Liam Nolan has backed a review into academy heads' pay because they are paid "much less than other industry bosses"
An academy school head on £120,000 a year said that he deserves a pay rise.
Liam Nolan, of Perry Beeches Academy Trust in Birmingham, backed a review into academy heads’ pay and said: “We are paid much less than other industry bosses.”
Mr Nolan – paid just £22,000 less than Prime Minister David Cameron – made the call after it was revealed Sir Greg Marton, head of Durand Academy’s three establishments in south London, was paid £229,138 last year.
Mr Nolan said: “Some head teachers are paid as much or even more than me to run one school. I run four and look after a budget of £30 million. Compared to other industries whose bosses run similar budgets I would say the salary is low.”
He added: “I would of course back any review into salaries as – you never know – I could get a pay rise. But I think £120,000 is a fantastic salary to do a job I absolutely love.”
Mr Nolan runs four schools and transformed he failing Perry Beeches School when he took over in 2007 and by 2010 the school saw its pass rate soar to 74 per cent, which earned it the tag of "most improved" school in the country.
Durand Academy Trust has said that the package was justified as Sir Greg's role included not just leadership of the primary school, which has been praised by ministers, but also an early years centre and a middle school for 11 to 13-year-olds.
The National Audit Office has said the Education Funding Agency is to review academy heads’ pay.
The spending watchdog report says that it is the Department for Education's position that remuneration of head teachers is a matter for academy trusts.
