Palace Fields Primary 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 supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

High priority Spending is higher than 90% of similar schools.

This school spends
£631
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£271
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£360 (132.8%)
more per pupil

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

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

High priority Spending is higher than 83.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£6,320
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,498
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£822 (14.9%)
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.

Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

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

Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 31% of similar schools.

Low priority cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

Low priority Spending is higher than 54.2% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£81
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£79
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£2 (2.7%)
more per pupil

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

Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low priority Spending is higher than 29.6% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£134
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£231
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£97 (42.1%)
less per pupil

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Non-educational support staff

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

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

This school spends
£500
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£831
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£330 (39.8%)
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).

Premises staff and services

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

Low priority Spending is higher than 6.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£30
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£50
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£20 (40.3%)
less per square metre

View all premises staff and services costs. This includes cleaning and caretaking, maintenance of premises, other occupation costs and premises staff.