Ark Boulton 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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Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

High priority Spending is higher than 93.3% of similar schools.

Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

High priority Spending is higher than 89.7% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£427
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£263
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£164 (62.6%)
more per pupil

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

Premises staff and services

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

High priority Spending is higher than 86.7% of similar schools.

Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

High priority Spending is less than 90.5% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£6
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£67
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£61 (91.6%)
less per pupil

View all educational ICT costs. This includes ICT learning resources.

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Medium priority Spending is higher than 76.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£6,513
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,831
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£682 (11.7%)
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.

Low priority cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Low priority Spending is less than 53.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£438
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£462
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£23 (5.0%)
less per pupil

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

Non-educational support staff

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

Low priority Spending is higher than 10% of similar schools.

This school spends
£482
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£844
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£362 (42.9%)
less 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

Low priority Spending is higher than 10% of similar schools.

This school spends
£12
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£19
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£7 (38.7%)
less per square metre

View all utilities costs. This includes energy and water and sewerage.