Trust Information

STATUTORY INFORMATION

ESSA FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST

The Trust's sponsor is the Essa Foundation Trust, which is an educational charity set up by the philanthropic Patel family, owners of a leading pharmacy chain in the North West of England, to encourage research, development and the introduction of best practice across schools and curriculums. The Essa Foundation Academies Trust has been a multi-academy trust since 2014: It was originally a single academy trust - the Essa Academy Trust from 2008-2014. There are currently two academies in the Trust - Essa Academy, an 11-16 school which opened in January 2009 and Essa Primary Academy, a free school for primary aged children which opened in September 2014.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

SIGNED ACCOUNTS

EFA Trust Signed
Accounts
2021-22

EFA Trust Signed
Accounts
2020-21

FINANCIAL DISCLOSERS

Publication of
Executive Pay
2021-22

Trade Union
Facility Time Disclosure
2021-22

FUNDING AGREEMENTS
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Articles of
Association

Essa Primary
Supplemental
Funding Agreement

Main Funding
Agreement

Academy and free
school: Master
Funding Agreement

Essa Academy
Supplemental
Funding Agreement

Deed of Variation of
Funding Agreement

SCHEME OF DELEGATION

EFA Trust Scheme
of Financial
Delegation

Whistle Blowing
Policy

Charging and Remissions
Policy

Complaints Procedure

REMITS AND TERMS OF REFERENCE

Terms of Reference for
the Board of Directors
and its Committees

Actions Delegated
to Academy
Principals

Actions Delegated
to the MTD

Publication of
Executive Pay
2019/20

Remits and Terms
of Reference
for LGBs

The Essa Foundation Academies Trust is a charitable company established to set up and run academies and free schools in Bolton and further afield and provide recreational and leisure facilities in the interest of social welfare. The Trust is funded and regulated by the Department of Education. Academies and free schools are independent state funded schools.