Acorn Free School

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

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Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 71.4% of similar schools.

Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 72.4% of similar schools.

Non-educational support staff

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

Medium Spending is higher than 33.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£2,926
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£3,255
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£329 (10.1%)
less per pupil

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Medium Spending is less than 89.7% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£14,630
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£23,092
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£8,462 (36.6%)
less per pupil

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Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is less than 86.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£593
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£1,331
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£739 (55.5%)
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 28% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£370
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£650
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£280 (43.0%)
less per pupil

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Premises staff and services

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

Low Spending is higher than 13.8% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£41
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£84
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£43 (51.6%)
less per square metre

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Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 7.1% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£333
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£1,398
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£1,065 (76.2%)
less per pupil

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