Spending priorities for this trust
This trust'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.
High priority
Non-educational support staff and services
High priority 14 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £2,097 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £1,788 per pupil |
| 3 | The St Leonards Academy | £1,582 per pupil |
| 4 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £1,487 per pupil |
| 5 | The Baird Primary Academy | £1,281 per pupil |
| 6 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £1,240 per pupil |
| 7 | Dudley Infant Academy | £1,230 per pupil |
| 8 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £1,217 per pupil |
| 9 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £1,176 per pupil |
| 10 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £1,160 per pupil |
| 11 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £1,134 per pupil |
| 12 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £1,125 per pupil |
| 13 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £1,094 per pupil |
| 14 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £917 per pupil |
Educational ICT
High priority 12 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £130 per pupil |
| 2 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 3 | Dudley Infant Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 4 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 5 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 6 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 7 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 8 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 9 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 10 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 11 | The St Leonards Academy | £125 per pupil |
| 12 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £112 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
High priority 9 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £85 per square metre |
| 2 | Dudley Infant Academy | £76 per square metre |
| 3 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £73 per square metre |
| 4 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £67 per square metre |
| 5 | The Hastings Academy | £66 per square metre |
| 6 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £65 per square metre |
| 7 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £60 per square metre |
| 8 | The Baird Primary Academy | £55 per square metre |
| 9 | The St Leonards Academy | £47 per square metre |
Educational supplies
High priority 5 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The St Leonards Academy | £781 per pupil |
| 2 | The Hastings Academy | £753 per pupil |
| 3 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £494 per pupil |
| 4 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £343 per pupil |
| 5 | Dudley Infant Academy | £337 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
High priority 3 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £5,053 per pupil |
| 2 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £3,923 per pupil |
| 3 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £3,166 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
High priority 2 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley Infant Academy | £421 per pupil |
| 2 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £393 per pupil |
Utilities
High priority 1 out of 15 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley Infant Academy | £28 per square metre |
Medium priority
Utilities
Medium priority 10 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £26 per square metre |
| 2 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £25 per square metre |
| 3 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £24 per square metre |
| 4 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £23 per square metre |
| 5 | The Hastings Academy | £19 per square metre |
| 6 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £19 per square metre |
| 7 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £17 per square metre |
| 8 | The Baird Primary Academy | £16 per square metre |
| 9 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £16 per square metre |
| 10 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £14 per square metre |
Other costs
Medium priority 8 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Baird Primary Academy | £159 per pupil |
| 2 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £155 per pupil |
| 3 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £153 per pupil |
| 4 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £116 per pupil |
| 5 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £112 per pupil |
| 6 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £111 per pupil |
| 7 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £111 per pupil |
| 8 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £110 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Medium priority 7 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Baird Primary Academy | £6,263 per pupil |
| 2 | The Hastings Academy | £5,080 per pupil |
| 3 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £4,862 per pupil |
| 4 | The St Leonards Academy | £4,835 per pupil |
| 5 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £4,070 per pupil |
| 6 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £3,844 per pupil |
| 7 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £3,798 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Medium priority 6 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Baird Primary Academy | £325 per pupil |
| 2 | The Hastings Academy | £255 per pupil |
| 3 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £250 per pupil |
| 4 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £245 per pupil |
| 5 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £209 per pupil |
| 6 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £85 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Medium priority 5 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £70 per square metre |
| 2 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £70 per square metre |
| 3 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £52 per square metre |
| 4 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £51 per square metre |
| 5 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £47 per square metre |
Educational supplies
Medium priority 4 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £435 per pupil |
| 2 | The Baird Primary Academy | £315 per pupil |
| 3 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £288 per pupil |
| 4 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £282 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Medium priority 2 out of 15 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £132 per pupil |
| 2 | The Baird Primary Academy | £127 per pupil |
Low priority
Administrative supplies
Low priority 14 out of 15 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £67 per pupil |
| 2 | The Hastings Academy | £27 per pupil |
| 3 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £26 per pupil |
| 4 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £7 per pupil |
| 5 | Holmbush Primary Academy | -£6 per pupil |
| 6 | The Baird Primary Academy | -£12 per pupil |
| 7 | The St Leonards Academy | -£13 per pupil |
| 8 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | -£14 per pupil |
| 9 | Lindfield Primary Academy | -£26 per pupil |
| 10 | Silverdale Primary Academy | -£27 per pupil |
| 11 | Dudley Infant Academy | -£30 per pupil |
| 12 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | -£40 per pupil |
| 13 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | -£43 per pupil |
| 14 | The Burgess Hill Academy | -£48 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Low priority 6 out of 15 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £234 per pupil |
| 2 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £230 per pupil |
| 3 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £213 per pupil |
| 4 | The St Leonards Academy | £176 per pupil |
| 5 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £176 per pupil |
| 6 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £164 per pupil |
Other costs
Low priority 6 out of 15 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £168 per pupil |
| 2 | The St Leonards Academy | £151 per pupil |
| 3 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £109 per pupil |
| 4 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £97 per pupil |
| 5 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £96 per pupil |
| 6 | Dudley Infant Academy | £87 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Low priority 5 out of 15 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £380 per pupil |
| 2 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £241 per pupil |
| 3 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £228 per pupil |
| 4 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £203 per pupil |
| 5 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £189 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Low priority 4 out of 15 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £5,135 per pupil |
| 2 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £4,395 per pupil |
| 3 | Dudley Infant Academy | £4,378 per pupil |
| 4 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £4,331 per pupil |
Utilities
Low priority 3 out of 15 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £13 per square metre |
| 2 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £12 per square metre |
| 3 | The St Leonards Academy | £9 per square metre |