THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

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This trust'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.

  • In year balance

    £1,916,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £16,460,000

  • Academies

    11

Spending focus for this trust

  • 35

    High

  • 41

    Medium

  • 12

    Low

High, medium and low refers to the RAG rating given to cost categories where spending is significantly more or less than similar trusts.

Cost categories
Category Sum of High/Medium/Low focus school cost categories
Educational ICT 11 high, 0 medium and 0 low for Educational ICT
Educational supplies 7 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Educational supplies
Catering staff and supplies 7 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Catering staff and supplies
Utilities 4 high, 5 medium and 2 low for Utilities
Administrative supplies 2 high, 9 medium and 0 low for Administrative supplies
Non-educational support staff and services 2 high, 9 medium and 0 low for Non-educational support staff and services
Premises staff and services 1 high, 7 medium and 3 low for Premises staff and services
Teaching and Teaching support staff 1 high, 5 medium and 5 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy 5 high, 1 medium and 2 low for Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy
Oxclose Primary Academy 4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Oxclose Primary Academy
Thomas Walling Primary Academy 4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Thomas Walling Primary Academy
Atkinson Road Primary Academy 3 high, 5 medium and 0 low for Atkinson Road Primary Academy
South Hylton Primary Academy 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for South Hylton Primary Academy
Westgate Hill Primary Academy 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Secondary schools in this trust
Secondary schools Status
Oxclose Community Academy 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Oxclose Community Academy
Sedgefield Community College 2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Sedgefield Community College
Alternative provision in this trust
Alternative provision Status
Beacon of Light School 1 high, 4 medium and 3 low for Beacon of Light School
All-through in this trust
All-through Status
Excelsior Academy 5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for Excelsior Academy
Academy 360 3 high, 5 medium and 0 low for Academy 360

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