The Department for Education has named and shamed 88 academies and multi-academy trusts that failed to file at least two financial rules on time.
Eileen Milner, the chief executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), first warned trusts last December that she intended to publish a list of those that filed late.
At the time, she wrote: “In the interest of fairness to those trusts who consistently submit returns on time, we are therefore now taking a firmer stance on non-compliance with the submission date set out.”
Today’s list includes the Academy Transformation Trust, whose governance was severely criticised by the ESFA last year.
In a statement posted on its website today, the ESFA said that submitting financial returns on time was “an essential requirement of the Academies Financial Handbook”.
It added: "Compliance with the financial accountability and assurance framework allows ESFA to oversee the financial health of the sector and provide assurance to Parliament and the public about how public money is spent.”
It said the “vast majority of academy trusts submitted their financial returns on time”.
The full list of trusts, and their company number, is:
Academy Transformation Trust
7846852
Akaal Academy Trust Derby Limited
8628019
Ashwell Academy
8418435
Beacon Multi-academy Trust Limited
7835788
Beddington Park Academy Trust
9498825
Beeches Learning And Development Trust
7769232
Bradfield School
8265058
Brent Specialist Academy Trust
10027322
Brightwells Academy Trust
10289425
Brockhampton Academy Trust
7817746
Chetwynde School Limited
8963816
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
8242856
Connaught School for Girls
8354009
Co-operative Education East
10365323
Darrington Church of England Primary School
8638398
Eaglesfield Paddle CE Primary Academy
7635527
Eden Primary Trust
7313138
Empowering Minds Academy Trust
10668193
Excellence In Education Trust
10035934
Freeman's Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
8441736
Future Schools Trust
6272751
Greater Peterborough UTC
8290305
Gumley House Convent School FCJ
7950851
Henley-In-Arden Church of England Primary School
8644320
Hereford Integrated Behaviour Outreach Service
9136556
Inspiring Futures Academy Trust
10679414
Lakes Academies Trust
10225813
Langdale Free School
7649550
Leading Learners Multi Academy Trust
7943227
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School Academy Trust
8612061
New Generation Schools Trust
7963778
Nishkam School Trust
7522245
Northampton School for Boys
7333885
Parallel Learning Trust
8605705
Parkstone Grammar School Trust
7461209
Paxton Academy Ltd
7626303
Pendle Education Trust
8263591
Prestolee Multi Academy Trust
9481323
Ralph Sadleir School
8663956
RightforSuccess Trust
8282834
Route 39 Academy Trust Limited
7945060
Rugby High School Academy Trust
7521636
Ryvers School
8060671
Sail Academy Trust
11099763
Salford Academy Trust
8115121
Salvatorian College
8134861
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College
9264827
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
7955870
South Wiltshire UTC Limited
8282488
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
8088957
St Giles Church of England Academy
8781513
St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust
10785982
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Academies Trust
9980467
St. James the Great R.C. Primary and Nursery School
7937939
St. Michael's Academy
8210739
Stratton Education Trust
7798627
Success for All Educational Trust (SFAET)
7689980
Sussex Education Trust Ltd
7874411
TBAP Trust
8425513
TCAT Multi Academy Trust
9709935
Teddington School
8130502
The Academy of Woodlands
8444770
The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust
8148675
The Cedars Academy Trust
8168042
The Delta Education Trust
8382383
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
9035788
The Fallibroome Trust
7346144
The Hamblin Education Trust
7484717
The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust
8307881
The Inspire Learning Partnership
9202445
The Mountbatten School
7560175
The Oxford Academy Trust
6621108
The SchoolsCompany Trust
8304460
The Sovereign Trust
9666511
The Waldegrave Trust
8130508
Tower Hamlets Enterprise Academy Ltd
8632527
UTC@Harbourside
8291429
Uttoxeter Learning Trust
10547353
Wandle Valley School
7736095
Waseley Hills High School
8160225
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
8531479
West Nottinghamshire Educational Trust
8337041
Westfield Academy
8526440
William Farr Church of England Comprehensive School
7469546
Wilson Stuart School
7972037
Woodard Academies Trust
6415729
Woodfield Academy
8039319
Yesoiday Hatorah School
7573614
