Academy school leaders in England face pay cap to curb ‘banker-style’ salaries

Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than 200,000 a year, and at least one more than 500,000

The era of academy school leaders in England receiving banker-style salaries" and hefty annual increases may soon be over, with the government to introduce limits on executive pay.

Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than 200,000 a year, with pay in academy trusts equating to anything from less than 5 a pupil to more than 150. Only a quarter of the high-earners were women.