The Lodestar 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.

Non-educational support staff

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

Medium priority Spending is higher than 73.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£3,861
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£2,765
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£1,096 (39.6%)
more 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).

Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

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

This school spends
£1,412
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£856
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£555 (64.9%)
more per pupil

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

Premises staff and services

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

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

Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Medium priority Spending is higher than 72.4% 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 less than 53.9% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£121
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£136
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£14 (10.7%)
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

Low priority Spending is less than 66.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£18,275
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£20,698
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£2,424 (11.7%)
less 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.

Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low priority Spending is higher than 20% of similar schools.

This school spends
£466
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£1,072
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£607 (56.6%)
less per pupil

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