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.
We've chosen 2 sets of similar schools to benchmark this school's spending against.
Priority cost categories
This shows where spending is different to similar schools.
Catering staff and supplies
- BAE060
 - BAE250
 - % of central services
 
High priority Spending is higher than 82.1% of similar schools.
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 - Grocery, fresh, chilled and frozen foods Opens in a new window
 - Light commercial catering equipment Opens in a new window
 - Outsourced catering services Opens in a new window
 - Sandwiches and food to go Opens in a new window
 
Non-educational support staff
- BAE040
 - BAE260
 - BAE070
 - BAE300
 - % of central services
 
Medium priority Spending is higher than 50% of similar schools.
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Administrative supplies
- BAE280
 - % of central services
 
Medium priority Spending is higher than 57.1% of similar schools.
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 - Communications solutions Opens in a new window
 - Communications solutions and associated telephony services Opens in a new window
 - Corporate software and related products and services Opens in a new window
 - Cyber security services 3 Opens in a new window
 - Electronic catering management and payment solutions Opens in a new window
 - Everything ICT Opens in a new window
 - G-Cloud 14 Opens in a new window
 - ICT networking and storage solutions Opens in a new window
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 - Multifunctional devices, print and digital workflow software services and managed print service provision Opens in a new window
 - Network connectivity and telecommunication solutions Opens in a new window
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 - Software application solutions Opens in a new window
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 - Stationery, paper and education supplies Opens in a new window
 - Sustainable hardware, asset recycling and data destruction Opens in a new window
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Premises staff and services
- BAE130
 - BAE120
 - BAE180
 - BAE050
 - % of central services
 
Medium priority Spending is higher than 50% of similar schools.
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 - Cleaning services Opens in a new window
 - Estates and facilities professional services Opens in a new window
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 - Internal fit-out and maintenance Opens in a new window
 - LED Lighting Opens in a new window
 - Total cleaning service solutions Opens in a new window
 
Educational ICT
- BAE210
 - % of central services
 
Medium priority Spending is less than 79.2% of similar schools.
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Low priority cost categories
This shows where spending is close to similar schools.
Teaching and Teaching support staff
- BAE010
 - BAE020
 - BAE240
 - BAE030
 - BAE230
 - % of central services
 
Low priority Spending is less than 53.3% of similar schools.
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Educational supplies
- BAE220
 - BAE200
 - % of central services
 
Low priority Spending is less than 60% of similar schools.
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Utilities
- BAE150
 - BAE140
 - % of central services
 
Low priority Spending is higher than 6.7% of similar schools.
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