Carnforth High School

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

This shows where spending is different to similar schools.

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Medium Spending is higher than 80% of similar schools.

This school spends
£5,995
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,559
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£437 (7.9%)
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.

Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 86.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£592
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£457
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£135 (29.5%)
more per pupil

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

Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 73.3% of similar schools.

Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 75% of similar schools.

Lower focus cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 20% of similar schools.

This school spends
£135
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£223
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£89 (39.7%)
less per pupil

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Non-educational support staff

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

Low Spending is higher than 16.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£511
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£844
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£332 (39.4%)
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 Spending is higher than 16.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£34
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£42
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£9 (20.6%)
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.

Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 10% of similar schools.

This school spends
£13
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£16
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£4 (21.3%)
less per square metre

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