OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD: academy finances
12 academies with a full-year return, 2 of them in deficit at their latest return. A trust can move money between its academies, so an academy shown in deficit may be supported by the trust as a whole.
Most of a school's money pays for staff, so deficits usually build up when pay and other costs rise faster than funding, or when pupil numbers fall and the money that comes with each pupil goes too. What helps: a recovery plan agreed with the council or trust that brings the budget back into balance over a few years, regular forecasts that governors check, and early conversations about pupil numbers and special needs funding.
- 2019-20: 0 of 11 academies in deficit
- 2020-21: 0 of 11 academies in deficit
- 2021-22: 2 of 12 academies in deficit
- 2022-23: 2 of 12 academies in deficit
- 2023-24: 2 of 12 academies in deficit
- 2024-25: 2 of 12 academies in deficit
in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)
In 2023-24 the trust spent £584 per pupil centrally (cash), money that is not counted in its academies' own spending, or £617 in 2025–26 prices. The IFS average for all trusts in 2023-24 was £510 per pupil, in 2025–26 prices (IFS, p.56).
Figures are each school's latest full-year return, total with the per-pupil figure beside it. PTA income is the school's share of its registered parents' association's latest return, in the school year that return falls in. Where no registered parents' association was found, the school may still have one: charities with an income of £5,000 or less need not register.
| School | Status | Reserve | Government funding | Spending | PTA income | PTA per pupil | Donations | Reserve per pupil trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In deficit | -£950k -£1,049 per pupil | £7.2m £7,947 per pupil | £6.8m £7,518 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £4k £4 per pupil | ||
In deficit | -£49k -£151 per pupil | £2.1m £6,633 per pupil | £2.1m £6,361 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £2k £6 per pupil | ||
Tight | +£3k +£10 per pupil | £1.7m £6,186 per pupil | £1.6m £6,108 per pupil | Had a registered PTA until 2026 | — | £3k £11 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£108k +£364 per pupil | £1.8m £6,044 per pupil | £1.7m £5,815 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£96k +£494 per pupil | £1.2m £6,282 per pupil | £1.2m £6,072 per pupil | £3k £13 per pupil | £13 | £7k £36 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£769k +£825 per pupil | £7.1m £7,617 per pupil | £7.2m £7,715 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £1 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£306k +£1,001 per pupil | £1.8m £5,843 per pupil | £1.8m £5,768 per pupil | £0 £0 per pupil | £0 | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£450k +£1,194 per pupil | £2.4m £6,355 per pupil | £2.4m £6,387 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£375k +£1,485 per pupil | £1.7m £6,570 per pupil | £1.5m £6,135 per pupil | £5k matched with lower confidence | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£310k +£1,420 per pupil | £1.3m £5,876 per pupil | £1.2m £5,514 per pupil | £8k £35 per pupil | £35 | £2k £9 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£312k +£1,723 per pupil | £1.3m £7,348 per pupil | £1.2m £6,818 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£1.2m +£4,057 per pupil | £2.2m £7,117 per pupil | £2.2m £6,984 per pupil | Registered, no income filed yet | — | £0 £0 per pupil |
Sources: DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool data (CFR returns for council-run schools, April to March; academy accounts returns, September to August), Get Information about Schools, DfE section 251 outturn (DSG balances), the Charity Commission register and the IFS annual report on education spending in England 2025–26 (IFS figures in 2025–26 prices, November 2025 deflator). Open Government Licence v3.0. Check at source: DfE benchmarking for this trust. How these figures are worked out