The Ridge Academy

Spending priorities for this school

This school's data covers the financial year September 2023 to August 2024 academies accounts return (AAR).

Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.

Priority cost categories

This shows where spending is different to similar schools.

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Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

High priority Spending is higher than 96.2% of similar schools.

Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • BAE010
  • BAE020
  • BAE240
  • BAE030
  • BAE230
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 70% of similar schools.

This school spends
£25,666
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£23,162
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£2,505 (10.8%)
more per pupil

View all teaching and teaching support staff costs. This includes teaching staff, supply teaching staff, agency supply teaching staff, education support staff and educational consultancy.

Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 71.4% of similar schools.

Non-educational support staff

  • BAE040
  • BAE260
  • BAE070
  • BAE300
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 56.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£2,888
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£2,814
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£74 (2.6%)
more per pupil

View all non-educational support staff and services costs. This includes administrative and clerical staff, auditor costs, other staff and professional services (non-curriculum).

Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 55.2% of similar schools.

Premises staff and services

  • BAE130
  • BAE120
  • BAE180
  • BAE050
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 46.7% of similar schools.

Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is less than 90% of similar schools.

This school spends
£429
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£950
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£521 (54.8%)
less per pupil

View all educational supplies costs. This includes examination fees and learning resources (not ICT equipment).

Low priority cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low priority Spending is higher than 11.1% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£302
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£1,024
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£723 (70.5%)
less per pupil

View all administrative supplies costs. This includes administrative supplies (non-educational).