Oldham Sixth Form College

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.

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Cost categories

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Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 90% of similar schools.

This school spends
£812
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£543
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£269 (49.6%)
more per pupil

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Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 96.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£33
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£17
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£16 (92.2%)
more per square metre

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Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 82.6% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£83
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£42
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£41 (97.2%)
more per pupil

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Medium Spending is higher than 63.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£4,663
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£4,406
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£258 (5.8%)
more per pupil

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Premises staff and services

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

Medium Spending is higher than 50% of similar schools.

This school spends
£45
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£45
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£0 (0.3%)
less per square metre

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Lower focus cost categories

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Non-educational support staff

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

Low Spending is higher than 20% of similar schools.

This school spends
£442
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£810
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£368 (45.4%)
less per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 16.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£79
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£227
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£148 (65.2%)
less per pupil

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Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 3.5% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£2
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£103
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£101 (98.3%)
less per pupil

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