Bower Park Academy

Spending for this school

This school's data covers the financial year September 2024 to August 2025 academies accounts return (AAR).

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

Cost categories

This shows where spending is different to similar schools.

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

High Spending is higher than 93.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£7,261
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,653
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£1,608 (28.4%)
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.

Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

High Spending is less than 92.3% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£4
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£34
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£30 (88.4%)
less per pupil

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Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 70% of similar schools.

This school spends
£586
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£533
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£53 (9.9%)
more per pupil

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Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 63.3% of similar schools.

Premises staff and services

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

Medium Spending is higher than 53.3% of similar schools.

Non-educational support staff

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

Medium Spending is higher than 30% of similar schools.

This school spends
£693
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£836
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£143 (17.1%)
less per pupil

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Lower focus cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 20.7% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£125
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£178
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£53 (29.9%)
less per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 14.3% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£91
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£248
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£157 (63.3%)
less per pupil

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