Financial & Statutory information

The Trust is a company registered as The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited, trading as the Gosforth Group. Our company registration number is 07431423. Our registered office is Gosforth Academy, Knightsbridge, Great North Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 2JH.

On this page you can view key documents that outline how the Trust is run, how our schools are funded, and see key statutory reports.

Governing documents

Annual Report and Accounts

Our financial year runs from 1 September to 31 August. Our annual report and accounts for the last three financial years are published for your information.

Funding Agreements

Gender Pay Reports

Gender Pay reporting legislation requires employers with 250 or more employees to report on and publish specific information about the pay of their male and female employees. This information is set out below for the last three reporting periods.

Employee Pay Over £100,000

In accordance with the Academy Trust Handbook, the Trust must publish the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100,000, in £10,000 bandings, for the previous financial year.

Benefits for this purpose include salary, employer’s pension contributions, other taxable benefits and termination payments.

For the period 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024, the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100k was as follows:

£100,001 to £110,000: 2
£110,001 to £120,000: 0
£120,001 to £130,000: 1
£130,001 to £140,000: 0
£140,001 to £150,000: 0
£150,001 to £160,000: 0
£170,001 to £180,000: 1

Trade Union Facility Time

Public sector employers with more than 49 full-time equivalent employees are required to publish information every year about their usage and spend on trade union facility time. This information is set out below.

Reporting period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Employees in our organisation: 50 to 1,500

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents (FTE):

Trade union representatives: 8
FTE trade union representatives: 7.6

Percentage of working hours spent on facility time:

0% of working hours: 1 representative
1 to 50% of working hours: 7 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours: 0 representatives
100% of working hours: 0 representatives

Total pay bill and facility time costs:

Total pay bill: £35,612,472.46
Total cost of facility time: £26,692
Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.07%

Paid trade union activities:

Hours spent on paid facility time: 129.5
Hours spent on paid trade union activities: 19.5
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 15.06%

Equality Objectives

In line with statutory requirements, Gosforth Group has agreed the following Equality Objectives for the period 2023-2027:

To ensure that all Trustees, Academy Advisory group members and staff are aware of current legislation surrounding equality and diversity, and understand their individual and collective responsibilities
To promote cultural understanding and tolerance of different religious beliefs and ethnic groups.
To promote mental health awareness and develop appropriate support strategies.
Commit to closing gaps in attainment and achievement, especially for:
a. Students eligible for Pupil Premium
b. Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
c. Looked after children
d. Students from minority ethnic groups.
Commit to improving accessibility in all school sites for students, staff, and visitors with disabilities, including access to specialist teaching areas.
Closely monitor and record incidents involving the use of homophobic, sexist, and/or racist language by students.
To regularly review and refine the taught curriculum so that it supports our drive to support equality and diversity.