
1
Yes
Burnham Grammar School
07769232
1
Yes
Burnley Road Academy
07733200
1
Yes
Burnt Ash Primary School
09896945
1
Yes
Burnt Mill Academy Trust
07843166
6
Yes
Burntwood School
08550180
1
Yes
Bursar Primary Academy
08018275
1
Yes
Bursley Multi Academy Trust
07972070
3
Yes
Bursted Wood Primary School
08603037
1
Yes
Burton And South Derbyshire
Education Trust
09142556
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
176
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Burton Morewood Church Of England
Primary School
07788628
1
Yes
Bury College Education Trust
08769073
2
Yes
Bury St Edmunds Academy Trust
07697600
4
Yes
Bushey St James Trust
07895684
2
Yes
Buttsbury Junior School
07601846
1
Yes
By Brook Valley Academy Trust
08020467
1
Yes
Byrchall High School Academy Trust
08175642
1
Yes
Cabot Learning Federation
06207590
14
Yes
Caistor Grammar School
07330058
1
Yes
Caistor Yarborough Academy Limited
07680513
1
Yes
Calday Grange Grammar School
08332696
1
Yes
Caldew School
07680823
1
Yes
Callington Community College
07559238
1
Yes
Calthorpe Teaching Academy Trust
09064864
1
Yes
Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust
07552498
7
Yes
Cambridge Park Academy Limited
07714867
1
Yes
Cambridge Primary Education Trust
08304433
3
Yes
Cambridgeshire Educational Trust
07665396
1
Yes
Campion Academy Trust
07848338
1
Yes
Campion School & Language College
07697798
1
Yes
Campsmount Community Academy
Trust
07736364
1
Yes
Cams Hill School
07751232
1
Yes
Canary Wharf College Ltd
07413883
2
Yes
Cannock Chase High School
07727974
1
Yes
Canon Pyon Ce Academy
08337745
1
Yes
Canons High School
07694362
1
Yes
Carillion Academies Trust
09323071
1
Yes
Carmel Education Trust
07808732
7
Yes
Carmountside Primary Academy
08170071
1
Yes
Caroline Chisholm School
07638756
1
Yes
Carshalton Boys Sports College
07635432
1
Yes
Cartmel Priory Church Of England
School Academy Trust
07740632
1
Yes
Carwarden House Community School
09050751
1
Yes
Cascade Multi Academy Trust
09913676
2
Yes
Casterton College Rutland
07718680
1
Yes
Castle Academy
08143349
1
Yes
Castle Carrock School
07729759
1
Yes
Castle Community Trust
07344616
2
Yes
Castle Donington College
08203218
1
Yes
Castle Hall Academy Trust
07726907
1
Yes
Castle Hill Academy
09332834
1
Yes
Castle Phoenix Trust
08331385
3
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
177
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Castle Rock High School
08114513
1
Yes
Castle School Education Trust
08397975
7
Yes
Castle Trust
08850163
1
Yes
Castle View Enterprise Academy
06268570
1
Yes
Castle View School Academy Trust
09146848
1
Yes
Castlecombe Primary School
08754658
1
Yes
Castledon School Academy Trust
09425197
1
Yes
Castleford Academy Trust
07547039
4
Yes
Castleman Academy Trust
09101036
2
Yes
Castleview School
08146452
1
Yes
Catalyst Academies Trust
08407989
2
Yes
Catch22 Multi Academies Trust
Limited
08299181
1
Yes
Cathedral Primary School
08189748
1
Yes
Cathedral Schools Trust
06516626
2
Yes
Cavendish Learning Trust
07935515
1
Yes
Cawston Grange Primary School
08599777
1
Yes
Cct Learning
07962209
1
Yes
Cedars Upper School
07720110
1
Yes
Central Academy Trust
07685645
2
Yes
Central Bedfordshire UTC Trust
Limited
07651573
1
Yes
Central Learning Partnership Trust
07827368
8
Yes
Central Schools Trust
08148546
2
Yes
Cfbt Schools Trust
07468210
19
Yes
Chadsmead Primary Academy
07698442
1
Yes
Chadwell Heath Academy
07346826
1
Yes
Chalfont Saint Peter Church Of
England Academy
07586346
1
Yes
Chancery Education Trust
07671255
2
Yes
Chandlers Ridge Academy
08149765
1
Yes
Change Schools Partnership
08182064
2
Yes
Channeling Positivity
09017575
1
Yes
Chantry Primary Academy Trust
08133360
1
Yes
Chapel Street Community Schools
Trust
07885963
7
Yes
Chapeltown Academy Limited
08264865
1
Yes
Charles Darwin Academy Trust
07554396
2
Yes
Charlestown Academy Trust
07625371
1
Yes
Charlton Kings Infants' School
07689749
1
Yes
Charlton Kings Junior School
07691867
1
Yes
Charlton Park Academy
08133047
1
Yes
Charters School
08208767
1
Yes
Charville Primary School Academy
Trust
08451827
1
Yes
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar
07455452
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
178
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
School
Chatham Grammar School For Girls
07710807
1
Yes
Chauncy School
07694228
1
Yes
Cheam Academies Network
07588097
1
Yes
Cheam Park Farm Infants School
08661374
1
Yes
Cheetham Church Of England
Community Academy
07811354
1
Yes
Chellaston Academy
07430289
1
Yes
Chelmer Valley High School
07696117
1
Yes
Chelmsford County High School For
Girls
07445392
1
Yes
Cheltenham Bournside School And
Sixth Form Centre
07524244
1
Yes
Chenderit School Academy Trust
07900254
1
Yes
Cheney School Academy Trust
08319810
2
Yes
Chepping View Primary Academy
07977442
1
Yes
Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham
09106277
2
Yes
Chesham Grammar School Academy
Trust
07697482
2
Yes
Cheshire Academies Trust
08108086
3
Yes
Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
08451787
1
Yes
Chesterfield High School
07761675
1
Yes
Chesterton Academy Trust
08786812
2
Yes
Chestnut Grove Academy
07655651
1
Yes
Chetwynde School Limited
08963816
1
Yes
Chew Stoke Church School
08165319
1
Yes
Chickerell Primary Academy
08311200
1
Yes
Chiddingstone Church Of England
School
07800664
1
Yes
Children Of Success Schools Trust
08438964
2
Yes
Children's Academy Trust Ltd
09061804
2
Yes
Chilford Hundred Education Trust
07482650
2
Yes
Chiltern Learning Trust
07559901
3
Yes
Chiltern Way Academy Trust
10004115
1
Yes
Chingford Academies Trust
08179498
2
Yes
Chipping Campden School
07680770
1
Yes
Chipping Norton School Academy
Trust
07929429
1
Yes
Chipstead Valley Academy Trust
08891864
2
Yes
Chislehurst And Sidcup Grammar
School
07654130
1
Yes
Chislehurst School For Girls
07527090
1
Yes
Chiswick School
07954211
1
Yes
Chobham School Academy (Stratford)
06846720
1
Yes
Cholsey Primary Academy Trust
08722647
1
Yes
Chosen Hill School
07550474
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
179
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Christ Church C Of E Primary School
08082405
1
Yes
Christ Church C Of E Primary School
(Cheltenham)
08248966
1
Yes
Christ Church Chorleywood C Of E
School
08240619
1
Yes
Christ Church Church Of England
Junior School, Ramsgate
08574692
1
Yes
Christ Church Church Of England
Primary Academy, Folkestone
08347877
1
Yes
Christ The King Catholic Collegiate
08933913
4
Yes
Christleton Learning Trust
07523884
1
Yes
Aspire Free School Academy Trust
08330636
1
Yes
Christopher Whitehead Language
College
07634426
1
Yes
Christ's College Finchley
07714167
1
Yes
Chs Learning Trust
08321679
2
Yes
Chulmleigh Academy Trust
07697698
5
Yes
Church Hill Church Of England Junior
School
08242856
1
Yes
Church Hill Infant School
08183463
1
Yes
Churchdown School
07773693
1
Yes
Churchdown Village Infant School
07698978
1
Yes
Churchend Primary Academy Trust
07483163
1
Yes
Churchfields Academy
07728940
1
Yes
Churchill Academy
07687722
1
Yes
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
07447459
1
Yes
Cidari Education Limited
08822760
7
Yes
Cirencester Deer Park School
07524811
1
Yes
Cirencester Kingshill School
07686390
1
Yes
Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
09642581
1
Yes
City Academy Norwich
06934137
1
Yes
City Education Trust
08528776
1
Yes
City Gateway 14-19 Provision
08111431
1
Yes
City Learning Trust
07746561
1
Yes
City Of London Academies Trust
04504128
2
Yes
City Of London Academy Islington
Limited
06426966
1
Yes
City Of Wolverhampton Academy
Trust
06969900
2
Yes
Clapton Girls' Academy Trust
07698419
1
Yes
Claremont High School Academy
Trust
07557868
1
Yes
Clayton-Le-Moors All Saints' Church
Of England Primary School
07770605
1
Yes
Cleeve Primary School
08775910
1
Yes
Cleeve School
07633215
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
180
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Clevedon Learning Trust
07872799
3
Yes
Cleves Academy Trust
07403271
1
Yes
Cleves Cross Learning Trust
08718104
2
Yes
Cliffe Woods Primary School
07659069
1
Yes
Clifton All Saints Academy
08702006
1
Yes
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
07461173
1
Yes
Cloughwood Academy Trust
08604799
1
Yes
Clyst Vale Academy Trust
07564519
1
Yes
Coast Academies
07668923
3
Yes
Coastal Academies Trust
07552665
4
Yes
Cobden Primary School
08387242
1
Yes
Cobham Free School Trust
07643477
1
Yes
Cockburn Multi Academy Trust
09946495
1
Yes
Cockermouth School Academy
09679536
1
Yes
Cockington Primary School Academy
Trust
08578797
1
Yes
Colchester County High School For
Girls
07755713
1
Yes
Colchester Royal Grammar School
07769103
1
Yes
Colebrook Infant Academy
07808765
1
Yes
Coleshill School, The
07693017
1
Yes
Collective Spirit Oldham
08178309
1
Yes
Collingwood College
07657277
1
Yes
Colston's Girls' School Trust
06511936
5
Yes
Colston's Primary School
08144135
1
Yes
Colyton Grammar School Academy
Trust
07445493
1
Yes
Combe Pafford School
08426682
1
Yes
Comenius Trust
10049139
1
Yes
Communitas Education Trust
08791046
1
Yes
Community Academies Trust
07472736
11
Yes
Community First Academy Trust
08359889
2
Yes
Community Inclusive Trust
09071623
7
Yes
Community Links Academy Trust
08341194
1
Yes
Compass Academy Trust
09323096
4
Yes
Compass Schools Trust
07644380
1
Yes
Congleton Multi-Academy Trust
07538467
3
Yes
Congleton Primary Academy Trust
Limited
09024278
1
Yes
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary
Academy
07825848
1
Yes
Connaught Academy Trust
08576427
1
Yes
Connaught School For Girls
08354009
1
Yes
Connected Learning
08579939
4
Yes
Consilium Academies
09495671
2
Yes
Continu Plus Academy Trust
08228379
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
181
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Conyers School
08366005
1
Yes
Coombe Dean School Academy Trust
07561268
1
Yes
Copleston High School
07656715
1
Yes
Copthall School
08161745
1
Yes
Corelli College Co-Operative
Academy Trust
07698469
1
Yes
Corfe Hills School Academy Trust
07536911
1
Yes
Cornelius Vermuyden School
08667123
1
Yes
Cornerstone Academy Trust
07339625
1
Yes
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy
Trust
07976019
5
Yes
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary
School
07712850
1
Yes
Corsham Primary School
07557894
1
Yes
Cosby Primary School
08137451
1
Yes
Cotham School
07732888
1
Yes
Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust
07692339
1
Yes
Cottesbrooke Infant And Nursery
School
08936173
1
Yes
Coundon Court
07994219
1
Yes
Countess Anne Church Of England
School
08658210
1
Yes
Countesthorpe Community College
Trust
08137363
1
Yes
Cox Green School
07831255
1
Yes
Cramlington Learning Village
07730940
1
Yes
Cramlington Village Primary Ltd
07575016
1
Yes
Cranbrook School Academy Trust
07794423
1
Yes
Cranfield Church Of England
Academy
07897243
1
Yes
Cranford Community College
07559818
1
Yes
Cranmer Education Trust
07687709
3
Yes
Craven Educational Trust
09023653
1
Yes
Crawley Free School Trust
08339290
1
Yes
Creative Education Trust
07617529
12
Yes
Creative Industries UTC
07893811
1
Yes
Creative Learning Multi Academy
Trust
09227333
2
Yes
Crewe Multi Academy Trust
09379253
1
Yes
Crigglestone St James Ce Primary
Academy Trust
08097265
1
Yes
Crispin School Academy Trust
07669314
1
Yes
Crofton Academy
07646836
1
Yes
Crofton Schools Academy Trust
07824714
2
Yes
Crompton House Church Of England
School
07713345
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
182
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Cromwell Academy
09021722
1
Yes
Cromwell Community College
07994038
1
Yes
Crosby On Eden Church Of England
Primary School
08242198
1
Yes
Crossacres Primary Academy
08899140
1
Yes
Crosshall Infant School Academy
Trust
07330691
1
Yes
Crosshall Junior School Limited
07363875
1
Yes
Crowle Primary Academy
08284371
1
Yes
Ctc Kingshurst Academy
02268092
1
Yes
Cuckoo Hall Academies Trust
07355559
5
Yes
Cul Academy Trust Limited
08337957
1
Yes
Cwa Academy Trust
07338780
6
Yes
Cygnus Academies Trust
09950137
2
Yes
Dame Alice Owen's School
07559285
1
Yes
Danes Educational Trust
07671949
1
Yes
Darlinghurst School Academy Trust
08807637
1
Yes
Darrick Wood Infant School
07698658
1
Yes
Darrick Wood School
07393519
1
Yes
Darrington Church Of England
Primary School
08638398
1
Yes
Dartford Grammar School
07406122
1
Yes
Datchet St Mary's Church Of England
Primary Academy
07851937
1
Yes
Daubeney Academy
07978124
1
Yes
Dauntsey Academy Primary School
08602255
1
Yes
Davenant Foundation School
07540256
1
Yes
Days Lane Primary School
08916979
1
Yes
Dayspring Trust
08310825
2
Yes
De Aston School Academy Trust
07533362
1
Yes
De La Salle Academy Trust
07466889
1
Yes
Deanery Church Of England Primary
School
07667168
1
Yes
Debenham High School
07467445
1
Yes
Denbigh School
07527108
1
Yes
Dene Magna School
07695544
1
Yes
Denefield School
07852122
1
Yes
Denton West End Primary School
07929335
1
Yes
Derby College Education Trust
08072758
1
Yes
Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
08980079
3
Yes
Derby Diocesan Academy Trust 2
09442311
4
Yes
Derby Manufacturing UTC
08289534
1
Yes
Derby Pride Trust
07109892
1
Yes
Devizes School
08158582
1
Yes
Devon Studio School
07941664
1
Yes
Devonport High School For Boys
07523546
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
183
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Academy Trust
Devonport High School For Girls
07556657
1
Yes
Diamond Hall Infant Academy
08565046
1
Yes
Didcot Academy Of Schools
08104201
2
Yes
Dilkes Academy
08249779
1
Yes
Diocese Of Brentwood Multi Academy
Trust
08610377
1
Yes
Diocese Of Bristol Academies Trust
08156759
8
Yes
Diocese Of Chichester Academy Trust
09201845
4
Yes
Diocese Of Leicester Academies
Trust
08138372
11
Yes
Diocese Of Salisbury Multi Academy
Trust
08656655
7
Yes
Diocese Of Southwell And Nottingham
Multi-Academy Trust
08738949
4
Yes
Discover Learning Trust
08249250
2
Yes
Discover Multi Academy Trust
09680241
1
Yes
Discovery Learning Limited
07650604
1
Yes
Discovery Schools Academies Trust
Ltd
08104111
9
Yes
Diss High School
07692440
1
Yes
Diverse Academies Trust
07664012
6
Yes
Dixons Academies Charitable Trust
Ltd
02303464
8
Yes
Djanogly Learning Trust
04544722
3
Yes
Dorchester Middle School
08059041
1
Yes
Dorothy Goodman School
08071851
1
Yes
Dorrington Academy Trust
08049062
1
Yes
Dove House School Academy Trust
07738845
1
Yes
Dover Christ Church Academy
07208598
1
Yes
Downend School
08395990
1
Yes
Downview Trust
08603388
1
Yes
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
07451811
1
Yes
Dr Challoner's High School
07694530
1
Yes
Dragonfly Education Trust
07728482
3
Yes
Drapers' Multi-Academy Trust
07035556
3
Yes
Drayton Manor High School Academy
Trust
07698859
1
Yes
DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust
09284055
4
Yes
Droitwich Spa High School And Sixth
Form Centre
07666185
1
Yes
Droylsden Academy
06731528
1
Yes
Dulwich Hamlet Educational Trust
07531811
2
Yes
Dunsville Primary Academy Trust
08237807
1
Yes
Durand Academy Trust
07345831
1
Yes
Durrington Multi Academy Trust
08895870
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
184
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Dyrms - An Academy With Military
Traditions
07209122
1
Yes
Dyson Perrins Church Of England
Academy
07703941
1
Yes
E-Act
06526376
23
Yes
Eaglesfield Paddle Ce Primary
Academy
07635527
1
Yes
Eagley Infant School
07986805
1
Yes
Eagley Junior School
07986218
1
Yes
Easington Academy
07990434
1
Yes
East Anglia Schools Trust
08432486
2
Yes
East Barnet School
07552702
1
Yes
East Bergholt High School
07682993
1
Yes
East Cheshire Youth Achievement
Free School Ltd
08827502
1
Yes
East London Arts And Music
08246407
1
Yes
East London Science School Trust
07962059
1
Yes
East London UTC Limited
07649596
1
Yes
East Manchester Academy
06747095
1
Yes
East Midlands Education Trust
07530373
5
Yes
East Ravendale Church Of England
Primary School Academy
07809637
1
Yes
Easterside Academy
08906809
1
Yes
Eastfield Primary School
08181149
1
Yes
Eastrop Infant School
07728828
1
Yes
Eaton Bank Academy
08156927
1
Yes
Eaton Bray Academy
07556185
1
Yes
Ebn Trust
07665550
2
Yes
Eden Primary Trust
07313138
1
Yes
Educate Together Academy Trust
08859774
1
Yes
Education And Leadership Trust
08913502
2
Yes
Education Central Multi Academy
Trust
08255492
13
Yes
Education For The 21st Century
07559170
3
Yes
Education Learning Trust
09142319
1
Yes
Education Partnership Trust
07950891
4
Yes
Education Swanage Limited
07613612
1
Yes
Edwin Jones Trust
08512105
4
Yes
Eggar's School
08036151
1
Yes
Eggbuckland Community College
Academy Trust
08603078
2
Yes
Elburton Primary School Academy
08084557
1
Yes
Ellison Boulters Church Of England
Academy Ltd
08169622
1
Yes
Elmlea Junior School
07626956
1
Yes
Elmwey Learning Trust
09625982
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
185
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Elston Hall Multi Academy Trust
09780473
2
Yes
Elveden Church Of England Primary
Academy
08327233
1
Yes
Emerson Park Academy
07726858
1
Yes
Emlc Academy Trust
08149829
6
Yes
Emmanuel College
02461391
1
Yes
Empower Learning Academy Trust
07702119
1
Yes
Endeavour Learning Trust
07848372
1
Yes
Energy Coast UTC
07912940
1
Yes
Enfield Grammar School
07697044
1
Yes
Engage, Enrich, Excel Academies
09279884
1
Yes
Enhance Academy Trust
07904096
6
Yes
Enmore Church Of England Primary
School
07736180
1
Yes
Epa Multi Academy Trust (Excellent
Partnerships Achieve)
07896123
1
Yes
Eppleton Academy Primary School
08063334
1
Yes
Equate Education Trust
07971665
1
Yes
Equitas Academies Trust
07662289
2
Yes
Erasmus Darwin Academy
07669035
1
Yes
Erith School
07372222
1
Yes
Erudition Schools Trust
07879288
3
Yes
Esher Church School
09362801
1
Yes
Esher Learning Trust
08812257
1
Yes
Essa Foundation Academies Trust
06731593
2
Yes
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School
Trust
07471707
1
Yes
Europa School Uk
07649335
1
Yes
Evendons Primary School Trust
08991357
1
Yes
Eversholt Academy Trust
07697481
1
Yes
Everton In The Community Free
School Trust
07664278
1
Yes
Every Child Matters Academy Trust
09700223
3
Yes
Every Child, Every Day Academy
Trust
08185432
1
Yes
Evolution Academy Trust
08158619
7
Yes
Evolution Schools Learning Trust
07596422
1
Yes
Excalibur Academies Trust
08146633
6
Yes
Excell3 Independent Schools Ltd
07654452
1
Yes
Excellence In Education Trust
10035934
2
Yes
Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
08314293
1
Yes
Exeter Mathematics School
08515877
1
Yes
Exmouth Community College
07554085
1
Yes
Extol Academy Trust
08561360
1
Yes
Eynsham Partnership Academy
07939655
7
Yes
Fair Field Junior School
09434766
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
186
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Fairchildes Academy Community
Trust
08934482
2
Yes
Fairfax Multi Academy Trust
07661164
2
Yes
Fairfield Community Primary School
07937266
1
Yes
Fairfield High School
08936256
1
Yes
Fairfield High School For Girls
07511610
1
Yes
Falmouth School
07695977
1
Yes
Fareham Academy
08549807
1
Yes
Faringdon Academy Of Schools
07977368
8
Yes
Farlingaye High School
07667407
1
Yes
Farmor's School
07707979
1
Yes
Farndon Fields Academy
08055011
1
Yes
Farnham Heath End School
08364273
1
Yes
Federation Of Mowden Schools
Academy Trust
08027205
2
Yes
Fennwood Academy Trust
08763832
1
Yes
Ferrars Academy
08174123
1
Yes
Feversham Education Trust
07697587
1
Yes
Field Court Church Of England Infant
School
07740792
1
Yes
Field Court Junior School
07728265
1
Yes
Fierté Multi-Academy Trust
07606026
2
Yes
Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust
07700317
4
Yes
Fir Vale School Academy Trust
08090074
1
Yes
Firthmoor Primary School
08027879
1
Yes
Five Rivers Multi Academy Trust
10070417
2
Yes
Flamstead End School
08436788
1
Yes
Flegg Education Academy Trust
08142724
1
Yes
Flixton Girls' School Academy Trust
07691820
1
Yes
Floreat Education Academies Trust
09007740
2
Yes
Flying High Trust
08076374
9
Yes
Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
08071176
11
Yes
Folio Education Trust
07627302
1
Yes
Folkestone Academy
05115594
1
Yes
Folkestone St Mary's Church Of
England Primary Academy
08352159
1
Yes
Forest Academy
07400940
1
Yes
Forest Bridge School Ltd
08872579
1
Yes
Forest View Primary School
08322915
1
Yes
Forest Way School
07931627
1
Yes
Formby High School
07724342
1
Yes
Fort Pitt Thomas Aveling Academies
07401701
4
Yes
Fosse Way Academy Ltd
07534695
1
Yes
Foxwood Academy
08151281
1
Yes
Francis Askew Primary School
08684162
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
187
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Francis Combe Academy
06690528
1
Yes
Freeman's Endowed Church Of
England Junior Academy
08441736
1
Yes
Freemantle Church Of England
Community Academy
07561488
1
Yes
Freman College
07686458
1
Yes
Friars Academy
08722556
1
Yes
Frisby C.E. Primary School
08527173
1
Yes
Fulbrook Academy
07695419
1
Yes
Fulham Boys School Limited
07650064
1
Yes
Fullbrook
07689140
1
Yes
Fulston Manor Academies Trust
07343725
2
Yes
Fulwell Infant School Academy
08277622
1
Yes
Furness Academies Trust
06895426
1
Yes
Furze Platt Senior School
07834715
1
Yes
Fusion Schools Trust
08663011
1
Yes
Future Academies
06543442
4
Yes
Future Generation Trust
09440033
1
Yes
Future Schools Trust
06272751
3
Yes
Fylde Coast Academy Trust
08364709
4
Yes
Pride Multi Academy Trust
08582084
2
Yes
Garstang Community Academy Trust
07706760
1
Yes
Gartree High School
08023322
1
Yes
Gateway Academy
08556180
1
Yes
Gateway Learning Community
05853746
5
Yes
Gdst Academy Trust
06000347
2
Yes
Gems Learning Trust
08346116
1
Yes
George Dixon Academy
08173271
1
Yes
Ghyllside School
08178033
1
Yes
Giffards Primary School
08920008
1
Yes
Gilbert Inglefield Academy Trust
07883254
1
Yes
Gildredge House Free School
08436285
1
Yes
Gillotts School
07954417
1
Yes
Gilmorton Chandler Church Of
England Primary School
08540699
1
Yes
Gilsland Church Of England Primary
School
08047328
1
Yes
Glebe Academy
08732018
1
Yes
Glendene Arts Academy
08160730
1
Yes
Glenthorne High School
07635098
1
Yes
Glf Schools
07551959
17
Yes
Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
07690119
3
Yes
Glyne Gap School
08410002
1
Yes
Goddard Park Community Primary
School Academy Trust
07351053
1
Yes
Godinton Academy Trust
09404783
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
188
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Godmanchester Community
Education Trust
07923329
1
Yes
Godolphin Infant School
08107846
1
Yes
Goffs School
07759302
1
Yes
Goldington Academy Trust
07557785
1
Yes
Goldington Green Academy
08434141
1
Yes
Goldsworth Trust
07887259
2
Yes
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary &
Nursery School
09918358
1
Yes
Goose Green Education Trust
08149796
1
Yes
Gordon's School Academy Trust
07723861
1
Yes
Gorse Hill School
07993890
1
Yes
Gosford Hill School
08237106
1
Yes
Gotherington Primary School
07649769
1
Yes
Grace Academy
04967658
3
Yes
Graham James Primary Academy
08476253
1
Yes
Grand Union Multi Academy Trust
07800029
1
Yes
Grange Academy
08397744
1
Yes
Grasmere Academy
08132137
1
Yes
Grasvenor Avenue Infant School
08164849
1
Yes
Graveney Primary School
07847021
1
Yes
Graveney Trust
07687897
2
Yes
Gravesend Grammar School
Academies Trust
07685923
2
Yes
Great Academies Education Trust
06237630
3
Yes
Great Baddow High School
07662023
1
Yes
Great Barr Primary School
08144490
1
Yes
Great Berry Primary School
07692638
1
Yes
Great Chesterford Church Of England
Academy Trust
07769026
1
Yes
Great Corby School
07727695
1
Yes
Great Dalby Primary School
08391101
1
Yes
Great Malvern Academy Limited
07687029
1
Yes
Great Marlow School
07690054
1
Yes
Great Missenden Trust
08927321
1
Yes
Great Sankey High School
08313108
1
Yes
Great Smeaton Academy Primary
School
07730938
1
Yes
Greater Manchester Sustainable
Engineering UTC Limited
07652401
1
Yes
Greater Nottingham Education Trust
07539214
1
Yes
Green Lane Primary Academy Limited
08919795
1
Yes
Green Meadow Primary School
09333191
1
Yes
Green Spring Education Trust
07856680
1
Yes
Green Street Green Primary School
07697476
1
Yes
The Academy Of Lincoln Trust
07557670
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
189
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Greenbank High School
07790934
1
Yes
Greenfield & Pulloxhill Academy
07719857
2
Yes
Greenholm Primary School
08146396
1
Yes
Greenshaw Learning Trust
07633694
5
Yes
Greenway Academy
08116954
1
Yes
Greenwood Academies Trust
06864339
30
Yes
Greenwood Tree Academy Trust
08066324
5
Yes
Greig City Academy
04220486
1
Yes
Grenestede Academy Trust
09081030
2
Yes
Gretton Primary School
07836684
1
Yes
Grindon Hall Christian School
05530130
1
Yes
Groby Community College
08133601
1
Yes
Grove House School
08953180
1
Yes
Grove Park Academies
08059055
1
Yes
Grove Wood Academy Trust
09068218
1
Yes
GSSC Academy Trust
09319299
1
Yes
GTS Academy Trust
07698197
1
Yes
Guildford County School
08303773
1
Yes
Guildford Education Partnership
07649091
5
Yes
Guilsborough Multi Academy Trust
07535683
2
Yes
Gumley House Convent School FCJ
07950851
1
Yes
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Limited
07416734
2
Yes
Haberdashers' Adams' Federation
Trust
06548296
2
Yes
Haberdashers' Aske's Federation
Trust
02535091
4
Yes
Hackney New School Limited
07923624
2
Yes
Hadleigh High School
07657751
1
Yes
Hadleigh Infants And Nursery School
(Academy)
07698504
1
Yes
Hadleigh Junior School Academy
Trust
07719938
1
Yes
Hadlow Rural Community School
Limited
07645462
1
Yes
Hadrian Academy Trust
07824369
1
Yes
Hailey Hall Academy Trust
09691510
1
Yes
Haileybury Academy Trust
09659808
1
Yes
Hailsham Community College
Academy Trust
08127108
1
Yes
Halewood Academy Centre For
Learning
07909397
1
Yes
Hall Cross Academy Trust
07902880
1
Yes
Hall Green Secondary School
07892732
1
Yes
Hall Orchard Barrow Ce Primary
School
08674696
1
Yes
Haltwhistle Community Campus
08624157
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
190
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Hambleton Primary Academy Limited
07403335
1
Yes
Hamilton Academy
07984125
1
Yes
Hammersmith Academy Trust
06397195
1
Yes
Hampton Academies Trust
09129775
1
Yes
Hampton Primary School Academy
07966182
1
Yes
Hampton St Mary Academy Trust
07956455
1
Yes
Hamstead Hall Academy Trust
08528845
2
Yes
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
08261780
1
Yes
Hanley Castle High School
07690414
1
Yes
Harborne Academy
07310176
1
Yes
Harbourside Learning Partnership
10161526
6
Yes
Harden Primary School
08610504
1
Yes
Hardenhuish School Limited
07344277
1
Yes
Harefield Academy Trust
05051218
1
Yes
Haringey Sixth Form Education
08399769
1
Yes
Harington School Trust
09031174
1
Yes
Harlands Educational Trust
08876009
1
Yes
Harlington Upper School
07668955
1
Yes
Harlow Inspirational Learning Trust
09791050
1
Yes
Harlow UTC
07653629
1
Yes
Harpenden Academy Limited
07649122
1
Yes
Harris Federation
06228587
36
Yes
Harrow High School
07695709
1
Yes
Harrowbarrow School
07770592
1
Yes
Hartismere Family Of Schools
07341583
2
Yes
Hartlepool Aspire Trust
08604037
1
Yes
Hartwell Primary School
07566298
1
Yes
Harwich And Dovercourt High School
07881889
1
Yes
Harwood Meadows Community
Primary School
07986090
1
Yes
Hasmonean High School
07706488
1
Yes
Hassenbrook Academy Trust
07712779
1
Yes
Hastings Academies Trust
07185046
9
Yes
Hastings High School
08617343
1
Yes
Hatch End High School
07690395
1
Yes
Hatfield Community Free School
07648654
1
Yes
Hatton Academies Trust
07949111
4
Yes
Hawes Side Academy
08161246
1
Yes
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
08528914
1
Yes
Hawthorne's Free School, The
07589293
1
Yes
Haybridge High School
07652306
1
Yes
Haybrook College Trust
09606079
3
Yes
Haydon School
07557791
1
Yes
Hayes School
07548734
1
Yes
Hayes School (Bromley)
07563213
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
191
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Hayesfield Girls' School
07671637
1
Yes
Hazel Grove High School
07947961
1
Yes
Hazelwick School
07686578
1
Yes
Hcuk Trust
07778117
1
Yes
Healing Multi Academy Trust
07345756
3
Yes
Health Futures UTC Ltd
08257814
1
Yes
Heart Of England School
07654164
1
Yes
Heartlands Community Trust
08482398
1
Yes
Hearts Academy Trust
07851097
4
Yes
Heartwood Church Of England
Academy Trust
08627834
4
Yes
Heather Garth Primary School
08431840
1
Yes
Heathfield Academy Trust
08027885
3
Yes
Heathland Whitefriars Federation
09066965
2
Yes
Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC
07510578
1
Yes
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Academy Trust
07348329
1
Yes
Hedingham School And Sixth Form
08330173
1
Yes
Hele's Trust
07561217
1
Yes
Hemlington Hall Academy
08803871
1
Yes
Henbury School
07838126
1
Yes
Hendon School
07803827
1
Yes
Henleaze Junior School
07763421
1
Yes
Henley-In-Arden Church Of England
Primary School
08644320
1
Yes
Henley-In-Arden School
07660995
1
Yes
Henlow Church Of England Academy
07996350
1
Yes
Henry Hinde School
07988497
1
Yes
Hereford Integrated Behaviour
Outreach Service
09136556
1
Yes
Herne Bay High School
07498923
1
Yes
Herts & Essex Multi Academy Trust
08704162
1
Yes
Hertswood Academy
07992852
1
Yes
Heston Community Academy Trust
07964015
1
Yes
High School For Girls, Gloucester
07538730
1
Yes
Higham Lane School
07849858
1
Yes
Highams Park Academy Trust
07738801
1
Yes
Highcliffe School
07631213
1
Yes
Highdown School And Sixth Form
Centre
07398941
1
Yes
Highfield Infants' School
08632733
1
Yes
Highfield Junior School
08657831
1
Yes
Highfields School
09527057
1
Yes
Highnam C Of E Primary Academy
07701920
1
Yes
Highsted Academy Trust
07348116
1
Yes
Highwoods Community Primary
08446789
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
192
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
School
Highworth Grammar School Trust
07425374
1
Yes
Highworth Warneford School
07660247
1
Yes
Hilbre High School Humanities
College
08075363
1
Yes
Hillcrest Early Years Academy Limited
07980317
1
Yes
Hillcrest School And Sixth Form
Centre
07744525
1
Yes
Hillstone Primary School
09108745
1
Yes
Hilltop Junior School
07711826
1
Yes
Hillview School For Girls Academy
Trust
07698506
1
Yes
Hillyfield Primary Academy
07470621
1
Yes
Hinchingbrooke School
07732319
1
Yes
Hinchley Wood School
07886416
1
Yes
Hinckley Academy And John
Cleveland Sixth Form Centre
09318755
1
Yes
Hinkler Academies Trust
08479066
2
Yes
Hitchin Boys' School
08286295
1
Yes
Hitchin Girls' School
07697117
1
Yes
Hobart High School (Academy Trust)
Limited
08347874
1
Yes
Hockerill College Academy Trust
07488870
1
Yes
Hockley Heath Academy Trust
08104539
1
Yes
Hodgson Academy
07604183
1
Yes
Hoe Valley School
08833418
1
Yes
Holbrook Academy
07654882
1
Yes
Holland Park School
08588099
1
Yes
Hollingworth Academy Trust
08314692
1
Yes
Holmer Church Of England Academy
07850551
1
Yes
Holmer Green Senior School
07827237
1
Yes
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive
School & Sixth Form College
07711928
1
Yes
Holmes Chapel Primary School
08587865
1
Yes
Holy Cross Catholic Primary Academy
07696114
1
Yes
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
07696905
1
Yes
Holy Family Academy Trust
08954620
1
Yes
Holy Family Catholic Academy
08623002
1
Yes
Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust
08155184
2
Yes
Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy
Trust
08269066
3
Yes
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
08139885
1
Yes
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary
School
09483921
1
Yes
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
07697045
1
Yes
Holy Trinity Catholic Multi Academy
10013691
8
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
193
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Company
Holy Trinity Ce Primary Academy
(Handsworth)
08612065
1
Yes
Holy Trinity Church Of England
Academy
08045401
1
Yes
Holy Trinity Church Of England
Academy (South Shields) Trust
09098446
1
Yes
Holy Trinity Church Of England
Primary Academy
07743627
1
Yes
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church
Of England Academy
08105758
1
Yes
Holy Trinity School Academy Trust
07953354
1
Yes
Holyhead School
07698296
1
Yes
Brooklands Academy Trust
07798183
1
Yes
Holyrood Academy Trust
07341523
1
Yes
Holywell Church Of England Academy
08224216
1
Yes
Holywell Primary School
08150822
1
Yes
Ganton School
09349673
1
Yes
Honeybourne First School Academy
08496781
1
Yes
Honiton Community College Academy
Trust
07665387
1
Yes
Honiton Littletown Primary Academy
Trust
07851471
1
Yes
Honywood Community Science
School
07592309
1
Yes
Hooe Primary Academy Trust
08319686
1
Yes
Hook-With-Warsash Church Of
England Academy
08153776
1
Yes
Hope Learning Trust, York
07559537
2
Yes
Hope Valley College
07697177
1
Yes
Horbury Academy Trust
08139427
1
Yes
Horbury Bridge St Johns Academy
Trust
07966187
1
Yes
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
08608287
3
Yes
Hornbeam Academy Trust
08153765
3
Yes
Horrington Primary School
08441991
1
Yes
Horsforth School
07849654
1
Yes
Hotwells Primary School Trust
08920557
1
Yes
Houghton Kepier Sports College
Academy Trust
07693870
1
Yes
Hounsdown School
07687770
1
Yes
Greenacre School Trust
08102025
1
Yes
Hti Multi Academy Trust
08291981
2
Yes
Huish Episcopi Academy
07341553
1
Yes
Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
08542806
10
Yes
Humber UTC Limited
08351953
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
194
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Humberston Park Special School
07685660
1
Yes
Hummersknott Academy Trust
07664322
2
Yes
Humphrey Perkins School
07819429
1
Yes
Huncote Community Primary School
Academy Trust
08076310
1
Yes
Hungerford Primary Academy
09361618
1
Yes
Hungerhill Academy Trust
07939747
1
Yes
Huntcliff Academy Trust
07897108
1
Yes
Huntington Primary Academy
09468412
1
Yes
Huntingtower Community Primary
Academy
08466505
1
Yes
Hurst Primary School
08657975
1
Yes
Hurstmere School
07654127
1
Yes
Hurworth School Limited
07533271
1
Yes
Huttoft Primary School (Academy)
08177181
1
Yes
Hutton All Saints' Church Of England
Primary Trust
07848566
1
Yes
Huxlow Science College
07982740
1
Yes
Ibstock Community College
08135574
1
Yes
Ickford Learning Trust
10160645
1
Yes
Icknield High School
07831395
1
Yes
Idsall School
08976748
1
Yes
Ilkley Grammar School
07663864
1
Yes
Immaculate Conception Academy
Trust
09269589
1
Yes
Impington Village College
07899393
1
Yes
Independent Jewish Day School
07718480
1
Yes
Infinity Academies Trust Ltd
08358124
3
Yes
Innovate Multi Academy Trust
09071405
4
Yes
Innovation Enterprise Academy
08278808
3
Yes
Insignis Academy Trust
07657307
1
Yes
Inspiration Academy Trust
10174100
1
Yes
Inspiration Trust
08179349
11
Yes
Inspirational Futures Trust
08329993
3
Yes
Inspirational Learning Academies
Trust
08657945
3
Yes
Inspire Academy Trust
07781921
1
Yes
Inspire Education Community Trust
10155032
1
Yes
Inspire Education Trust
09728614
3
Yes
Inspire Multi Academy Trust
08287012
5
Yes
Inspire Partnership Multi Academy
Trust
07805262
2
Yes
Inspire Trust
08775996
2
Yes
Inspired Learning Multi Academy
Trust
09692208
3
Yes
Inspiring Futures Through Learning
07698904
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
195
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Inspiring Schools Partnership
07557634
1
Yes
Interserve Academies Trust Limited
09042916
1
Yes
Invictus Education Trust
09284368
4
Yes
Ipswich Primary Academies Trust
09434926
3
Yes
Iqra Academy Education Trust
08623229
1
Yes
Ironstone Academy Trust
09040348
1
Yes
Isebrook Sen Cognition & Learning
College
09392862
1
Yes
Island Community School
08265245
1
Yes
Isle Education Trust
07814150
3
Yes
Isle Of Portland Aldridge Community
Academy Trust
07927423
1
Yes
Isleworth And Syon School For Boys
07962216
1
Yes
Ivanhoe College
08100518
1
Yes
Ivybridge Academy Trust
07398467
2
Yes
James Brindley School
07844694
1
Yes
Jefferys Education Trust
07690473
7
Yes
Jerry Clay Academy
07688230
1
Yes
Jhs Academy Trust
08196566
1
Yes
John Colet School
07633408
1
Yes
John Hampden Grammar School
07638999
1
Yes
John Kyrle High School & Sixth Form
Centre
07465249
1
Yes
John Madejski Academy
05319170
1
Yes
John Masefield High School And Sixth
Form Centre
07631985
1
Yes
John Mason Academy Trust
08786136
1
Yes
John Paul Ii Multi-Academy
08706247
4
Yes
John Port School
07564777
1
Yes
John Spendluffe Technology College
07683660
1
Yes
John Taylor MAT
07421140
4
Yes
Joseph Leckie Academy Trust
07892678
1
Yes
Joseph Swan Academy
07950949
1
Yes
Jotmans Hall Primary School
07687947
1
Yes
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
08135395
1
Yes
Joydens Wood Infant School
07804043
1
Yes
Joydens Wood Junior School
07803743
1
Yes
Jubilee Park Academy Trust
08591050
1
Yes
Jubilee Primary School
08221258
1
Yes
Kader Academy Trust
08927009
1
Yes
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
07696921
1
Yes
Kedington Primary Academy
08432234
1
Yes
Kelvedon Academy Trust
08403703
1
Yes
Kendal Primary Multi Academy Trust
09996478
1
Yes
Kendrick School
07494754
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
196
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Kennet School Academies Trust
07543874
2
Yes
Kenningtons Primary Academy
08187197
1
Yes
Kensington Academy Trust
04755839
1
Yes
Kensington Aldridge Academy
07702460
1
Yes
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
08176019
22
Yes
Kenton Schools Academy Trust
07964133
2
Yes
Kents Hill Junior School
07804282
1
Yes
Kesgrave High School
07681739
1
Yes
Keskowethyans Multi Academy Trust
08872161
5
Yes
Kesteven And Grantham Girls' School
Academy Trust
08133675
1
Yes
Kesteven And Sleaford Academy
Trust
07804308
1
Yes
Keswick School
07664297
1
Yes
Khalsa Education Trust
07954683
1
Yes
Kibblesworth Academy
08063683
1
Yes
Kibworth High School A Community
Technology College
07761713
1
Yes
Kidgate Primary Academy
08151355
1
Yes
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
08299166
1
Yes
King Alfred Trust
08853971
1
Yes
King Charles I School
07969062
1
Yes
King Edward VI Aston School
07656224
1
Yes
King Edward VI Camp Hill School For
Boys
07656262
1
Yes
King Edward VI Camp Hill School For
Girls
07656265
1
Yes
King Edward VI Education Trust
09635329
1
Yes
King Edward VI Five Ways School
07676490
1
Yes
King Edward VI Grammar School,
Chelmsford
07563345
1
Yes
King Edward VI Handsworth School
07656363
1
Yes
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath
Academy
07002160
1
Yes
King Edward VII Science And Sport
College
08158225
1
Yes
King Edward's And Halesowen
Colleges' Academy Trust
09361342
1
Yes
King Ina Church Of England Academy
08120037
2
Yes
King James I Academy, Bishop
Auckland Limited
07638979
1
Yes
King James's School
08164889
1
Yes
King William Street Ce Primary
School
08117139
1
Yes
King's College London Maths School
Trust
08475184
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
197
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
King's Cross Academy Trust
08803983
1
Yes
King's Group Academies
09017776
1
Yes
Kings Langley School
08271760
1
Yes
Kings Norton Girls' School
07563329
1
Yes
Kingsbury High School
07819872
1
Yes
Kingsdown School
07697067
1
Yes
Kingsleigh Primary School
09872178
1
Yes
Kingsley Special Academy Trust
07834300
1
Yes
Kingsmead Academy
07547023
1
Yes
Kingsmead School
07380398
1
Yes
Kingston Educational Trust
08334023
1
Yes
Kingston Maurward Studio School
Limited
08305242
1
Yes
Kingstone Academy Trust
07681857
2
Yes
Kingsway Community Trust
08339302
3
Yes
Kinson Primary School
09874674
1
Yes
Kirby Muxloe Primary School
08702056
1
Yes
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
07504871
1
Yes
Kirk Sandall Academy Trust
08248173
2
Yes
Kirkbie Kendal School Academy Trust
07543834
1
Yes
Kirkby College Trust
08124416
1
Yes
Kirkby La Thorpe Church Of England
Primary Academy
08597878
1
Yes
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
07715613
1
Yes
Knightsfield School
08130253
1
Yes
Knole Academy Trust
07115882
1
Yes
Knottingley St Botolph's C Of E
Academy Trust
08291492
1
Yes
Knowle Church Of England Primary
Academy
08437300
1
Yes
Knowledge School Trust
09027131
1
Yes
Knutsford Multi Academy Trust
07984413
2
Yes
Koinonia Academies Trust
08563153
1
Yes
L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
08296921
13
Yes
Lacey Green Primary Academy
07710870
1
Yes
Lady Jane Grey Primary School
08197353
1
Yes
Lady Margaret School
08156535
1
Yes
Lady Hawkins’ School
07722445
1
Yes
Ladygrove Park Primary School
08517429
1
Yes
Lakelands Educational Trust
08273802
1
Yes
Lampton School Academy Trust
07345776
1
Yes
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
07441463
1
Yes
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
07469330
1
Yes
Landau Forte Charitable Trust
02387916
6
Yes
Lanesend Primary
09154494
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
198
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Langdale Free School
07649550
1
Yes
Langham Church Of England Primary
School
08560721
1
Yes
Langley Grammar School
07536795
1
Yes
Langley Hall Primary Academy Trust
07463031
1
Yes
Langley Park Academies
07697400
4
Yes
Langley School
07693853
1
Yes
Lark Rise Academy Trust, Dunstable
07359630
1
Yes
Latchmere School
08135633
1
Yes
Lateral Academy Trust
07733109
1
Yes
Launceston College
08150106
2
Yes
Lavington School Limited
07452837
1
Yes
Lawrence Sheriff School Academy
Trust
08963659
1
Yes
LDBS Academies Trust
08182235
7
Yes
LDBS Frays Academy Trust
08335073
4
Yes
Leaders In Learning Multi Academy
Trust
09482529
1
Yes
Leading Learners Multi Academy
Trust
07943227
1
Yes
Leading Learning Trust
10028278
2
Yes
Leaf Academy
08011930
3
Yes
Leaf Academy Trust
05037949
3
Yes
Learn Academies Trust
08095439
1
Yes
Learner Engagement And
Achievement Partnership Multi-
Academy Trust
07361021
2
Yes
Learners' Trust
10224802
3
Yes
Learning Academy Partnership (South
West)
07713540
4
Yes
Learning For Life Trust
09690231
1
Yes
Learning In Harmony Multi Academy
Trust
09148738
4
Yes
Learning Pathways Academy
07984238
3
Yes
Learning Schools Trust
07145434
4
Yes
Lee Chapel Academy Trust
07673871
2
Yes
Lees Brook Community School
07731277
1
Yes
Legra Academy Trust
08066610
3
Yes
Leigh Academies Trust
02336587
13
Yes
Leigh Trust
08779660
3
Yes
Leighfield Academy
08432347
1
Yes
Leighton Academy
08500778
1
Yes
Lent Rise School
09801986
1
Yes
Leo Academy Trust
07543202
2
Yes
Leodis Academies Trust
07720181
4
Yes
Lethbridge Primary School
07685652
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
199
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Lever Academy Trust
09677480
1
Yes
Lever Edge Primary Academy
07458484
1
Yes
Leverton Church Of England
Academy
07998451
1
Yes
Leysland High School
08135122
1
Yes
Lickhill Primary School
07806338
1
Yes
Life Academies Trust
07928028
1
Yes
Life Education Trust
08102628
1
Yes
Light Hall School
07687583
1
Yes
Lighthouse Harmonize Education
Trust
07657235
1
Yes
Lighthouse School
07591868
1
Yes
Lighthouse Schools Partnership
07662102
1
Yes
Limehurst Academy
07671440
1
Yes
Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
08737412
5
Yes
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
07732027
1
Yes
Lincoln College Academy Trust
08238194
2
Yes
Lincoln UTC
07898536
1
Yes
Lincolnshire Wolds Community Trust
09691946
2
Yes
Lindley Church Of England Infant
School
09058698
1
Yes
Lindley Junior School
07727564
1
Yes
Ling Moor Primary Academy Ltd
08141618
1
Yes
Link Academy Trust
10049068
6
Yes
Links Academy Trust
08231006
1
Yes
Linslade Academy Trust
07621395
1
Yes
Lion Academy Trust
08171341
4
Yes
Lionheart Academies Trust
08473899
4
Yes
Lipson Co-Operative Academy Trust
07561306
1
Yes
Lisle Marsden Church Of England
Primary Academy
07808707
1
Yes
Little Acorn Trust
09207180
1
Yes
Little Gonerby Church Of England
Infant School Academy Trust
08210494
1
Yes
Little Mead Academy Trust
08245853
2
Yes
Liverpool College Independent School
Trust
08565932
1
Yes
Llangrove C E Academy
08333208
1
Yes
Lode Heath School
07687663
1
Yes
London Academy Of Excellence
07643795
1
Yes
London Community Learning Trust
08336324
1
Yes
Long Bennington Church Of England
Academy
07994012
1
Yes
Longdean School
07695624
1
Yes
Longfield Academy Trust
07700556
3
Yes
Longhill Primary School
08684289
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
200
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Looe Community Academy Trust
07909371
1
Yes
Lord Lawson Of Beamish Academy
07908404
1
Yes
Lordswood Academies Trust
07567230
2
Yes
Loreto College (St Albans)
08028084
1
Yes
Loreto Grammar School
08125396
1
Yes
Lostock Hall Academy Trust
07657427
1
Yes
Loughborough Church Of England
Primary School
09023805
1
Yes
Loughton School
08565187
1
Yes
Lound Academy Trust
08550854
2
Yes
Lowbrook Academy Trust
07533254
1
Yes
Loxford School Trust Limited
08743560
5
Yes
Lubenham All Saints Church Of
England Primary School
08561329
1
Yes
Luddenham School
07974434
1
Yes
Ludgvan School
07716479
1
Yes
Ludlow Infant Academy
08152049
1
Yes
Ludlow Junior School
08291623
1
Yes
Lugwardine Primary Academy Trust
07988355
1
Yes
Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy
Company
09471525
6
Yes
Lumen Learning Trust
08670599
2
Yes
Lutterworth High School Academy
Trust
07687235
1
Yes
Lws Academy Trust
08915981
1
Yes
Lydiate Learning Trust
07732559
2
Yes
Lymm High School
08171068
1
Yes
Lyndhurst Junior School (Academy)
08441780
1
Yes
Macintyre Academies
08334745
2
Yes
Macmillan Academy
02236171
1
Yes
Madeley Academy Trust Limited
05978522
1
Yes
Madeley High School Academy Trust
08621160
1
Yes
Magdalen College School Brackley
Academy Trust
08316633
1
Yes
Maghull High School
07767222
1
Yes
Magna Learning Trust
07491215
2
Yes
Maharishi School Trust Ltd
01902341
1
Yes
Maiden Beech Academy Trust
07706667
1
Yes
Maiden Erlegh Trust
07548754
2
Yes
Malet Lambert
09643856
1
Yes
Malmesbury C Of E Primary School
08483768
1
Yes
Maltby Learning Trust
07033915
5
Yes
Manchester Communication Academy
06754335
1
Yes
Manchester Communication Primary
Academy
08943915
1
Yes
Manchester Creative Studio
08339878
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
201
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Manchester Health Academy
06735003
1
Yes
Manningtree High School
07883446
1
Yes
Manor Hall Academy Trust
09461655
2
Yes
Manor High School
07695364
1
Yes
Manor Learning Trust
07816548
3
Yes
Manor Leas Infant School
08041135
1
Yes
Manor Leas Junior Academy
08432565
1
Yes
Manor Multi Academy Trust
09323792
1
Yes
Manor Oak Primary School
08752701
1
Yes
Manor School Didcot Academy Trust
08516551
1
Yes
Maplefields Academy
08068464
1
Yes
March 2016 Ltd
06888873
1
Yes
Marches Academy Trust
07680422
2
Yes
Marden Primary Academy
08802427
1
Yes
Marine Academy Plymouth
07194412
2
Yes
Marish Academy Trust
08073873
2
Yes
Mark Rutherford School Trust
08316719
1
Yes
Market Harborough Church Of
England Academy Trust
09123741
1
Yes
Marlow Education Trust
07625556
1
Yes
Marlowe Academy
04915796
1
Yes
Marston Green Infant Trust
08886004
1
Yes
Marston Vale Academy Trust
08326476
1
Yes
Martham Primary & Nursery School
Trust
07437149
1
Yes
Martin High School
07877078
1
Yes
Marylebone School Ltd
08339142
1
Yes
Mascalls School
07661096
1
Yes
Matchborough First School Academy
08741704
1
Yes
Matrix Academy Trust
07654219
3
Yes
Homewood School & Sixth Form
Centre
07736448
1
Yes
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
07900248
1
Yes
Mayflower High School
07692668
1
Yes
Mayflower Specialist School Academy
Trust
09610951
2
Yes
Meadowdale Academy
07987239
1
Yes
Meadowdale Primary Academy
08061303
1
Yes
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
07933749
1
Yes
Measham Church Of England Primary
School Academy Trust
08270314
1
Yes
Medway Anglican Schools Trust
09628754
3
Yes
Medway UTC Ltd
07911362
1
Yes
Mellor Primary School
07737398
1
Yes
Meopham Community Academies
07416211
2
Yes
Meppershall Church Of England
08572815
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
202
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Academy
Mercenfeld Primary School
08423518
1
Yes
Merchants' Academy Trust
05598063
1
Yes
Mercia Learning Trust
08119703
5
Yes
Mercia Primary Academy Trust
08748904
2
Yes
Mercian Educational Trust
07698974
2
Yes
Mesty Croft Academy
07987596
1
Yes
Michaela Community School
07645701
1
Yes
Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust
08524638
1
Yes
Middleton Academy Limited
06246929
1
Yes
Middleton Primary School
08922305
1
Yes
Midfield Primary School
09333163
1
Yes
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
07365778
9
Yes
Mid-Trent Multi Academy Trust
09878928
3
Yes
Mildmay Junior School
09295450
1
Yes
Milford-On-Sea Church Of England
Primary School Academy Trust
08612061
1
Yes
Mill Hill County High School
07713287
1
Yes
Millbrook Primary School
08713217
1
Yes
Millfield Community Academy Trust
07705438
2
Yes
Milton Keynes Academy Trust
06192615
1
Yes
Milton Keynes Education Trust
07663689
4
Yes
Minerva Learning Trust
09200332
1
Yes
Minsthorpe Academy Trust
07635467
1
Yes
Mitton Manor Primary Academy
08792831
1
Yes
Monk's Walk School
08171632
1
Yes
Monkton Infants School
08354212
1
Yes
Monkton Junior School
07984453
1
Yes
Montacute School
07724780
1
Yes
Montsaye Community Learning
Partnership
07670511
8
Yes
Moor End Academies Trust
07599308
2
Yes
Moordown St John's Church Of
England Primary School
09881224
1
Yes
Moorside Community Primary
Academy School
08447546
1
Yes
Mordiford Church Of England Primary
School
08738224
1
Yes
Mottram St. Andrew Primary Academy
07548791
1
Yes
Moulsham High School
07663795
1
Yes
Moulsham Infant School
07610916
1
Yes
Moulsham Junior School
07973327
1
Yes
Moulton School And Science College
07807158
1
Yes
Mount Grace School
07695796
1
Yes
Mountfields Lodge School
08240864
1
Yes
Mounts Bay Academy
07657923
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
203
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Mowbray Education Trust Limited
07796947
5
Yes
Mulberry Academy Trust
09648420
1
Yes
Muscliff Primary School
09872386
1
Yes
Mvw Academy
08634384
1
Yes
Myton School Trust
07669416
1
Yes
Nailsea School
08084047
1
Yes
Nansloe Academy
07808705
1
Yes
Nas Academies Trust
07954396
2
Yes
Navigate Academies Trust
08021882
9
Yes
Ncb Studio School
07960235
1
Yes
Neasden Primary School
08682479
1
Yes
Neston High School
08100578
1
Yes
Net Academies Trust
08221088
6
Yes
Netheravon All Saints Academy Trust
08929419
1
Yes
Nethergate School
07914400
1
Yes
New Dawn Trust
07842369
3
Yes
New Academies Trust
08270694
1
Yes
New Bridge Multi Academy Trust
08131158
2
Yes
New College Durham Academies
Trust
07195175
2
Yes
North Kesteven School
07657605
1
Yes
New Generation Schools Trust
07963778
1
Yes
New Hall Multi Academy Trust
08643881
1
Yes
New Haw Community School
08718489
1
Yes
New Islington Free School
07937849
1
Yes
New Seaham Academy
08221351
1
Yes
New Waltham Primary Academy
Limited
07835845
1
Yes
Newbridge High School Academy
Trust
08100149
1
Yes
Shipston High School
08174462
1
Yes
Newent Community School And Sixth
Form Centre
08153177
1
Yes
Newlands Girls' School
09683579
1
Yes
Newlands Spring Primary School
Academy Trust
08132067
1
Yes
Newport Community School Primary
Academy
07700494
1
Yes
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Trust
07521640
1
Yes
Newquay Education Trust
08961355
2
Yes
Newstead Wood School
07557883
1
Yes
Newton Abbot Academy Trust
07717015
1
Yes
Newton Academy Trust
06477646
1
Yes
Nexus Education Schools Trust
08753719
2
Yes
Nexus Multi Academy Trust
10075893
3
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
204
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School
07489127
1
Yes
Nicholas Postgate Academy Trust
09203984
5
Yes
Ninestiles Academy Trust Limited
07348167
6
Yes
Nishkam School Trust
07522245
4
Yes
Nlt Academies Trust
09487147
1
Yes
Noadswood School
07693860
1
Yes
Nonsuch And Wallington Education
Trust
07627961
2
Yes
Norbreck Primary Academy
08151859
1
Yes
Norbury Manor Business And
Enterprise College For Girls
07843573
1
Yes
Norfolk Academies
07946986
4
Yes
Norfolk UTC
07911472
1
Yes
North Carr Collaborative Academy
Trust
08395383
3
Yes
North Chadderton School
09150568
1
Yes
North East Learning Trust
07492165
2
Yes
North East Sheffield Trust
08863947
1
Yes
North Essex Multi-Academy Trust
07687474
2
Yes
The Avenue School Special Needs
Academy Trust
07706726
1
Yes
North Norfolk Academy Trust
07800153
3
Yes
North Town Academy Trust
07697356
1
Yes
North View Academy
09077521
1
Yes
North West Academies (St. Martin's)
Limited
08203228
1
Yes
North West Academies Trust Limited
08852553
1
Yes
North West London Jewish Day
School
09104225
1
Yes
Northampton Primary Academy Trust
08172039
5
Yes
Northampton School For Boys
07333885
1
Yes
Northampton School For Girls
08591532
1
Yes
Northern Academy Hull Limited
07412337
1
Yes
Northern Education Trust
07189647
20
Yes
Northern House School Academy
Trust
08140768
3
Yes
Northern Lights Learning Trust
07909140
1
Yes
Northern Saints Catholic Education
Trust
09940352
1
Yes
Northern Schools Trust
05067702
4
Yes
Northern Star Academies Trust
07553531
3
Yes
Northgate High School Trust
09119498
1
Yes
Northgate Primary School Trust
08128432
1
Yes
Northgate School Arts College
07734360
1
Yes
Northwick Park Trust
09154404
2
Yes
Northwood Park Educational Trust
09341839
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
205
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Northwood Primary School Academy
Trust
08405075
1
Yes
Norwood Green Junior School
08520286
1
Yes
Notre Dame High School
08098354
1
Yes
Nottingham University Academy Of
Science And Technology
08240435
1
Yes
Nottingham University Samworth
Academies Trust
06221293
2
Yes
Nower Hill High School
07690023
1
Yes
Nunnery Wood High School
07694547
1
Yes
Nunthorpe Academy Limited
08188507
1
Yes
Nunthorpe Primary Academy
09040156
1
Yes
Oadby, Wigston And Leicestershire
Schools Academy Trust
08537140
3
Yes
Oak Bank School
08712137
1
Yes
Oak Wood Schools Academy
08425914
2
Yes
Oakfield School Academy Trust
07694044
1
Yes
Oakgrove School
07477947
1
Yes
Oakhill Primary Academy
07895856
1
Yes
Oaklands Primary Academy
09712111
1
Yes
Oaks Academy Trust
08924656
2
Yes
Oakwood Park Grammar School
07584611
1
Yes
Oasis Community Learning
05398529
47
Yes
Ocean Learning Trust
09628750
4
Yes
Ocker Hill Academy Trust
08593820
1
Yes
Odyssey Educational Trust
08612100
2
Yes
Old Basford School
08168813
1
Yes
Old Clee Primary Academy
08391057
1
Yes
Old Dalby Church Of England Primary
School
08564471
1
Yes
Old Earth School
07726649
1
Yes
Old Priory Junior Academy
07899313
1
Yes
Oldbury Academy
07672607
1
Yes
Oldfield School
07495165
1
Yes
Oldham College Community
Academies Trust
06871011
2
Yes
Oldknow Academy
07737582
1
Yes
Olive Academies
08747464
1
Yes
Olney Infant Academy
07622171
1
Yes
One In A Million Free School
08008193
1
Yes
One World Learning Trust
04537464
2
Yes
Onslow St Audrey's Academy Trust
07817708
1
Yes
Orchard Academy Trust
08249884
2
Yes
Orchard Hill College Academy Trust
08476149
6
Yes
Oreston Community Academy
07452782
1
Yes
Orleans Park School
08165744
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
206
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Ormesby School Academy Trust
08171219
1
Yes
Ormiston Academies Trust
06982127
28
Yes
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Trust
07349394
1
Yes
Otley Prince Henry's Academy Trust
07831080
1
Yes
Our Co-Operative Academies Trust
08670427
1
Yes
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic
Primary School
08020070
1
Yes
Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic Multi
Academy Trust
07696069
2
Yes
Our Lady Of Grace Catholic Academy
Trust
09435396
2
Yes
Our Lady Of Light Catholic Academy
Trust
09676023
4
Yes
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-
Academy Company
09064485
4
Yes
Ousedale School
07647327
1
Yes
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
06995649
19
Yes
Outwoods Edge Primary School
08188239
1
Yes
Over Hall Academies Limited
09476660
1
Yes
Overton Grange School
07627110
1
Yes
Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
08143249
18
Yes
Oxley Park Academy Trust
07660971
1
Yes
Pa Community Trust
09718257
3
Yes
Palace Fields Primary Academy
07604440
1
Yes
Palladian Academy Trust
08061092
3
Yes
Paradigm Trust
08469218
4
Yes
Parallel Learning Trust
08605705
4
Yes
Parbold Douglas Church Of England
Academy
07713512
1
Yes
Park Hall Infant Academy
07380068
1
Yes
Park Hall Junior Academy
07848445
1
Yes
Park High School
07689613
1
Yes
Park House School Newbury
07606250
1
Yes
Park Road Academy Primary School
07411759
1
Yes
Park Road Sale Primary School
08623343
1
Yes
Park View Academy
07709270
1
Yes
Parkfield Education Limited
07641673
1
Yes
Parklands High School
08151601
1
Yes
Parkroyal Academy Trust
08728422
1
Yes
Parkside Academy
07928558
1
Yes
Parkside Federation Academies
07557831
2
Yes
Parkstone Grammar School Trust
07461209
1
Yes
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative
Academy Trust
09494940
1
Yes
Parmiter's School
07662765
1
Yes
Parson Street Primary School
08245920
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
207
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Partnership Learning
08339345
6
Yes
Pate's Grammar School
07369704
1
Yes
Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
07559610
4
Yes
Pax Christi Catholic Academy Trust
08192900
5
Yes
Pax Christi Catholic Partnership
09378390
3
Yes
Paxton Academy Ltd
07626303
1
Yes
Pear Tree Alliance
08916147
1
Yes
Pear Tree Mead Academy
09141452
1
Yes
Peaslake Free School Limited
07925067
1
Yes
Peatmoor Community Primary School
08714452
1
Yes
Pelham Academy Trust
08439184
2
Yes
Pen Mill Infant And Nursery Academy
08210466
1
Yes
Penair School
07557657
1
Yes
Pendle Education Trust
08263591
3
Yes
Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust
08095169
1
Yes
Peninsula Learning Trust
07565242
8
Yes
Penketh Academy Trust
08438991
1
Yes
Penlee Academy Trust
09683218
3
Yes
Pennine Way Junior Academy
07772327
1
Yes
Penny Bridge Church Of England
Primary School Limited
08701329
1
Yes
Penryn College
07654298
1
Yes
Penwortham Priory Academy Trust
08133703
1
Yes
Perins School
07699705
1
Yes
Perry Beeches The Academy Trust
07749786
5
Yes
Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust
08566185
3
Yes
Perry Hall Primary School
08760817
1
Yes
Pershore High School
07665364
1
Yes
Petchey Academy
05342164
1
Yes
Peterborough Diocese Education
Trust
08509710
16
Yes
Pewsey Vale School
07662809
1
Yes
Pickhurst Infant School
07698731
1
Yes
Pilton Community College Academy
Trust
07653872
1
Yes
Pinewood School Academy Trust
09141878
1
Yes
Pioneer Academies Co-Operative
Trust (Pact)
08255683
3
Yes
Piper Hill Learning Trust
09392787
1
Yes
Plantsbrook Learning Trust
07655702
2
Yes
Plume School
07849731
1
Yes
Plym Academy Trust
10056460
2
Yes
Plymouth Cast
08438686
35
Yes
Plymouth School Of Creative Arts
07953395
1
Yes
Plymouth Studio School
08318068
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
208
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Plymouth UTC Limited
07645326
1
Yes
Plympton Academy
07561356
1
Yes
Plymstock School
07557886
1
Yes
Pokesdown Community Primary
School
08425359
1
Yes
Polam Hall Educational Trust
08829554
1
Yes
Polymat
09078530
1
Yes
Pond Meadow Academy Trust
09148900
1
Yes
Pontefract Academies Trust
08445158
8
Yes
Pool Academy
07525178
1
Yes
Poole Grammar School
07666111
1
Yes
Pope John XXIII Catholic Multi
Academy Company
09441910
4
Yes
Portico Academy Trust
09952066
2
Yes
Portslade Aldridge Community
Academy Trust
07672441
1
Yes
Portsmouth And Winchester Diocesan
Academies Trust
08161468
3
Yes
Portswood Primary Academy Trust
08158400
3
Yes
Premier Learning Trust Limited
10065284
2
Yes
Prenton High School For Girls
07672980
1
Yes
Presdales School Academy Trust
07990029
1
Yes
Prestolee Multi Academy Trust
09481323
2
Yes
Preston Hedges Academy Trust
08282041
1
Yes
Preston Manor Academy Trust
08359584
1
Yes
Preston Primary Academy Trust
08727883
1
Yes
Preston School Academy Trust
07657910
1
Yes
The Phoenix Academy Trust
08357097
1
Yes
Priestlands School
07695684
1
Yes
Primary Excellence - A Catholic
Education Trust
08068528
2
Yes
Princes Risborough School
07712579
1
Yes
Priorslee Multi-Academy Trust
07481145
2
Yes
Priory Academy, Dunstable
08002543
1
Yes
Priory Primary School
08684300
1
Yes
Prospect Education (Technology)
Trust Limited
02484729
1
Yes
Prospect School, Reading
07660159
1
Yes
Putnoe Primary School
08434113
1
Yes
Pyrford Church Of England Primary
School
08765738
1
Yes
Pyrgo Priory Academy Trust
08382992
1
Yes
QC School Limited
09166463
1
Yes
QE Academy Trust
07562194
1
Yes
QED Academy Trust
07493622
3
Yes
QEGS Blackburn Academy Trust
08331789
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
209
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
QEHC Academy Trust
07840838
1
Yes
Quaerere Academies Trust
06221748
1
Yes
Quarrydale Academy
07891230
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Penrith
07584063
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby
Lonsdale
07438425
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
(Barnet)
07698875
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne Academy
07698914
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Horncastle
08175402
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Trust Faversham
07558466
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford -
A Selective Academy Limited
07388635
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's School (Wimborne
Minster)
08696394
1
Yes
Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet
07351253
1
Yes
Queen Mary's Grammar School
(Walsall)
07611347
1
Yes
Queen Mary's High School (Walsall)
07611345
1
Yes
Queens Park Academy
07566528
1
Yes
Queens Park Community School
Academy Trust
08146138
1
Yes
Queen's Park Infant Academy
08434359
1
Yes
Queens' School (Bushey)
07650609
1
Yes
Queniborough Church Of England
Primary School
08235194
1
Yes
Quintin Kynaston Trust
07802563
1
Yes
R A Butler Infant School
07403352
1
Yes
R A Butler Junior School
07403361
1
Yes
Radcliffe Academy
09334026
1
Yes
Raedwald Trust
08702099
2
Yes
Raglan Primary School
08628905
1
Yes
Rainbow Education Multi-Academy
Trust
09265723
2
Yes
Rainbow Schools Trust
07471734
1
Yes
Ralph Sadleir School
08663956
1
Yes
Ranelagh Church Of England School
07698406
1
Yes
Range High School
07770687
1
Yes
Rastrick High School Academy Trust
07737429
1
Yes
Ratby Primary School
08293293
1
Yes
Ratton School Academy Trust
08130302
1
Yes
Rauceby Church Of England Primary
08099606
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
210
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
School
Rawlins Academy
07652661
1
Yes
Raynsford Church Of England
Academy
08287618
1
Yes
Reach Academy
07634106
1
Yes
Reach Learning Limited
07311261
1
Yes
Reach2 Academy Trust
08452281
51
Yes
Reach2croydon Academy Trust
08126815
5
Yes
Reach2hertfordshire Academy Trust
08180192
2
Yes
Reach2kent Academy Trust
08451749
5
Yes
Reach2maritime Academy Trust
07739392
1
Yes
Reach2staffordshire Academy Trust
08634450
5
Yes
Reach2sussex Academy Trust
08644222
3
Yes
Reach2thamesvalley Academy Trust
08643729
2
Yes
Reach2walthamforest Academy Trust
08298697
4
Yes
Reach2warwickshire Academy Trust
08269155
3
Yes
Reach4 Academy Trust
09791051
12
Yes
Reading School
07475515
1
Yes
Red Hill Field Primary School
08384805
1
Yes
Red Kite Learning Trust
07523507
3
Yes
Redborne Upper School And
Community College
07566436
1
Yes
Redcar Academy - A Community
School For The Performing And
Visual Arts
08281046
1
Yes
Redden Court School
07689980
1
Yes
Reddish Vale Academy Trust
07890769
1
Yes
Redditch Rsa Academies Trust
08166526
4
Yes
Redditch West School Trust
07967402
2
Yes
Redhill Academy
07901900
1
Yes
Redhill Academy Trust
07430317
5
Yes
Redhill School
08536774
1
Yes
Redland Green School
08203318
1
Yes
Redmarley C Of E Primary Academy
07705259
1
Yes
Redmoor Academy
07992372
1
Yes
Regency High School
08658515
1
Yes
Reid Street Primary School
07658688
1
Yes
Rendell Primary School
08219443
1
Yes
Ret Becket Keys Church Of England
Free School Trust
08096798
1
Yes
Ribbon Academy Trust
08132353
1
Yes
Ribston Hall High School Academy
Trust
07625308
1
Yes
Richard Challoner School
07718002
1
Yes
Richard Hale School
08572898
1
Yes
Richard Huish Trust
09320523
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
211
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Richmond Hill Primary Academy
Limited
08820308
1
Yes
Rickley Park Primary School
08246313
1
Yes
Rickmansworth School
07563361
1
Yes
Ridgeway Academy Trust
08284164
1
Yes
Ridgeway Primary Academy
08041206
1
Yes
Rightforsuccess Trust
08282834
5
Yes
Rimon Jewish Primary School
07643890
1
Yes
Ringmer Community College
Academy Trust
07678672
1
Yes
Ringwood School
07552519
1
Yes
Ripley St Thomas Church Of England
Academy
07588464
1
Yes
Rise Park Academy Trust
09051179
2
Yes
River Learning Trust
07966500
5
Yes
River Tees Multi-Academy Trust
09861442
3
Yes
Rivermead Inclusive Trust
09853252
1
Yes
Rivers Multi Academy Trust
07697367
1
Yes
Riverside Primary Academy
08104080
1
Yes
Riviera Primary Academy Trust
09751294
2
Yes
RMET
07654628
2
Yes
RNIB Specialist Learning Trust
08478985
1
Yes
Robert Bakewell Primary School
08217604
1
Yes
Robert May's School
07875747
1
Yes
Robert Wilkinson Academy Trust
08766799
4
Yes
Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust
08686006
1
Yes
Robus Multi Academy Trust
07681811
4
Yes
Rochester Academy
07025097
1
Yes
Rochester Diocesan Multi-Academy
Education Trust
08270657
2
Yes
Rodborough
07694358
1
Yes
Roger Ascham Primary School
07453918
1
Yes
Rookery School
07685796
1
Yes
Rooks Heath College
07687178
1
Yes
Rooks Nest Academy
07645519
1
Yes
Rosary Catholic Primary School
07709421
1
Yes
Rose Wood Academy
08803916
1
Yes
Roseacre Primary Academy
08221228
1
Yes
Rosebery School
07818029
1
Yes
Rosewood School Limited
07667999
1
Yes
Rossett School
07664288
1
Yes
Rothley Church Of England Primary
School
08388074
1
Yes
Roundwood Park School Academy
Trust
07695458
1
Yes
Route 39 Academy Trust Limited
07945060
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
212
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Rowde C Of E Primary Academy
Trust
08310027
1
Yes
Royal Grammar School High
Wycombe
07492198
1
Yes
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
07569743
1
Yes
Rugby High School Academy Trust
07521636
1
Yes
Ruislip High School
08919697
1
Yes
Runwell Community Primary School
Academy Trust
07673903
1
Yes
Rushey Mead Educational Trust
09079258
5
Yes
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church
Of England Academy
08096761
1
Yes
Russell Education Trust
07452885
4
Yes
Rutland And District Schools'
Federation
07552631
3
Yes
Ryburn Valley High School
09040380
1
Yes
Rydens Enterprise School And Sixth
Form College
07692414
1
Yes
Ryders Hayes Academy Trust
07501579
1
Yes
Rye Academy Trust
08177657
3
Yes
Ryhope Infant School Academy
09161532
1
Yes
Ryvers School
08060671
1
Yes
S. Peter's Collegiate Church Of
England Academy Trust
08172888
1
Yes
Sabres Educational Trust
07432586
1
Yes
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
07841435
1
Yes
Sacred Heart Catholic School
08160195
1
Yes
Sacred Heart High School
Hammersmith
07941140
1
Yes
Sacred Heart Hillsborough Academy
Trust
08719689
1
Yes
Sacred Heart Of Mary Girls' School
07693743
1
Yes
Saffron Academy Trust
07618351
4
Yes
Saint Augustine's Catholic College
07736524
1
Yes
Saint Cecilia's Church Of England
School
09413691
1
Yes
Saint Dominic's Catholic Academy
Trust
08106388
2
Yes
Saint Edmund's Catholic Academy
07733864
1
Yes
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary
School, Devizes
07734205
1
Yes
Saint Lawrence Church Of England
Primary School Hurstpierpoint
08514898
1
Yes
Saint Nicholas Owen Catholic Multi
Academy Company
09174154
6
Yes
Saint Robert Lawrence Catholic
07937154
3
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
213
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Academy Trust
Sale Grammar School
07538380
1
Yes
Salendine Nook Academy Trust
07883174
1
Yes
Salford Academy Trust
08115121
3
Yes
Salisbury Plain Academies
10163646
4
Yes
Salisbury Sixth Form College
08257461
1
Yes
Salopia Catholic Schools Trust
09646093
1
Yes
Saltash Multi Academy Regional Trust
07542166
2
Yes
Salterlee Academy Trust Limited
07712946
1
Yes
Salvatorian College
08134861
1
Yes
Samuel Ward Academy Trust
07400386
9
Yes
Sandbach High School And Sixth
Form College
07404747
1
Yes
Sandbach School
06486255
1
Yes
Sandhill Multi Academy Trust
08745045
2
Yes
Sandringham School Academy Trust
07523557
1
Yes
Sandwell Academy Trust Limited
04798185
1
Yes
Sandwich Technology School
07401373
1
Yes
Sandye Place Academy
07563116
1
Yes
Sandymoor Free School
07635438
1
Yes
Sapientia Education Trust
07466353
1
Yes
Sarum Academy
07035327
1
Yes
Sash Education Trust
07956692
1
Yes
Saturn Education Trust
09578698
3
Yes
Sawston Village College
07627138
1
Yes
Scartho Junior Academy Limited
07805677
1
Yes
Scholars Academy Trust
08515149
2
Yes
School 21
07648389
1
Yes
School Partnership Trust Academies
07386086
46
Yes
Schoolsworks Academy Trust
07962974
5
Yes
Scout Road Academy
07717189
1
Yes
Seaford Head Academy Trust
08122579
1
Yes
Seaton Academy
07343156
1
Yes
Seax Trust
07747149
2
Yes
Seer Green Church Of England
School
08318511
1
Yes
Sefton Education Trust
08307770
1
Yes
Selwood Academy
07814065
1
Yes
Sendat
07729941
1
Yes
Sentamu Academy Learning Trust
06544825
5
Yes
Settlebeck School Academy Trust
07693715
1
Yes
Sevak Education Trust Ltd
08267703
1
Yes
Seven Fields Primary School
07977150
1
Yes
Severn Academies Educational Trust
07633402
1
Yes
Severn Vale School
07705465
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
214
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Severnbanks Primary School
08322813
1
Yes
Severndale Specialist Academy
08738846
1
Yes
Sexey's School
07698729
1
Yes
Share Multi Academy Trust
07729878
4
Yes
Sharnbrook Academy Federation
07500018
4
Yes
Sharnbrook John Gibbard Lower
School
08370592
1
Yes
Sharples School A Multi Academy
Trust
09677469
1
Yes
Shavington Academy
09587693
1
Yes
Shaw Primary Academy
08333159
1
Yes
Shaw Ridge Primary School
08714241
1
Yes
Sheldon School
07556236
1
Yes
Sheldwich Primary School
07725629
1
Yes
Shenfield High School
07898905
1
Yes
Shenley Brook End School
07595434
1
Yes
Sherwood Park Primary School
08792911
1
Yes
Shiphay Learning Academy
07566835
1
Yes
The Silverstone Academy Trust
07649183
1
Yes
Shire Oak Academy Trust
07544974
1
Yes
Shirebrook Academy
06628631
1
Yes
Shirley High School
07837778
1
Yes
Shirley Manor Primary Academy
08842936
1
Yes
Shooters Hill Campus
08270802
1
Yes
Shrewsbury Academies Trust
08407961
4
Yes
Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust
06672920
5
Yes
Signhills Academy Limited
07660690
1
Yes
Signhills Infant Academy
07930349
1
Yes
Silverdale Multi Academy Trust
08289609
1
Yes
Silvertrees Academy Trust
08590916
1
Yes
Simon Balle Academies Trust
08661539
1
Yes
Sir John Lawes Academies Trust
07697132
2
Yes
Sir John Leman High School
07682294
1
Yes
Sir Robert Geffery's School
07700611
1
Yes
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
07690250
1
Yes
Sir Roger Manwood's School
07539918
1
Yes
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
07955870
1
Yes
Sir Thomas Rich's School
07331954
1
Yes
Sir Thomas Wharton Community
College Co-Operative Academy Trust
08261114
1
Yes
Sir William Burrough Primary School
07797058
1
Yes
Sir William Ramsay School Academy
Trust
07697618
1
Yes
Sir William Robertson Academy
08208522
1
Yes
Sir William Romney's School
07694641
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Sirius Academy
06545396
2
Yes
Skelton Primary School
08693259
1
Yes
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Limited
09065312
1
Yes
Solent Academies Trust
08374351
2
Yes
Somerset Road Education Trust
09343767
3
Yes
South Bank Academies
08589525
1
Yes
South Bank Multi Academy Trust
10067116
3
Yes
South Benfleet Primary School
07684902
1
Yes
South Bromsgrove High Academy
Trust
08565135
1
Yes
South Charnwood High School
08423539
1
Yes
South Craven Academy Trust
07591948
1
Yes
South Dartmoor Academy
07561204
7
Yes
South Devon UTC
08293776
1
Yes
South East Essex Academy Trust
07527304
4
Yes
South Essex Academy Trust
07681226
3
Yes
South Essex Community School Ltd
07954295
1
Yes
South Farnham Educational Trust
07652902
2
Yes
South Gloucestershire And Stroud
Academy Trust
09353480
1
Yes
South Leeds Academy Trust
06948499
1
Yes
South Lincolnshire Academies Trust
07559187
1
Yes
South London Jewish Primary School
07864383
1
Yes
South Newcastle Trust
09679560
2
Yes
South Northamptonshire Church Of
England Multi Academy Trust
08569207
4
Yes
South Northamptonshire Village
Schools Multi Academy Trust
08567252
3
Yes
South Nottingham Catholic Academy
Trust
07743523
5
Yes
South Orpington Learning Alliance
Multi-Academy Trust
07943613
6
Yes
South Ossett Infants' Academy Trust
07851205
1
Yes
South Shropshire Academy Trust
08439425
2
Yes
South Tyneside Academy Trust
Sponsored By South Tyneside
College
08313162
1
Yes
South West Essex Community
Education Trust Limited
07693309
3
Yes
South Westmorland Multi Academy
Trust
07646748
1
Yes
South Wigston High School
07937317
1
Yes
South Wilts Grammar School For Girls
07451741
1
Yes
South Wiltshire UTC Limited
08282488
1
Yes
South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form,
08050782
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The
Southborough High School
07776910
1
Yes
Southend East Community Academy
Trust
07825856
1
Yes
Southend High School For Boys
Academy Trust
07485584
1
Yes
Southend High School For Girls
Academy Trust
07487455
1
Yes
Southern Academy Trust
09040388
3
Yes
Southfield Junior School
07739514
1
Yes
Southfield Primary School
08252316
1
Yes
Southfield School
07694399
1
Yes
Southfields Academy
08190187
1
Yes
Southgate School Academy Trust
10039553
1
Yes
Southmoor Academy
08021855
2
Yes
Southwark Free Schools Trust
07649385
1
Yes
Southwark Primary Academy Trust
07726568
2
Yes
Spalding Grammar School
08357352
1
Yes
Sparken Hill Academy Trust
09250922
1
Yes
Sparkle Multi-Academy Trust
09741508
1
Yes
Sparkwell All Saints Primary Trust
Limited
07952925
1
Yes
Special Partnership Trust
07724160
1
Yes
Spiral Academies Trust
08322127
2
Yes
Spiral Partnership Trust
08028375
4
Yes
Spires Academy
06207067
1
Yes
Spring Common Academy Trust
09896071
1
Yes
Spring Cottage Academy
08683500
1
Yes
Ss Simon And Jude Church Of
England Multi Academy Trust
08240918
3
Yes
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School
07907633
1
Yes
St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
08731777
1
Yes
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
10045230
1
Yes
St Aidan's Church Of England
Academy Limited
06162865
1
Yes
St Aidan's Education Trust
08442124
1
Yes
St Alban Catholic Academies Trust
09660515
3
Yes
St Alban's Catholic High School
07902662
1
Yes
St Albans Girls' School
07719076
1
Yes
St Andrew's Church Of England
Academy
08128214
1
Yes
St Anne's Catholic School
08135868
1
Yes
St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A
Voluntary Academy
08722710
1
Yes
St Anthony's Free School
08232396
1
Yes
St Augustine's Academy Trust
08168245
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
St Augustine's Catholic Academy
Trust
08169229
1
Yes
St Barnabas C Of E Primary Academy
Trust
07982966
1
Yes
St Barnabas Catholic Academy Trust
08089246
4
Yes
St Barnabas Church Of England Multi
Academy Trust
08669464
6
Yes
St Bartholomew's School
07721470
1
Yes
St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
08735454
5
Yes
St Bede Church Of England Primary
Academy
07628909
1
Yes
St Bede's Catholic Academy
(Lanchester)
08062065
1
Yes
St Bede's Catholic College
07798550
1
Yes
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, A
Voluntary Academy
08543210
1
Yes
St Bede's Inter Church School
07941524
1
Yes
St Bede's RC Primary School
08085993
1
Yes
St Bernard's Catholic High School
08098352
1
Yes
St Bernard's High School
07697023
1
Yes
St Birinus School
08152096
1
Yes
St Breock Primary School
07701934
1
Yes
St Buryan Academy Primary School
07342848
1
Yes
St Catherine Of Siena Multi Academy
Company
09497062
4
Yes
St Catherine's Catholic Primary
School (Academy) Swindon
08132338
1
Yes
St Catherine's Catholic School
07694573
1
Yes
St Chad's Academies Trust
08526973
6
Yes
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
10037192
1
Yes
St Christophers Academy (Dunstable)
07890613
1
Yes
St Christopher's C Of E (Primary)
Multi Academy Trust
08538844
10
Yes
St Christopher's C Of E (Secondary)
Multi Academy Trust
08486531
1
Yes
St Clement's C Of E Primary
Academy, Nechells
08165736
1
Yes
St Clere’s Co-Operative Academy
Trust
07703865
4
Yes
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
08088957
1
Yes
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
07918561
1
Yes
St Cuthbert's Church Of England
Infants School
08249992
1
Yes
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic
Academy Trust
09023802
4
Yes
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary
08085808
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Academy
St David's Church Of England Primary
Academy
08322707
1
Yes
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School
07727826
1
Yes
St Dunstan's School Academy Trust
07717212
1
Yes
St Eanswythe's Church Of England
Primary School
08351355
1
Yes
St Edmund's School
07865850
1
Yes
St Edmundsbury And Ipswich
Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
09499496
6
Yes
St Edward's Church Of England
Academy Trust, Leek
08316327
1
Yes
St Edward's Church Of England
School And Sixth Form College
07709271
1
Yes
St Francis Of Assisi Academies Trust
08462151
4
Yes
St Francis Xavier's College
08137421
1
Yes
St George's Academy Trust
07087804
1
Yes
St George's Church Of England
Academy
07984221
1
Yes
St George's Church Of England
Academy, Newtown
08328369
1
Yes
St George's Church Of England
Primary School
08509022
1
Yes
St George's School, Harpenden
Academy Trust
08092358
1
Yes
St Gerard's Catholic Primary
08543748
1
Yes
St Gilbert Of Sempringham Catholic
Academy Trust
08462512
6
Yes
St Gilbert's Church Of England
Primary School
08321824
1
Yes
St Giles Church Of England Academy
08781513
1
Yes
St Helena School
07912930
1
Yes
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Academy
07695916
1
Yes
St Hilary School
07655662
1
Yes
St Hilda’s Catholic Academy Trust
09811711
11
Yes
St Hybald's Academy Trust
08003909
2
Yes
St Ives Infant School
07713374
1
Yes
St Ivo School
07703797
1
Yes
St James Church Of England
Academy Trust Company
08022455
1
Yes
St John The Baptist Catholic Multi
Academy Trust
07913261
7
Yes
St John's (Ce) Primary Academy
Trust, Clifton
07745167
1
Yes
St John's Academy Trust
08517255
1
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
St John's Catholic School And Sixth
Form College, A Catholic Academy
(Bishop Auckland)
07835950
1
Yes
St John's Church Of England
Academy
08026134
1
Yes
St John's Church Of England
Academy Coleford
08144420
1
Yes
St John's Church Of England Middle
School Academy
08355037
1
Yes
St John's Church Of England Primary
School Maidstone
07807291
1
Yes
St John's Church Of England Primary
School, Rishworth
08296540
1
Yes
St John's Church Of England Primary
School,Sparkhill
08270275
1
Yes
St John's Special School And College
07750051
1
Yes
St Joseph's Catholic College
07696999
1
Yes
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
09301212
1
Yes
St Joseph's Catholic Primary
Voluntary Academy Retford
09622777
1
Yes
St Joseph's College Delasalle
08061075
1
Yes
St Joseph's Primary School
Dinnington, A Catholic Voluntary
Academy
08809624
1
Yes
St Joseph's Primary School, A
Catholic Voluntary Academy
08379788
1
Yes
St Laurence In Thanet Church Of
England Junior Academy
08291666
1
Yes
St Leonard's Ce Primary Academy
07807811
1
Yes
St Louis Catholic Academy
08444133
1
Yes
St Luke Academies Trust
09436283
4
Yes
St Luke's Church Of England School
07451568
1
Yes
St Margaret's Academy
07566505
1
Yes
St Margaret's Church Of England
Academy
08160433
1
Yes
St Marie's School, A Catholic
Voluntary Academy
08181858
1
Yes
St Mark's Church Of England Primary
School
09875389
1
Yes
St Martin-In-The-Fields High School
For Girls
07984073
1
Yes
St Martin's Multi Academy Trust
09443906
3
Yes
St Mary Magdalene Academy: The
Courtyard
08619729
1
Yes
St Mary's Academy Trust
07917752
7
Yes
St Mary's C Of E Primary And Nursery
08296506
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Academy, Handsworth
St Mary's Catholic High School
Academy Trust
08107212
1
Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
09258843
1
Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
(Academy Trust), Swindon
07697658
1
Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
(Herringthorpe), A Catholic Voluntary
Academy
08543115
1
Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
(Maltby)
08543217
1
Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary School,
Churchdown
07696498
1
Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary Schools
Trust
09693822
2
Yes
St Mary's Ce Academy, Cheshunt
07999861
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England
Academy Trust
07733363
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England
Academy, Stotfold
07999942
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England Junior
School
07716911
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England Primary
Academy
08441458
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England Primary
Academy, Dilwyn
07745424
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England School,
Norwood Green
08333406
1
Yes
St Mary's Church Of England Va
Primary Academy
08441554
1
Yes
St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic
Voluntary Academy
08722529
1
Yes
St Matthew Academy
05144640
1
Yes
St Matthias Church Of England
Primary Academy
07704001
1
Yes
St Merryn School
07808706
1
Yes
St Michael & All Angels Church Of
England Primary School
08233527
1
Yes
St Michael's C Of E Primary
Academy, Handsworth
08177570
1
Yes
St Michael's Catholic Secondary
School Association
07601038
1
Yes
St Michael's Church Of England
Academy Trust
07654237
1
Yes
St Michael's Church Of England
Primary School
09894699
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
St Nicholas' CofE School Alcester
08248830
1
Yes
St Nicholas Of Tolentine Catholic
Primary School
08278118
1
Yes
St Nicholas Primary School
09437420
1
Yes
St Nicolas' Ce Combined School
Taplow
08043695
1
Yes
St Osmund's CE Middle School
08066279
1
Yes
St Oswald's Church Of England
Academy
08176968
1
Yes
St Patrick's Catholic Academy Trust
08379733
1
Yes
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
08135761
1
Yes
St Patrick's Church Of England
Primary Academy
07401748
1
Yes
St Paul's (Astley Bridge) Church Of
England Primary School
08212263
2
Yes
St Paul's Academy Limited
05210075
1
Yes
St Paul's Church Of England
Academy Trust
09102276
1
Yes
St Paul's Church Of England Primary
School
07994514
1
Yes
St Peter And St Paul Catholic Primary
Academy
08938098
1
Yes
St Peter's Catholic High School &
Sixth Form Centre
07696728
1
Yes
St Peter's Catholic Voluntary
Academy Trust
07739194
1
Yes
St Peter's Church Of England Primary
Academy
08295240
1
Yes
St Peter's School Huntingdon
07702046
1
Yes
St Philip Howard Catholic Academy
Trust
09686896
1
Yes
St Philomena's Catholic Primary
School
09218084
1
Yes
St Piran's Cross Church Of England
Multi Academy Trust
08739625
5
Yes
St Stephen's Academy Canterbury
07441370
1
Yes
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
08111345
1
Yes
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Bristol
08260020
1
Yes
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary
School
08163424
1
Yes
St Thomas More Catholic
Comprehensive School
09350239
1
Yes
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A
Voluntary Academy
09888339
1
Yes
St Thomas More Partnership Of
07900532
3
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Schools
St Thomas More Roman Catholic
Academy
07844795
1
Yes
St Thomas Of Canterbury Catholic
Academies Trust
09980467
4
Yes
St Thomas Of Canterbury Catholic
Multi Academy Trust
10034058
3
Yes
St Thomas Of Canterbury Trust
08181927
1
Yes
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
08934887
1
Yes
St Wilfrid's Church Of England
Academy
07671404
1
Yes
St Wilfrid's Primary School, A Catholic
Voluntary Academy
08182289
1
Yes
St. Ambrose College Edmund Rice
Academy Trust
07827963
1
Yes
St. Anselm's Catholic Multi Academy
Trust
08515862
1
Yes
St. Anselm's College Edmund Rice
Academy Trust
07638417
1
Yes
St. Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
07968898
1
Yes
St. Catherine's Catholic Primary
School (Hallam)
08721728
1
Yes
St. Chad’s Church Of England
Primary School
08441646
1
Yes
St. Columb Major Academy
07650615
1
Yes
St. Columb Minor Academy
07650710
1
Yes
St. Giles' & St. George's Church Of
England Academy
08863406
1
Yes
St. James And Emmanuel Academy
Trust Ltd
08652284
3
Yes
St. James The Great R.C. Primary
And Nursery School
07937939
1
Yes
St. James’ R.C. Primary School
07976516
1
Yes
St. John Fisher Catholic Academy
Trust
08172988
1
Yes
St. John's Primary Academy
Bracebridge Heath Ltd
07777372
1
Yes
St. Joseph's Catholic Education Trust
08559647
1
Yes
St. Joseph's College Edmund Rice
Academy Trust
07490390
1
Yes
St. Laurence School Academy Trust
07698410
1
Yes
St. Mark's West Essex Catholic
School
07694563
1
Yes
St. Mary's Catholic School Trust
08599141
1
Yes
St. Michael's Academy
08210739
1
Yes
St. Michael's Catholic College
08160034
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
St. Oswald's Catholic Academy Trust
08924383
4
Yes
St. Thomas More Catholic Primary
School
07696148
1
Yes
St. Thomas More High School
07696989
1
Yes
St.Edward's College Edmund Rice
Academy Trust
07597686
1
Yes
Stafford Leys Academy Trust
08054506
1
Yes
Staffordshire University Academies
Trust
07704020
3
Yes
Staindrop School
07695172
1
Yes
Stamp Education Trust
07916297
1
Yes
Stanborough School
07900439
1
Yes
Stanchester Community School
Academy
07677142
1
Yes
Stanton Under Bardon Community
Primary School
08423592
1
Yes
Stanwix School
09341344
1
Yes
Stapeley Broad Lane C E Primary
School
08445776
1
Yes
Staploe Education Trust
07534901
3
Yes
Stars Trust
08810960
1
Yes
Staunton And Corse C Of E Academy
07701954
1
Yes
Steel City Schools Partnership
08356745
3
Yes
Steiner Academy Bristol
08300393
1
Yes
Steiner Academy Exeter
07956691
1
Yes
Steiner Academy Frome
08102584
1
Yes
Steiner Academy, Hereford
01532445
1
Yes
Stem Academy Education Trust
07952115
1
Yes
Step Academy Trust
07612865
7
Yes
Stephenson (Mk) Trust
07919427
2
Yes
Stewards Academy Trust
07770970
1
Yes
Stisted Church Of England Primary
Academy Trust
07769085
1
Yes
Stockland (C Of E) Primary Academy
Trust Limited
07717215
1
Yes
Stockley Academy
04302474
1
Yes
Stoke Bishop Church Of England
Primary School
08422944
1
Yes
Stone Lodge Academy Trust
09396402
1
Yes
Stone Soup Learns
07217174
1
Yes
Stone With Woodford C Of E Primary
School
08576916
1
Yes
Stonebow Primary School
08353034
1
Yes
Stour Valley Educational Trust Limited
07226557
1
Yes
Stourfield Infant Academy Trust
08201675
1
Yes
Stowford School
07904075
1
Yes
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224
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Stradbroke High School
07921744
1
Yes
Stramongate School
07992440
1
Yes
Stranton Academy Trust
08561049
2
Yes
Stratford Girls' Grammar School
07646003
1
Yes
Stratford School Academy
07710532
1
Yes
Stratford-Upon-Avon School
07690776
1
Yes
Stratton Education Trust
07798627
2
Yes
Streetsbrook Academy Trust
10225404
1
Yes
Stretton Sugwas Church Of England
Academy
07718539
1
Yes
Strood Academy
06914263
1
Yes
Stroud High School
07657741
1
Yes
Studley High School
07610791
1
Yes
Success Academy Trust
08135389
1
Yes
Suckley School
07697002
1
Yes
Sudbury Primary School
08147330
1
Yes
Suffolk Academies Trust
09702333
1
Yes
Summercroft Primary School
07715667
1
Yes
Sunbury Manor School
07545019
1
Yes
Sunnyside Academy
08803924
1
Yes
Surrey Heath Education Trust
08621310
1
Yes
Sussex Education Trust Ltd
07874411
1
Yes
Sussex Learning Trust
07705100
2
Yes
Sutherland Primary Academy
07845470
1
Yes
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School For
Girls Academy Trust
07543893
1
Yes
Sutton Grammar School Trust
07633715
1
Yes
Sutton Park Primary School
08426042
1
Yes
Swakeleys School For Girls
07570315
1
Yes
Swale Academies Trust
07344732
8
Yes
Swallowdale Primary School
08383047
1
Yes
Swanland Education Trust
07679051
2
Yes
Symphony Learning Trust
07941899
1
Yes
Synaptic Trust
07588104
3
Yes
Synergy Multi Academy Trust
08198980
2
Yes
Takely Education Trust
09451372
1
Yes
Talent & Enterprise Trust
08562954
1
Yes
Tall Oaks Academy Trust Ltd
08395421
3
Yes
Tanworth In Arden Academy Trust
08210410
1
Yes
Tapton School Academy Trust
07697171
8
Yes
Tarporley High School And Sixth
Form College
08100344
1
Yes
Tatworth Primary School
07700773
1
Yes
Tauheedul Education Trust
07353849
12
Yes
Taverham High School
08204680
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
225
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Tbap Trust
08425513
8
Yes
Tcat Multi Academy Trust
09709935
1
Yes
Teach Poole
09484306
4
Yes
Team Multi-Academy Trust
08110847
3
Yes
Teddington School
08130502
1
Yes
Tees Valley Education
09630999
3
Yes
Teesdale Education Trust
07680893
1
Yes
Teesside Learning Trust
07185357
1
Yes
Teesside University Trust For
Academies (Academy For Thornaby)
07182771
1
Yes
Teignmouth Learning Trust
07519888
2
Yes
Telford City Technology College Trust
Limited
02414699
1
Yes
Telford Co-Operative Multi Academy
Trust
08447216
3
Yes
Temple Ewell Church Of England
Primary School
08574691
1
Yes
Temple Grove Academy Trust
08309965
1
Yes
Templer Academy Schools Trust
07518252
4
Yes
Testwood Sports College
07703800
1
Yes
Tewkesbury School
07840060
1
Yes
Thame Partnership Academy Trust
08154932
1
Yes
Thames Primary Academy
08228024
1
Yes
Thames View Infants
08163191
1
Yes
Thamesmead School
07686145
1
Yes
The Abbey School (Faversham)
07697086
1
Yes
The Academy @ Ridgewood Trust
07795736
1
Yes
The Academy For Character And
Excellence
10098444
2
Yes
The Academy Of Central Bedfordshire
07948348
1
Yes
Withernsea Primary Academy Trust
09474500
1
Yes
The Academy Of Woodlands
08444770
1
Yes
The Academy Trust Of Melksham
08153550
7
Yes
The Acorn Ebs Free School Ltd.
07654340
1
Yes
The Active Learning Trust Limited
07903002
14
Yes
The Adelaide Academy Trust
08725920
2
Yes
The Albany School
07689986
1
Yes
The Alec Reed Academy
04444278
1
Yes
The Altius Trust
06740940
1
Yes
The Ann Harris Academy Trust
08741949
1
Yes
The Aquinas Catholic Academy Trust
08901256
6
Yes
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy -
Coloma Trust
09187505
1
Yes
The Archer Academy
07952786
1
Yes
The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
07730920
7
Yes
The Ascent Academies' Trust
08098007
5
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
226
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Ashley School Academy Trust
07729412
1
Yes
The Aspire Educational Trust
08689696
3
Yes
The Athelstan Trust
07699625
3
Yes
Christopher Pickering Primary School
09349525
1
Yes
The Axholme Academy
07840804
1
Yes
The Aylesbury Vale Academy
06745367
1
Yes
The Banovallum School Academy
Trust
09289718
1
Yes
The Barnby Road Trust
07345215
1
Yes
The Barnhill Partnership Trust
07719016
2
Yes
The Basildon Academies
06308595
2
Yes
The Bath And Wells Diocesan
Academies Trust
08207095
14
Yes
The Beacon School
07836232
1
Yes
The Bedford Academy
06969741
1
Yes
The Bedford And Kempston Free
School Limited
07337888
1
Yes
The Bentley Wood Trust
07693936
2
Yes
The Billericay School
07666213
1
Yes
The Bishop Anthony Educational
Trust
08762217
5
Yes
The Bishop Konstant Catholic
Academy Trust
08253770
12
Yes
The Bishop Of Winchester Academy
Trust
07034121
1
Yes
The Bishop Wand Church Of England
School
08144566
1
Yes
The Bishop Wheeler Catholic
Academy Trust
08399801
10
Yes
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church Of
England High School
07570395
1
Yes
The Black Pear Trust
08922754
1
Yes
The Blessed Cyprian Tansi Catholic
Academy Trust
08090890
6
Yes
The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic
Multi Academy Trust
09111449
3
Yes
The Blue Coat Church Of England
Academy Limited
07594562
1
Yes
The Blue Kite Academy Trust
09889819
2
Yes
The Blue School
07706776
1
Yes
The Blyth Quays Trust
08428466
3
Yes
The Bolsover School Academy Trust
07913309
1
Yes
The Bolton Impact Trust
09971348
5
Yes
The Bolton Multi Academy Trust
08718062
1
Yes
The Boston Witham Academies
Federation
08158309
4
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
227
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Boswells Academy Trust
07907388
1
Yes
The Boulevard Academy Trust
08174233
1
Yes
The Bourne Academy
07148158
1
Yes
The Bourton Meadow Education Trust
07867334
3
Yes
The Brent Primary School
08833097
1
Yes
The Bridge Academy, Hackney
05195911
1
Yes
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
Ltd
08343491
1
Yes
The Brit School Limited
02369239
1
Yes
The Brittons Academy Trust
07566198
1
Yes
The Bromfords School And Sixth
Form College
08326579
1
Yes
The Brooke Weston Trust
02400784
9
Yes
The Brooksbank School Sports
College
07762548
1
Yes
The Broxbourne School
07447497
1
Yes
The Burgate School And Sixth Form
07596997
1
Yes
The Cam Academy Trust
07491945
5
Yes
The Campion School
07693827
1
Yes
The Canterbury Academy
07345430
2
Yes
The Capital City Academy Trust
04268208
1
Yes
The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust
08148675
2
Yes
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial
School
09482572
1
Yes
The Carshalton Girls Educational
Trust
07635770
1
Yes
The Castle Partnership Academy
Trust
08066451
3
Yes
The Castle Partnership Trust
07657731
2
Yes
The Cathedral Church Of England
Academy Trust (Wakefield)
07846823
1
Yes
The Catholic Academy Trust In
Aldershot
07728054
1
Yes
The Catholic Academy Trust In East
Berkshire
08561153
3
Yes
The Catholic Academy Trust In
Havant
07721932
1
Yes
The Catholic Academy Trust In South
Hampshire
07723349
1
Yes
The Catholic Academy Trust In
Southampton
07714121
1
Yes
The Cavendish High Academy
08789220
1
Yes
The Cavendish School (Eastbourne)
08135372
1
Yes
The Cedars Academy Trust
08168042
1
Yes
The Chafford School Academy Trust
08615792
1
Yes
The Chalfonts Community College
07693365
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
228
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Challenger Multi Academy Trust
09270040
3
Yes
The Chantry School
07657852
1
Yes
The Charter Schools Educational
Trust
07338707
1
Yes
The Chase School
07800306
1
Yes
The Cheadle Academy
07694080
1
Yes
The Chelsea Academy (A Science
Academy)
06176090
1
Yes
The Chester Catholic Academies
Partnership
08375925
1
Yes
The Chiltern Hills Academy
07718351
1
Yes
The Cippenham Schools' Trust
07988376
3
Yes
The City Academy, Hackney
06382192
1
Yes
The Collaborative Academies Trust
08168307
9
Yes
The College Academies Trust
07272906
5
Yes
The Collegiate Academy Trust
06336693
1
Yes
The Collegiate Trust
08058921
1
Yes
The Colne Community School And
College
07730933
1
Yes
The Commonweal School
07682819
1
Yes
The Complementary Education
Academy Limited
08190591
1
Yes
The Compton School
07445586
1
Yes
The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
10255142
3
Yes
The Coombe Secondary Schools
Academy Trust
07905433
3
Yes
The Co-Operative Academies Trust
07747126
8
Yes
The Coopers' Company And Coborn
School
07547060
1
Yes
The Coppice Primary School
07845627
1
Yes
The Corbet School
07721594
1
Yes
The Core Education Trust
07949154
3
Yes
The Cornovian Alliance
09221695
1
Yes
The Corsham School Academy Group
07550425
2
Yes
The Cosmos Academy Trust
08662756
2
Yes
The Costello School
08062622
1
Yes
The Cotswold School Academy Trust
07338767
1
Yes
The Cottenham Academy
07740815
2
Yes
The Cottingham Trust
07553984
1
Yes
The County High School, Leftwich
08126953
1
Yes
The Cowplain School
07954363
1
Yes
The Crabtree Academy Trust
08782792
2
Yes
The Creative Learning Partnership
Trust
10226712
1
Yes
The Crescent Academy
07735646
1
Yes
The Crescent School Academy Trust
09771413
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
229
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Crossley Heath School Academy
Trust Limited
08225755
1
Yes
The Crypt School
07489196
1
Yes
The CSIA Trust
07551989
2
Yes
The David Ross Education Trust
06182612
34
Yes
The De Ferrers Trust
07442789
4
Yes
The Dean Trust
08027943
6
Yes
The Delamere Church Of England
Primary Academy
07533308
1
Yes
The Delta Education Trust
08382383
2
Yes
The Derwent Trust
09648418
1
Yes
The Diamond Learning Partnership
Trust
08062508
5
Yes
The Diocese Of Canterbury
Academies Trust
09035788
8
Yes
The Diocese Of Chelmsford Sower
Schools Trust
08709656
4
Yes
The Diocese Of Chelmsford Vine
Schools Trust
08709542
6
Yes
The Diocese Of Coventry Multi-
Academy Trust
08422015
12
Yes
The Diocese Of Ely Multi-Academy
Trust
08464996
20
Yes
The Diocese Of Gloucester
Academies Trust
08149299
9
Yes
The Diocese Of Liverpool Academies
Trust (Merseyside)
09235635
1
Yes
The Diocese Of Norwich Education
And Academies Trust
08737435
28
Yes
The Diocese Of Sheffield Academies
Trust
08745639
7
Yes
The Diocese Of Westminster
Academy Trust
07944160
11
Yes
The Dominic Barberi Multi Academy
Company
08453966
7
Yes
The Dorcan Academy
07831414
1
Yes
The Dove Family Academy Trust
07559302
2
Yes
The Dover Federation For The Arts
08039629
4
Yes
The Duchy Academy Trust
08842867
3
Yes
The Dunham Trust
08120128
2
Yes
The Dunraven Educational Trust
07700362
1
Yes
The Duston Education Trust
09299605
1
Yes
The Earls High School
07865663
1
Yes
The Eastbourne Academy
07181660
1
Yes
The Eastwood Academy Trust
07700909
1
Yes
The Ecclesbourne School
07524069
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
230
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Eddie Davies Educational Trust
08318962
1
Yes
The Eden Academy
08036395
4
Yes
The Edge Academy Trust
08829472
1
Yes
The Education Alliance
07542211
3
Yes
The Education Fellowship Trust
07848783
12
Yes
The Education Village Academy Trust
07748248
5
Yes
The Elizabethan Academy Trust
07964360
1
Yes
The Elliot Foundation Academies
Trust
08116706
22
Yes
The Elstree UTC
07906423
1
Yes
The Emmanuel School Trust
07640769
1
Yes
The Engage Multi Academy Trust
08699493
2
Yes
The Enquire Learning Trust
08056907
23
Yes
The Epiphany School
07991877
1
Yes
The Eveleigh Link Academy Trust
08823327
4
Yes
The Evolve Trust
07827747
3
Yes
The Excel Academy Partnership
07837770
1
Yes
The Fallibroome Trust
07346144
4
Yes
The Federation Of Abbey Schools
Academy Trust
07699775
2
Yes
The Fernwood Academy Trust
07597390
1
Yes
The Ferrers School
08621334
1
Yes
The Firs Lower School
07851337
1
Yes
The First Federation Trust
07819870
9
Yes
The Fitzwimarc School Academy
Trust
09434988
1
Yes
The Flitch Green Academy
07477728
1
Yes
The Folkestone School For Girls
Academy Trust
07882159
1
Yes
The Forest School Academy Trust
08563159
1
Yes
The Forge Trust
09443602
1
Yes
The Free School Norwich
07408229
1
Yes
The Freeston Academy
07809248
1
Yes
The Fulbridge Academy
08303681
1
Yes
The Fulham College Academy Trust
08398143
2
Yes
The Fulwood Academy
06960253
1
Yes
The Futures Trust
08678162
2
Yes
The Gainsborough Parish Church Ce
Primary School Ltd
08166270
1
Yes
The Gateway Primary Academy
08830753
1
Yes
The Gerrards Cross Church Of
England School
07847454
1
Yes
The Gilberd School
07933810
1
Yes
The Giles Academy
07352123
1
Yes
The Godolphin Junior School
08107863
1
Yes
The Good Shepherd Multi Academy
09341374
4
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
231
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Trust
The Good Shepherd Trust
08366199
8
Yes
The Gorse Academies Trust
07465701
8
Yes
The Gosforth Federated Academies
Limited
07431423
2
Yes
The Grammar School Of King Edward
VI At Stratford-Upon-Avon
07696173
1
Yes
The Grange Trust
09150608
1
Yes
The Great Schools Trust
07641004
3
Yes
The Green School Trust
08608665
1
Yes
The Greenacre Academy Trust
07965316
3
Yes
The Greenwich Free School Group
07638748
1
Yes
The Greetland Academy
07465343
1
Yes
The Grey Coat Hospital
08099098
1
Yes
The Griffin Schools Trust
07893665
12
Yes
The Gryphon School
08130468
1
Yes
The Gryphon Trust
07546874
1
Yes
The Halifax Academy Trust
08529006
1
Yes
The Hallam Schools' Partnership
Academy Trust
08665067
3
Yes
The Hamblin Education Trust
07484717
1
Yes
The Harlington And Sundon Academy
Trust
08231721
2
Yes
The Harmony Trust Ltd
08840373
4
Yes
The Harrow Alternative Provision
Academy Trust
07949213
1
Yes
The Harrowby/National Academies
Trust
08105941
2
Yes
The Harvey Academy
08142275
1
Yes
The Hathershaw College
07687135
1
Yes
The Hayfield School
07547393
1
Yes
The Haygrove Academy Trust
07665225
1
Yes
The Hazeley Academy
07611275
1
Yes
The HBH Academy Trust
08028402
2
Yes
The Heart Education Trust
08286818
4
Yes
The Heath Academy Trust
09809895
6
Yes
The Heath Family (North West)
07614421
5
Yes
The Heights Primary School
08334593
1
Yes
The Helena Romanes School
07984843
1
Yes
The Henrietta Barnett School
07992842
1
Yes
The Herefordshire Marches
Federation Of Academies
07578861
3
Yes
The Hermitage Academy Trust
07559614
1
Yes
The Hermitage School
08811135
1
Yes
The Hermitage Trust
08872698
1
Yes
The Hessle Academy Community
07665828
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
232
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Trust
The Heyfordian School Trust
07926597
1
Yes
The High Arcal School Academy Trust
07817806
1
Yes
The Highcrest Academy
07633379
1
Yes
The Hills Academy
08434199
1
Yes
The Hoddesdon School Trust
07555066
1
Yes
The Holly Hall Academy
07673775
1
Yes
The Hollyfield School
07794825
1
Yes
The Holt School
07661205
1
Yes
The Holy Cross School
07966826
1
Yes
The Holy Family Education Trust
08962417
1
Yes
The Holy Family Of Nazareth Catholic
Academy Trust
08307881
4
Yes
The Holy Spirit Catholic Multi
Academy Company
09432692
6
Yes
The Horsell Village School
08622047
1
Yes
The Howard Academy Trust
09175427
2
Yes
The Howard Partnership Trust
07597068
8
Yes
The Huish Academy Trust
08756412
1
Yes
The Iffley Academy Trust Company
08334718
1
Yes
The Inspiration Learning Co
08333589
1
Yes
The Inspire Learning Federation
09202445
2
Yes
The Inspire Multi Academy Trust
(South West)
09916360
1
Yes
The Irthlingborough And Finedon
Learning Trust
09470229
4
Yes
The Jcb Academy Trust
06346630
1
Yes
The John Bentley School
07807398
1
Yes
The John Henry Newman Catholic
College
07414011
1
Yes
The John Of Gaunt School
07990655
1
Yes
The John Wallis Church Of England
Academy, Ashford
07006159
1
Yes
The Joseph Whitaker School
07772278
1
Yes
The Kemnal Academies Trust
07348231
41
Yes
The Kents Hill Infant Academy Trust
07705363
1
Yes
The Key Educational Trust
07702211
3
Yes
The Keys Federation
09306360
4
Yes
The Khalsa Academies Trust Limited
07549443
2
Yes
The Kimberley School
08158732
1
Yes
The King David High School
07716057
1
Yes
The King David Primary School
08424154
1
Yes
The King Edmund School
07633375
1
Yes
The King's (The Cathedral) School,
Peterborough
07464058
1
Yes
The King's Academy
04418245
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
233
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The King's School
07706900
1
Yes
The King's School Ottery St Mary
07560660
1
Yes
The Kingsdale Foundation
07407844
1
Yes
The Kingswinford School And Science
College
07844874
1
Yes
The Kirkstead Education Trust
08977173
1
Yes
The Kite Academy Trust
09785186
5
Yes
The Kjs Academy Trust
07559293
1
Yes
The Knights Templar School
07552786
1
Yes
The Laidlaw Schools Trust
05735093
3
Yes
The Langley Academy Trust
05358533
3
Yes
The Langley Park School For Boys
Academy Trust
07553717
1
Yes
The Langtree School Academy Trust
Company
07980335
1
Yes
The Laurus Trust
07907463
1
Yes
The Leap Academy Trust
08482129
1
Yes
The Learning Academy Trust
07394649
4
Yes
The Learning Alliance Academy Trust
07703829
2
Yes
The Learning For Life Partnership
09675372
2
Yes
The Learning Partnership Trust
09380027
3
Yes
The Learning Together Trust
08561302
2
Yes
The Leeds Jewish Free School
07647432
1
Yes
The Levels Academy Trust
09437439
4
Yes
The Lilac Sky Schools Trust
08289583
9
Yes
The Lime Academy Trust
09297519
1
Yes
The Lincolnshire Educational Trust
Limited
07647805
2
Yes
The Lipa Primary School
08314083
1
Yes
The Liverpool Blue Coat School
07950827
1
Yes
The Liverpool Joint Catholic And
Church Of England Academies Trust
07007398
2
Yes
The London Oratory School
07700776
1
Yes
The Long Eaton School Academy
Trust
07532146
1
Yes
The Lutterworth Academies Trust
08038063
2
Yes
The Macclesfield Academy
07597883
1
Yes
The Malcolm Sargent Primary School
07838151
1
Yes
The Maltings Learning Trust Limited
08353051
1
Yes
The Manor Academy Trust
07685991
1
Yes
The Maplesden Noakes School
07898331
1
Yes
The Market Bosworth School
08028789
1
Yes
The Marlborough Church Of England
School
08194349
1
Yes
The Marlborough Science Academy
Limited
08003969
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
234
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Marsh Academy
06202969
1
Yes
The Mcauley Catholic High School
08936511
1
Yes
The Mead Academy Trust
08024396
3
Yes
The Meadow Community Primary
School Academy Trust
08049033
1
Yes
The Meller Educational Trust
06933010
1
Yes
The Merton Primary School
08172647
1
Yes
The Midland Academies Trust
07191874
7
Yes
The Milford Academy
08163499
1
Yes
The Mill Academy
08060721
3
Yes
The Minerva Learning Trust (Dorset)
Limited
08561222
4
Yes
The Mirfield Free Grammar And Sixth
Form Multi-Academy Trust
07521584
3
Yes
The Moorlands Primary Federation
09378112
3
Yes
The Mosley Academy
08234858
1
Yes
The Mossbourne Federation
04468267
4
Yes
The Mossley Academy Trust
09104491
1
Yes
The Mountbatten School
07560175
1
Yes
The National Church Of England
Academy Trust
07708713
1
Yes
The Nethersole Church Of England
Academy
08309048
1
Yes
The New North Academy
07732879
1
Yes
The Newman Catholic Collegiate
08550110
9
Yes
The North Halifax Grammar School
Academy Trust
07628903
1
Yes
The North Hertfordshire Studio School
Trust
07791933
3
Yes
The Northern Lincolnshire Catholic
Academy Trust
07973953
7
Yes
The Northumberland Church Of
England Academy
06653439
1
Yes
The Norton Knatchbull School
07992899
1
Yes
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
08472283
1
Yes
The Oak Academy Trust
09604912
1
Yes
The Oaktree School Academy Trust
08638766
1
Yes
The Oakwood Academy Schools
Trust
07982516
1
Yes
The Ockendon Academy
07451781
1
Yes
The Odyssey Academy Trust
09139888
1
Yes
The Oldershaw Academy
07652792
1
Yes
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Limited
07956473
1
Yes
The Olympus Academy Trust
07844791
4
Yes
The Ongar Academy Trust
09000501
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
235
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Oxford Academy Trust
06621108
1
Yes
The Painsley Catholic Academy
08146661
7
Yes
The Palmer Catholic Academy
07696155
1
Yes
The Park Academies Trust
07694023
1
Yes
The Park Federation Academy Trust
08146330
6
Yes
The Partnership Trust
07728112
4
Yes
The Passmores Co-Operative
Learning Community
07736246
3
Yes
The Pastures Primary School
08474090
1
Yes
The Pathway Academy Trust
09782388
2
Yes
The Pegasus Academy Trust
07542114
4
Yes
The Petersfield School
07640386
1
Yes
The Philip Morant School And College
Academy Trust
07803969
1
Yes
Holyport College
07930340
1
Yes
The Phoenix Family Of Schools
Academy Trust
08324412
4
Yes
The Piggott Church Of England
School
07682284
1
Yes
The Pilgrims' Way Church Of England
Multi Academy Trust
08744203
1
Yes
The Pioneer Academy
07691324
3
Yes
The Platanos Trust
07492094
2
Yes
The Pochin School
08204075
1
Yes
The Pope Francis Catholic Multi
Academy Company
09113542
3
Yes
The Premier Academy Limited
07324340
1
Yes
The Primary Academies Trust
07821367
12
Yes
The Primary First Trust
08738750
6
Yes
The Prince Henry's High School
Academy Trust
07512962
1
Yes
The Priors School
03143086
1
Yes
The Priory Academy Trust
08032410
2
Yes
The Priory Federation Of Academies
06462935
4
Yes
The Priory Learning Trust
07698707
1
Yes
The Priory Primary Academy Trust
07498234
1
Yes
The Priory School Trust
08064698
1
Yes
The Propeller Academy Trust
08340120
2
Yes
The Quantock Academy
08767576
3
Yes
The Queen Katherine School Multi
Academy Trust
07472799
3
Yes
The Quest Academy - Coloma Trust
07278887
1
Yes
The Quinta Trust
08787650
1
Yes
The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust
08909269
4
Yes
The Raleigh School
07686515
1
Yes
The Rayleigh Primary School
08445314
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
236
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Academy Trust
The Reach Free School Trust
07960515
1
Yes
The Redstart Learning Partnership
07649832
3
Yes
The Ridings' Federation Of
Academies
06802948
2
Yes
The Ridings Trust
09290889
2
Yes
The Rivers C Of E Multi Academy
Trust
09199371
4
Yes
The Robert Carre Trust
07671174
2
Yes
The Robert Drake Primary School
07686371
1
Yes
The Robert Owen Academies Trust
08220540
1
Yes
The Robert Smyth Academy
07692325
1
Yes
The Robinswood Academy Trust
07530418
3
Yes
The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust
07990619
3
Yes
The Romero Catholic Academy
09702162
8
Yes
The Romsey School
07697070
1
Yes
The Rosedale Hewens Academy
Trust
07683702
7
Yes
The Roseland Multi Academy Trust
07557817
3
Yes
The Roundhill Academy
07976179
1
Yes
The Rowan Learning Trust
08010464
3
Yes
The Royal County Of Berkshire
Schools Trust
10052450
2
Yes
The Royal Latin School
07686209
1
Yes
The Royston Schools Academy Trust
07695881
3
Yes
The Rsa Academy At Tipton
06311127
1
Yes
The Rural Enterprise Academy
07652211
1
Yes
The Russett Learning Trust
09617195
1
Yes
The Rutland Learning Trust
09199785
3
Yes
The Sabden Multi Academy Trust
09611796
4
Yes
The Saints' Way Church Of England
Multi Academy Trust
08269215
6
Yes
The Salterns Academy Trust
08921490
2
Yes
The Samworth Academy
05367105
1
Yes
The Samworth Church Academy
06091123
1
Yes
The Sandon School Academy Trust
07697483
1
Yes
The Sandon Trust
08922806
1
Yes
The Schelwood Trust
07899845
1
Yes
The Schoolscompany Trust
08304460
4
Yes
The Seckford Foundation Free
Schools Trust
08077362
3
Yes
The Sele School
08124615
1
Yes
The Shared Learning Trust
05958361
5
Yes
The Shaw Education Trust
09067175
5
Yes
The Sheffield UTC Academy Trust
07652696
1
Yes
The Shire Multi Academy Trust
09454169
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
237
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Shropshire Gateway Educational
Trust
09115941
4
Yes
The Sigma Trust
07926573
1
Yes
The Silk Academy Trust
09427476
1
Yes
The Silver Birch Academy
08107310
3
Yes
Aurum Academies Trust
07971651
1
Yes
The Skinners' Academy
06543682
1
Yes
The Skinners' Kent Academy
06912857
2
Yes
The Skinners' School Academy Trust
08813021
1
Yes
The Slough And East Berkshire C Of
E Multi Academy Trust
07723151
3
Yes
The Small Schools Multi Academy
Trust
09613632
3
Yes
The Smallwood Academy Trust
09118770
1
Yes
The Snaith School Academy Trust
08920524
1
Yes
The South Cheshire Catholic Multi-
Academy Trust
08518704
1
Yes
The South East Stafford Academy
Trust
10178490
2
Yes
The Southfield Grange Trust
07754077
2
Yes
The Southfield Trust
10042321
2
Yes
The Southwater Infant Academy
07540811
1
Yes
The Southwater Junior Academy
07540802
1
Yes
The Sovereign Trust
09666511
2
Yes
The Specialist Education Trust
08610537
3
Yes
The Spencer Academies Trust
07353824
10
Yes
The Spring Partnership Trust
07656245
2
Yes
The Springfields Academy
07736212
1
Yes
The St Christopher School Academy
Trust
07973980
1
Yes
The St John Bosco Catholic Academy
08608177
3
Yes
The St Lawrence Academy,
Scunthorpe
06493485
1
Yes
The St Mary Magdalene Academy
05412502
1
Yes
The St Marylebone Church Of
England School
07719620
2
Yes
The St Neots Learning Partnership
07703784
2
Yes
The Stanford & Corringham Schools
Trust
07660783
2
Yes
The Stanway Federation
07887953
4
Yes
The Stephenson Studio School Trust
07662709
1
Yes
The Stour Academy Trust
08179242
5
Yes
The Stour Federation
09174628
2
Yes
The Streetly Academy
07841414
1
Yes
The Sutton Academy
07103919
1
Yes
The Sweyne Park School
08401607
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
238
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Swinton High School Academy
Trust
07633705
1
Yes
The Talentum Learning Trust
09999238
3
Yes
The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
08545109
3
Yes
The Temple Learning Foundation
08816454
1
Yes
The Tenax Schools Trust
07542155
3
Yes
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
07359755
11
Yes
The Thomas Cowley High School Ltd
08149761
1
Yes
The Thomas Deacon Academy
05090788
1
Yes
The Thomas Hardye Multi Academy
Trust
07677838
1
Yes
The Three Rivers Learning Trust
Limited
07838203
3
Yes
The Three Saints Academy Trust
09626002
2
Yes
The Tiffin Girls' School
07538459
1
Yes
The Tilian Partnership
10259334
4
Yes
The Titan Partnership Trust Limited
07947806
1
Yes
The Totteridge Academy
07695342
1
Yes
The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy
Trust
07890590
1
Yes
The Two Counties Trust
07972029
3
Yes
The Tyrrells Primary School
07799872
1
Yes
The Ucl Academy
07024902
1
Yes
The University Of Birmingham School
07960887
1
Yes
The University Technical College For
New Technologies At Daventry
07637061
1
Yes
The University Technical College,
Royal Borough Of Greenwich
07742547
1
Yes
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
07737159
1
Yes
The Village Academy
07738386
7
Yes
The Waldegrave Trust
08130508
2
Yes
The Wapping And Shadwell
Secondary Education Trust
07412515
1
Yes
The Warriner Multi Academy Trust
09696059
4
Yes
The Watford UTC
08599329
1
Yes
The Waverley Education Foundation
Ltd
08331922
2
Yes
The Wells Free School
07923267
1
Yes
The Wensum Trust
07982312
1
Yes
The West Grantham Academies Trust
07489113
2
Yes
The West London Free School
Academy Trust
07493696
3
Yes
The West Somerset Community
College
07630180
1
Yes
The Westborough Academy
07384643
1
Yes
The Westbrook Trust
09223515
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
239
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Westgate School
09583593
1
Yes
The Westminster Academy
(Westbourne Green)
05102934
1
Yes
The Westminster Family School
08333607
1
Yes
The Weston Road Academy
07778406
1
Yes
The Westwood Academy (Coventry)
07700728
1
Yes
The Wey Valley School
08128803
1
Yes
The White Hills Park Federation Trust
08195720
2
Yes
The White Horse Federation
08075785
15
Yes
The William Alvey School Trust
07737302
1
Yes
The Williamson Trust
07569727
6
Yes
The Willows School Academy Trust
07785550
1
Yes
The Woodland Academy Trust
07694050
3
Yes
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough
08436037
1
Yes
The Wren School Academy Trust
09200220
1
Yes
The Wroxham Foundation
08033193
1
Yes
The Wulfrun Academies Trust
08881720
2
Yes
The Wythenshawe Catholic Academy
Trust
08440868
4
Yes
Theale Green School Trust
08644023
1
Yes
Thedwastre Education Trust
09896672
4
Yes
Thomas Aveling School, The
07715900
1
Yes
Thomas Keble School
07698037
1
Yes
Thomas Mills High School
07605059
1
Yes
Thomas Wolsey School
07849180
1
Yes
Thomas's Academy
09635397
1
Yes
Thornden School
07562918
1
Yes
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
08073959
1
Yes
Thornton Primary School
08430135
1
Yes
Three Ways School
08488749
1
Yes
Thringstone Primary School Academy
Trust
08514901
1
Yes
Thrunscoe Primary And Nursery
Academy
08018237
1
Yes
Thrussington Church Of England
Primary School
08248063
1
Yes
Thrybergh Academy & Sports College
08290708
1
Yes
Thurstable School Sports College And
Sixth Form Centre
07694325
1
Yes
Tiffin School
07547311
1
Yes
Tile Hill Wood School And Language
College
07654273
1
Yes
Timberley Academy Trust
08025958
1
Yes
Timu Academy Trust
09022463
2
Yes
Toddington St George Church Of
08285812
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
240
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
England Academy
Tollbar Multi Academy Trust
08085503
4
Yes
Tolworth Girls' School And Sixth Form
07700838
1
Yes
Tonbridge Grammar School
07455728
1
Yes
Tor Bridge Academy Trust
07584372
1
Yes
Torch Academy Gateway Trust
07635510
4
Yes
Torfield And Saxon Mount Academy
Trust
09172115
2
Yes
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
07394671
2
Yes
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
07494620
1
Yes
Torre Church Of England Academy
08594520
1
Yes
Tottenham U.T.C.
08291601
1
Yes
Tove Learning Trust
07525820
1
Yes
Tower Hamlets Enterprise Academy
Ltd
08632527
1
Yes
Tower Multi Academy Trust
07732619
2
Yes
Tower Road Academy (Primary)
07629129
1
Yes
Towers School Academy Trust
07552058
1
Yes
Townfield Primary School
09119526
1
Yes
Townlands C Of E Primary Academy
09326643
1
Yes
Townley Grammar School
07844587
1
Yes
Transform Trust
08320065
8
Yes
Tredworth Infant School
08895977
1
Yes
Tregolls School, An Academy
08180623
1
Yes
Trent Academies Group
08128513
3
Yes
Trewirgie Infants School
07652964
1
Yes
Trewirgie Junior School
07652476
1
Yes
Tring School
08056991
1
Yes
Trinitas Academy Trust
07554121
3
Yes
Trinity Academy
04916397
1
Yes
Trinity Academy Halifax
06897239
1
Yes
Trinity Academy Newcastle
08449062
2
Yes
Trinity Church Of England High
School
07878966
1
Yes
Trinity High School And Sixth Form
Centre
07704968
1
Yes
Trinity London Academy Trust
07847013
1
Yes
Trinity School Sevenoaks Ltd
07949294
1
Yes
Trinity School, A Church Of England
Academy
07697485
1
Yes
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
08880841
13
Yes
Trust In Learning (Academies)
08089704
3
Yes
Tudhoe Learning Trust
08270151
7
Yes
Tudor Court Primary Academy Trust
09071607
1
Yes
Tudor Grange Academies Trust
07365748
6
Yes
Tudor Park Education Trust
07798639
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
241
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Tweendykes School
08432506
1
Yes
Twickenham Primary School
08601624
1
Yes
Twyford Church Of England
Academies Trust
07648968
2
Yes
Twynham Learning
07565088
2
Yes
Tytherington School
08920320
1
Yes
Uffculme Academy Trust
07338835
2
Yes
United Learning Trust
04439859
44
Yes
Unity Schools Trust
07692130
2
Yes
University Academy Keighley
07134810
1
Yes
University Of Brighton Academies
Trust
09466013
4
Yes
University Of Chester Academies
Trust
06929486
8
Yes
University Of Chichester (Multi)
Academy Trust
08595545
6
Yes
Upminster Academies Trust
08214798
2
Yes
Upperwood Academy
08152109
1
Yes
Uppingham Community College
07556159
1
Yes
Upton Court Educational Trust
07462530
2
Yes
Upton Hall School Fcj
07952451
1
Yes
Urbis Academy Trust
10035844
1
Yes
Urmston Grammar
07335020
1
Yes
Ursula Taylor Church Of England
School
08606536
1
Yes
UTC Cambridge
07911604
1
Yes
UTC Lancashire
07653051
1
Yes
UTC Oxfordshire Trust
08296556
1
Yes
UTC Reading Trust
07652565
1
Yes
UTC Swindon
07941864
1
Yes
UTC@Harbourside
08291429
1
Yes
UTS Cambridge
08557665
1
Yes
Uxbridge High School Academy Trust
07623418
1
Yes
Vale Academy Trust
07674473
6
Yes
Valley Invicta Academies Trust
07559256
6
Yes
Valley Primary School
07695505
1
Yes
Vandyke Upper School
07700206
1
Yes
Venn Academy Learning Trust
10249712
3
Yes
Venn Academy Trust
09662303
4
Yes
Venture Academy Trust Partnership
07668839
1
Yes
Venture Multi Academy Trust
07535379
1
Yes
Verulam School
07690125
1
Yes
Victoria Academies Trust
07887796
5
Yes
Viewley Hill Academy
08803858
1
Yes
Viking Academy Trust
09449979
2
Yes
Vyners Learning Trust
07796938
2
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
242
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Wac Arts College
07949464
1
Yes
Waddesdon Church Of England
School
07743646
1
Yes
Wadebridge School
07999988
1
Yes
Waingels Academies Trust
09620043
1
Yes
Wakefield City Academies Trust
07462885
21
Yes
Walderslade Girls' School
07800431
1
Yes
Wales High School Academy Trust
07372160
1
Yes
Walkwood Academy Trust
08319098
1
Yes
Wallingford Schools Academy Trust
07727786
1
Yes
Wallington High School For Girls
07635448
1
Yes
Walsall City Academy Trust
04251277
1
Yes
Walsall Studio School
08285206
1
Yes
Waltham Leas Primary Academy
Limited
07772345
1
Yes
Walton Girls High School & Sixth
Form
07552764
1
Yes
Wandle Valley School
07736095
1
Yes
Wansdyke School (2013) Ltd
08368979
1
Yes
Warden House Trust
09692191
1
Yes
Wardle Academy
08368756
2
Yes
Warlingham School
08248059
1
Yes
Warren Farm Primary School
08055393
1
Yes
Warren Road Primary School
07645774
1
Yes
Warrington Collegiate Education Trust
08298534
2
Yes
Warrington Primary Academy Trust
10181707
2
Yes
Waseley Hills High School
08160225
1
Yes
Washwood Heath Multi Academy
Trust
08531479
4
Yes
Waterton Academy Trust
09124782
6
Yes
Watford Grammar School For Boys
07348288
1
Yes
Watford Grammar School For Girls
07348254
1
Yes
Waycroft Multi Academy Trust
07683980
3
Yes
Waynflete Infants' School
07998122
1
Yes
Weald Of Kent Grammar School
Academy Trust
07451660
1
Yes
Weare Academy First School
07557900
1
Yes
Wearmouth Learning Trust
08767870
2
Yes
Weatherfield Academy
07939260
1
Yes
Weatherhead High School
07847190
1
Yes
Webheath First School Academy
07959096
1
Yes
Webster Primary School
08403949
1
Yes
Wedmore First School Academy And
Nursery
07664284
1
Yes
Wednesbury Oak Academy Trust
08749821
1
Yes
Wellacre Technology Academy Trust
07386228
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
243
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Welland Park Community College
Academy Trust
07675238
1
Yes
Wellington College Academy Trust
06457394
2
Yes
Wellington School
07458631
1
Yes
Wellspring Academy Trust
08120960
8
Yes
Wellsway Multi Academy Trust
07746787
6
Yes
Welton St Mary's Church Of England
Primary Academy
08314146
1
Yes
Wembley High Technology College
08137772
1
Yes
Wensley Fold Church Of England
Academy Trust
08353730
1
Yes
Wentworth Primary School
07899198
1
Yes
Wessex Learning Trust
07348580
1
Yes
West Derby School
08166938
1
Yes
West Hatch High School Academy
Trust
07628943
1
Yes
West Herts Community Free School
Trust
08324782
3
Yes
West Hill School
07697027
1
Yes
West Kirby Grammar School
07697158
1
Yes
West Lakes Academy
06627459
1
Yes
West Malling Church Of England
Academy Trust
08144271
1
Yes
West Midlands Construction UTC
07898669
1
Yes
West Newcastle Academy
07647538
1
Yes
Hoyland Common Primary School
08654591
1
Yes
West Nottinghamshire Educational
Trust
08337041
1
Yes
West Oxford Schools Trust
09591931
1
Yes
West Park Academy
07659444
1
Yes
West Park School
07560177
1
Yes
West Somerset Academy Trust
07630164
2
Yes
West Stafford Multi-Academy Trust
09422746
3
Yes
West Thurrock Academy
08259069
1
Yes
West Town Lane Academy
07848632
1
Yes
Westbourne Academy Trust
07626526
1
Yes
Westbrook Primary School
08523370
1
Yes
Westbury Park School
08130158
1
Yes
Westbury-On-Trym Church Of
England Academy
07669263
1
Yes
Westcliff High School For Boys
Limited
07347930
1
Yes
Westfield Academy
08526440
1
Yes
Westfield Academy Trust
07664348
1
Yes
Westgate Academy Ltd
07669751
1
Yes
Westlea Primary School
08713214
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
244
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Westminster City School
08100409
1
Yes
Weston Favell Church Of England
Primary School
08208801
1
Yes
Westside Academy Trust
05888220
1
Yes
Westwoodside Church Of England
Academy Trust
08161921
1
Yes
Weydon School
07552535
1
Yes
Wheatley Area Learning Trust
08979902
1
Yes
Whickham School And Sports College
07729766
1
Yes
Whinless Down Academy Trust
10253931
2
Yes
Whipperley Infant Academy Trust
08310694
1
Yes
Whirley Primary School
08603811
1
Yes
Whitburn Church Of England
Academy
07465520
1
Yes
White Rose Academies Trust
07958615
3
Yes
White Woods Primary Academy Trust
08589470
5
Yes
Whitecross Hereford
07793019
1
Yes
Whitefield Academy Trust
08878604
2
Yes
Whitefield School
07697281
1
Yes
Whitehill Community Academy Multi-
Academy Trust
07559439
2
Yes
Whitemoor Academy (Primary And
Nursery)
08163448
1
Yes
Whitley Academy
07657794
1
Yes
Whitstone School Academy Trust
07706741
1
Yes
Whittlesea Learning Trust
08795983
2
Yes
Wickersley Partnership Trust
08833508
5
Yes
Widewell Primary Academy
08330578
1
Yes
Wigmore School
07466409
2
Yes
Wigston Academies Trust
07975551
3
Yes
Wildern School
07554117
1
Yes
William Brookes Academy Trust
08520569
1
Yes
William De Ferrers School
07552735
1
Yes
William Farr Church Of England
Comprehensive School
07469546
1
Yes
William Howard Trust
07698631
3
Yes
William Law Ce Primary School
09060417
1
Yes
William Temple Multi Academy Trust
08813173
2
Yes
William Tyndale Primary School
07774109
1
Yes
William Willett Learning Trust
07520128
3
Yes
Willow Tree Academy
09440025
2
Yes
Willowcroft Academy Trust
08516562
1
Yes
Willows Academy Trust
09093035
4
Yes
Wilmington Grammar School For
Boys
07682311
1
Yes
Wilmington Grammar School For Girls
07682332
1
Yes
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
245
Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Wilmington Primary School
07800252
1
Yes
Wilnecote High School Co-Operative
Academy Trust
08221070
1
Yes
Wilson Stuart School
07972037
1
Yes
Wilson's School
07536970
1
Yes
Wimborne Academy Trust
09362004
7
Yes
Winchcombe School
07606409
1
Yes
Windhill Academy Trust
09433068
1
Yes
Windsor Academy Trust
07523436
4
Yes
Windsor Learning Partnership
09409109
4
Yes
Wingfield Academy
08550403
1
Yes
Winifred Holtby Academy Trust
08426992
1
Yes
Winstanley Community College
Academy Trust
08094234
1
Yes
Winterton Community Academy
08140747
1
Yes
Winton Primary School
09903139
1
Yes
Wirral Academy Trust
07472190
1
Yes
Wirral Grammar School For Boys
07734231
1
Yes
Wirral Grammar School For Girls
07695736
1
Yes
Wise Academies
07521946
4
Yes
Wise Owl Trust
08053288
3
Yes
Wistaston Academy Trust
08882544
1
Yes
Witchford Village College
07772516
1
Yes
Maybury Primary School
08682547
1
Yes
Witton Park Academy Trust
08941338
1
Yes
Wmg Academy For Young Engineers
07937014
1
Yes
Woking High School Academy Trust
08586085
1
Yes
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
08918836
1
Yes
Wood End Academy
07601680
1
Yes
Wood Green Academy
07538389
1
Yes
Woodard Academies Trust
06415729
5
Yes
Woodbrook Vale School
07671486
1
Yes
Woodchurch High School
07775671
1
Yes
Woodcote High School
08053276
1
Yes
Woodfield Academy
08039319
1
Yes
Woodfield School
08905350
1
Yes
Woodford Valley Church Of England
Primary Academy
08056328
1
Yes
Woodham Academy
08167333
1
Yes
Woodhouse Academy
09055607
1
Yes
Woodland Middle School Academy
07566455
1
Yes
Woodland View Primary School
07943378
1
Yes
Woodlands Academy
07693574
1
Yes
Woodlands Academy Of Learning
08077289
1
Yes
Woodnewton Academy Trust
08034402
2
Yes
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Woodrush High School An Academy
For Students Aged 11-18 Ltd
07677510
1
Yes
Woodside Academy
08272256
1
Yes
Woodside Academy Trust
08286418
1
Yes
Woodside High School
07831292
1
Yes
Woodside Primary School
08239113
1
Yes
Woolgrove School Special Needs
Academy
07988540
1
Yes
Woolmer Hill School
07692394
1
Yes
Wootton Academy Trust
07740758
2
Yes
Wootton Primary School
08199843
1
Yes
Worth Primary School
08407889
1
Yes
Worthing High School
08276210
1
Yes
Wreake Valley Academy Trust
07988521
1
Yes
Wren Academy
06422162
1
Yes
Wrotham School
07662701
1
Yes
Wycombe High School Academies
Trust
07597324
2
Yes
Wyedean School And Sixth Form
Centre
07735863
1
Yes
Wymondham High Academy Trust
07725111
1
Yes
Wynyard Church Of England Primary
School
09012630
1
Yes
Wyvern Academy
08123602
1
Yes
Wyvern College Academy Trust
08021829
1
Yes
XP School (Doncaster) Limited
08344767
1
Yes
Yarborough Academy
08018146
1
Yes
Yardley Primary School
07432995
1
Yes
Yardleys School
08496504
1
Yes
Yarm (No2) Limited
08844604
1
Yes
Yavneh College Academy Trust
07643712
1
Yes
Yesoiday Hatorah School
07573614
1
Yes
Yorkshire And Humberside Co-
Operative Academies Trust
09332738
1
Yes
Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust
07663935
5
Yes
Yorkshire Collaborative Academy
Trust
09668526
3
Yes
Zest Academy Trust
08087508
1
Yes
1Excellence Multi Academy Trust
10817580
0
No
Academies of Inspiration
08349962
0
No
Ad Meliora Academy Trust
10270029
0
No
Affinity Multi Academy Trust
08117759
0
No
Altus Education Partnership
10578239
0
No
Alvechurch C Of E Multi-Academy
Trust
10377400
0
No
AP Barnet Multi-academy Trust Ltd
10711125
0
No
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
ARBOR Academy Trust
10234376
0
No
AspirePlus Educational Trust
10770148
0
No
Astrum Multi Academy Trust
10818052
0
No
Barnet Special Education Trust
10034425
0
No
Barnsole Primary Trust
10699889
0
No
Beacon of Light School
09249132
0
No
Bedford College Academies Trust Ltd
07652552
0
No
Berlesduna Academy Trust
10267656
0
No
Birmingham Diocesan Academies
Trust
10729883
0
No
Boleyn Trust
10488603
0
No
Bolton Muslim Academy Trust
09961812
0
No
Bosco Catholic Education Trust
10573272
0
No
Brent Specialist Academy Trust
10027322
0
No
Brightwells Academy Trust
10289425
0
No
Britannia Education Trust
10689559
0
No
Canterbury Cross Education Trust
10509300
0
No
Changing Lives in Collaboration
09748195
0
No
Chatsworth Multi Academy Trust
10167860
0
No
Christ Church Church of England
Multi Academy Trust
10762038
0
No
Codsall Multi Academy Trust
10204653
0
No
Community Education Partnership
10277215
0
No
Community Schools Trust
10337377
0
No
Connect Academy Trust
10192252
0
No
Co-operative Education East
10365323
0
No
Corvus Education Trust
10523505
0
No
Countesthorpe Leysland Community
College
09857254
0
No
Create Partnership Trust
10318212
0
No
Crofty Multi Academy Trust
10354924
0
No
Cromwell Learning Community
Academy Trust
10465397
0
No
Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy
Trust
10449374
0
No
Discovery Multi Academy Trust
10264819
0
No
Dudley Academies Trust
10897797
0
No
Durham Martyrs Multi Academy Trust
10408154
0
No
Ealing Fields Academy Trust
08654079
0
No
Edison Trust Limited
09013070
0
No
Edmonton Academy Trust
10311383
0
No
Education Excellence For All Trust
08355539
0
No
EKO Trust
10279605
0
No
Elevate Multi Academy Trust
10814201
0
No
Emmanuel Schools Foundation
04464331
0
No
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Empowering Minds Academy Trust
10668193
0
No
Endeavour Multi Academy Trust
10713045
0
No
Endeavour Partnership Trust
10245189
0
No
Enfield Learning Trust
10309116
0
No
Equals Trust
10279606
0
No
Esprit Multi Academy Trust
10481082
0
No
Everychild Trust
10034289
0
No
Evolve Education Trust
10566057
0
No
Exceed Academies Trust
10050238
0
No
Exceed Learning Partnership
10660150
0
No
Exeter Learning Academy Trust
10428979
0
No
Fields Multi Academy Trust
10419527
0
No
Fioretti Trust
10347700
0
No
Forward Education Trust
10680422
0
No
Genesis Academy Trust
10277330
0
No
Genesis Education Trust
10653595
0
No
Global Academy UTC Trust Limited
08713518
0
No
Greater Manchester Learning Trust
10257544
0
No
Greater Peterborough UTC
08290305
0
No
Greengate Academy Trust
10396522
0
No
Greenwich Academy Trust
07644077
0
No
Hadrian Learning Trust
10299446
0
No
Hales Valley Trust
10476114
0
No
Hamwic Education Trust
10749662
0
No
Hamwic Education Trust
10749662
0
No
HERA Primary Academy Trust
10571943
0
No
Hereford Sixth Form College
10499174
0
No
Herts for Learning Multi Academy
Trust
10290954
0
No
Hornchurch Academy Trust
10760863
0
No
Ignis Academy Trust
10512450
0
No
Inclusive Multi Academy Trust
10411381
0
No
Inclusive Schools Trust
10607038
0
No
INMAT
10427291
0
No
Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
10421212
0
No
Inspiring Futures Academy Trust
10679414
0
No
Interaction and Communication
Academy Trust Limited
10221189
0
No
Ivy Learning Trust
10874173
0
No
James Montgomery Academy Trust
10482806
0
No
John Milton Academy Trust
10298832
0
No
Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust
10885386
0
No
Keys Co-Operative Academy Trust
10831275
0
No
King Edward VI Academy Trust
Birmingham
10654935
0
No
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Kingfisher Learning Trust
10046044
0
No
Kingsbridge Educational Trust
09144847
0
No
Lakes Academies Trust
10225813
0
No
Larwood Academy Trust
10359418
0
No
LDBS Academies Trust 2
10447269
0
No
Learn@ MAT
10377760
0
No
Learning Academies Trust
10285015
0
No
Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust
10261517
0
No
Learning Without Limits Academy
Trust
10269535
0
No
Leeds Advanced Manufacturing UTC
Limited
09257096
0
No
Leverhulme Academy Church Of
England And Community Trust
10514293
0
No
Link Learning Trust
10660172
0
No
London Design & Engineering UTC
08283657
0
No
Maritime Academy Trust
10264735
0
No
Market Field Learning Community
10391530
0
No
Mid Norfolk Academy Trust
10596096
0
No
Mulberry Schools Trust
10035860
0
No
New Collaborative Learning Trust
09257194
0
No
New Horizons Academy Trust
10228490
0
No
Newcastle East Mixed Multi Academy
Trust
10561094
0
No
North Leamington School
09648936
0
No
Oak Learning Trust
10654345
0
No
Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
10641561
0
No
Orwell Multi Academy Trust
10650092
0
No
Our Children 1st
10631500
0
No
Oval Learning Trust
10404023
0
No
Perryfields Enterprise Academy Trust:
Led By Perryfields Junior School
Limited
10446206
0
No
Ponteland Academies Trust
10314306
0
No
Potential in Everyone Academy Trust
10842747
0
No
Potteries Educational Trust
10647453
0
No
Rainford Academies Trust
10455406
0
No
Rainhill Learning Village Multi
Academy Trust
10564255
0
No
Raleigh Learning Trust
10611866
0
No
Ray Academy Trust
10345317
0
No
Reach South Academy Trust
10151730
0
No
Real Life Learning Academy Trust
10279924
0
No
Reigate Learning Alliance
10858221
0
No
Rural Church Schools Academy Trust
10646689
0
No
Scalby Learning Trust
10265276
0
No
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Scarborough UTC Limited
08902599
0
No
SDBE Multi-academy Trust
10385920
0
No
Severn Bridges Multi Academy Trust
10651131
0
No
SGS Berkeley Green UTC
09255213
0
No
Sheffield South East Trust
10460387
0
No
Sir Graham Balfour Multi-academy
Trust
10238899
0
No
Sir Simon Milton Westminster
University Technical College
09264827
0
No
Smart Multi Academy Trust
10257723
0
No
South East Surrey Schools Education
Trust
10479401
0
No
Southerly Point Co-operative Multi-
Academy Trust
10552443
0
No
Specialist Learning Trust
10877352
0
No
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
10810081
0
No
St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy
Trust
10312858
0
No
St Edward's Catholic Academy
10294698
0
No
St Gregory the Great Catholic
Academy Trust
10785982
0
No
St Jerome Church of England
Bilingual Primary School
09010445
0
No
St Peter Catholic Academy Trust
10435919
0
No
St Stephen’s Church of England Multi
Academy Trust
10773530
0
No
Stanley Learning Partnership
10380011
0
No
Stanton Bridge Multi Academy Trust
10399358
0
No
Star Academy Trust Limited
10131046
0
No
Stephen Sutton Multi-Academy Trust
10525065
0
No
Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
10445759
0
No
Strive4 Academy Trust
10863245
0
No
The Adnan Jaffery Academy Trust
09026334
0
No
The Areté Trust
10760163
0
No
The Auriga Academy Trust
10284264
0
No
The Boxing Academy Trust
09876066
0
No
The Bradford Birth to 19 Trust
10035639
0
No
The Brickfields Trust
10538130
0
No
The Brigshaw Learning Partnership
10301662
0
No
The Challenge Academy Trust
10689247
0
No
The Claxton Trust
10461895
0
No
The Compass Partnership of Schools
10360957
0
No
The David Nieper Education Trust
09751853
0
No
The de Curci Trust
10646541
0
No
The Diocese of Worcester Multi
Academy Trust
10390487
0
No
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
The Dove Academy Trust
10199461
0
No
The Durham UTC Limited
08706625
0
No
The Exceptional Education Trust
10014175
0
No
The Galaxy Trust
10250958
0
No
The Great North Wood Education
Trust
10679690
0
No
The Greenwich Catholic Schools
Trust
10762358
0
No
The Harrow Academies Trust
09026369
0
No
The Hill Trust
10177811
0
No
The Hillary Trust
10286967
0
No
The Holy Family Catholic Multi
Academy Company
10657219
0
No
The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust
10859049
0
No
The Inspiring Change Multi-Academy
Trust
10393053
0
No
The Island Learning Trust
10296549
0
No
The Keys Academy Trust
10818575
0
No
The Learning Village Academy Trust
09648423
0
No
The LETTA Trust
10726202
0
No
The Lighthouse Trust
09671531
0
No
The LIPA Sixth Form College
08825752
0
No
The Mast Academy Trust
10357163
0
No
The Northampton Free School Trust
08782697
0
No
The Pilgrim Multi Academy Trust
10382748
0
No
The Priestley Academy Trust
10410830
0
No
The Prospect Trust
10842315
0
No
The Richmond upon Thames School
Trust
08836866
0
No
The Richmond West Schools Trust
10081995
0
No
The Ron Dearing UTC
10009591
0
No
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
09250153
0
No
The Societas Trust
09987031
0
No
The Tapscott Learning Trust
10679504
0
No
The View Trust
10493777
0
No
The Villages' Multi-academy Trust
10765135
0
No
The Wherry School Trust
09255088
0
No
The Wings' CE Trust
10606569
0
No
The Yare Education Trust
10301555
0
No
Treetops Learning Community
10653875
0
No
Triumph Multi Academy Trust
10413201
0
No
Turner Schools
10084743
0
No
United Schools Trust
09255130
0
No
Unity Academy Trust
10363519
0
No
Unity Education Trust
10591822
0
No
University Technical College
08714780
0
No
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Academy Trust Name
Company
Number
Number of
schools at
31/08/2016
Consolidated
into SARA
2015/16?
Warrington
UTC Crewe
08293553
0
No
UTC Portsmouth
09268101
0
No
Uttoxeter Learning Trust
10547353
0
No
Valour Multi-Academy Trust
10766406
0
No
Vision Learning Trust Limited
10292875
0
No
Vision Multi Academy Trust
10782002
0
No
Walton Multi-Academy Trust
10221556
0
No
Watford St John's Church of England
Primary School
09016294
0
No
Weaver Trust Limited
10605768
0
No
Westminster Academy Trust
10571263
0
No
Woking College
10821223
0
No
Wolds Learning Partnership
10518602
0
No
Xavier Catholic Education Trust
10236797
0
No
Yorkshire and the Humber Co-
operative Learning Trust
10375776
0
No
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Abbreviation or
term
Description
16-19
Provision aimed at pupils aged 16-19. For the purposes of this report, statistics
relating to 16-19 provision will be included within those for secondary schools,
unless otherwise specified.
2014/15 &
2015/16
Academic years, ending on 31 August.
2014-15 & 2015-
16
Financial years, ending on 31 March.
2015-16
Academic Year
1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016
AAR
Academies Accounts Return
Academies
All schools operated by academy trusts encompassing academies, free
schools, university technical colleges and studio schools
Academies
Financial
Handbook (AFH)
The Academies Financial Handbook sets out the financial management,
control and reporting requirements that apply to all academy trusts
A-Level
GCE Advanced Level
All through
Provision covering both primary and secondary phases. For the purposes of
this report, statistics relating to all through provision will be included within
those for secondary schools.
AO
Accounting Officer
ARA
Annual report and accounts
AT/ATs
Academy trust/s: the charitable company/ies that operate all types of academy
schools
Attainment 8
Measures the achievement of a pupil across 8 qualifications including
Mathematics, English and other GCSE qualifications or technical awards from
the Department for Education approved list.
BB103
Building Bulletin 103, Area Guidelines for Mainstream Schools
C&AG
Comptroller and Auditor General
CAFCASS
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
CLoS
Clear Line of Sight, an HM Treasury initiative to improve the transparency and
consistency of government accounting
Converter
academy
Converter academies are usually strongly performing schools, or schools on an
upward performance trajectory, prior to converting to academy status.
CSEC
Children’s Services, Equalities and Communication, a directorate of the Sector
Department
The core Department for Education, excluding Executive Agencies, Non-
departmental Public Bodies and academy trusts.
Department &
Agencies
The core Department for Education, plus its three Executive Agencies but
excluding Non-departmental Public Bodies.
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Abbreviation or
term
Description
Departmental
Group, the Group
The Departmental Group (the Group) encompassing the core Department,
Executive Agencies, Non-departmental Public Bodies.
DfE
Department for Education
English
Baccalaureate
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a school performance measure. It allows
people to see how many pupils get a grade C or above in the core academic
subjects (English, maths, history or geography, the sciences, and a language)
at key stage 4 in any government funded school.
ESD
Education Standards Directorate, a directorate of the Sector
ESFA
Education & Skills Funding Agency
FA/FAs
Funding Agreement/s
FNtI
Financial Notice to Improve
Free schools
Free schools, which are a type of academy, mainly consist of new schools. Any
suitable sponsor - including local parents, private businesses and AT - can
apply to the Secretary of State for Education to open a free school. In addition,
where a local authority (LA) thinks there is a need for a new school in its area it
can seek proposals to establish a free school. For the purposes of this report,
statistics relating to free schools will include those for university technical
colleges and studio schools.
FReM
Financial Reporting Manual, issued by HM Treasury
FSM
Free School Meals
GAG
General Annual Grant
GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
GIAA
Government Internal Audit Agency
HMT
HM Treasury
HTB
Head Teacher Board
KPIs
Key Performance Indicators
KS1
Key Stage 1 – Pupils aged between 5 - 7
KS2
Key Stage 2 – Pupils aged between 7 – 11
KS4
Key Stage 4 – Pupils aged between 14 – 16
LA
Local Authority
LA Maintained
School/s
State schools that are overseen, or ‘maintained’ by the Local Authority. These
schools follow the nation curriculum and national teacher pay conditions
Level 3
Pupils aged between 16-19
LGPS
Local Government Pension Scheme
MAoA
Memorandum and Articles of Association
MH
Maths Hubs
MS
Maintained Schools
Multi academy
trust (MAT/s)
An academy trust with more than one academy within it, or is set up to have
more than one academy in it the in the future
NAO
National Audit Office
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Abbreviation or
term
Description
NASBM
National Association of School Business Management
NCTL
National College for Teaching and Leadership
NDPB
Non-departmental Public Body
NLEs
National Leaders of Education
NLGs
National Leaders of Governance
NPD
National Pupil Database
NSSs
National Support School
Ofsted
Office for Standards In Education, Children’s Services and Skills
ONS
Office for National Statistics
PAC
Public Accounts Committee
Primary
Provision broadly aimed at pupils aged 5-11 (more precisely, pupils of
compulsory school age who have not yet attained the age of 10 years 6
months).
Progress 8
Headline measure which captures the progress pupils make from the end of
primary school to the end of secondary school
PSBP
Priority School Building Programme, a programme to address the needs of the
schools most in need of urgent repair
RSC
Regional School Commissioner
SARA
Sector Annual Report & Accounts
Secondary
Provision broadly aimed at pupils aged 11-16 (more precisely, pupils of
compulsory school age who have attained the age of 10 years 6 months).
Sector
The core Academy Sector, excluding Executive Agencies, Non-departmental
Public Bodies and academy trusts.
SEN
Special Educational Needs
Single Academy
Trust (SAT)
An academy trust which runs only one academy within it.
SLEs
Specialist Leaders of Education
SoCF
Statement of Cash Flows
SoCiTE
Statement of Changes in Taxpayers Equity
SoCNE
Statement of Comprehensive Net Expenditure
SoCNI
Statement of Comprehensive Net Income
SoFP
Statement of Financial Position
Special academy
Provision aimed at meeting the requirements of pupils with special educational
needs (SEN).
Sponsored
academy
Sponsored academies are usually under-performing schools prior to converting
to academy status. They are run via an AT by sponsors - which may include
high-performing schools and colleges, universities, individual philanthropists,
businesses, the voluntary sector, and faith communities.
SRD
Strategy and Resource Directorate, a directorate of the Sector
Studio schools
Studio schools are a type of secondary academy for 14 to 19 year olds. They
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Abbreviation or
term
Description
are small schools for around 300 students, and are sponsored by existing
schools, colleges and community groups. The distinctive element of studio
schools is that they give students practical skills in workplace environments, as
well as offering traditional academic and vocational courses, and have close
links to local employers. They are open year-round, and have a 9am-5pm
working day.
TPS
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Trust
A trust is the legal entity with which the Department has the funding
relationship and is responsible for the production of statutory returns such as
annual accounts.
TS
Teaching Schools
University
technical colleges
University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are 14-19 academies, which focus on
delivering technical education that engages young people and seeks to meet
the needs of modern business. They offer technical courses and work-related
learning, combined with academic studies. Each UTC involves a university and
a lead employer as well as other local employers and education partners such
as FE Colleges. Each UTC specialises in one or two curriculum areas, typically
some form of STEM subject, and is informed by local employer needs.
WGA
Whole of Government Accounts
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