The Lea Valley Academy

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

High Spending is higher than 85.7% of similar schools.

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

High Spending is less than 89.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£5,497
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£6,354
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£857 (13.5%)
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.

Non-educational support staff

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

Medium Spending is higher than 57.1% of similar schools.

This school spends
£996
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£887
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£109 (12.3%)
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).

Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 37.5% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£183
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£315
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£132 (41.9%)
less per pupil

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Premises staff and services

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

Medium Spending is higher than 38.5% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£18
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£31
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£13 (42.3%)
less per square metre

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Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is less than 75% of similar schools.

This school spends
£367
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£492
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£125 (25.3%)
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 3.6% of similar schools.

This school spends
£0
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£266
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£266 (100.0%)
less per pupil

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Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 4.2% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£0
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£15
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£15 (100.0%)
less per square metre

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