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Government Caps Academy CEOs’ Pay at £174k

7/1/2026

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  • The government will cap academy trust chief-executive salaries at £174,000.
  • Only one-quarter of the highest-paid academy leaders are women.
  • Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will require trusts to obtain approval before offering pay above £174,000.
  • Nearly one hundred academy chief executives earn over £200,000 and have received double-digit pay rises.
  • The National Education Union welcomed the cap and warned schools may lack funding for teacher-pay rises.