Spending focus for this trust
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.
Non-educational support staff and services
High 14 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £2,614 per pupil |
| 2 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £2,333 per pupil |
| 3 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £2,310 per pupil |
| 4 | The St Leonards Academy | £2,138 per pupil |
| 5 | Dudley Infant Academy | £1,928 per pupil |
| 6 | The Baird Primary Academy | £1,867 per pupil |
| 7 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £1,862 per pupil |
| 8 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £1,845 per pupil |
| 9 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £1,808 per pupil |
| 10 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £1,778 per pupil |
| 11 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £1,659 per pupil |
| 12 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £1,514 per pupil |
| 13 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £1,488 per pupil |
| 14 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £1,346 per pupil |
Educational ICT
High 10 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £160 per pupil |
| 2 | The St Leonards Academy | £157 per pupil |
| 3 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £147 per pupil |
| 4 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £145 per pupil |
| 5 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £137 per pupil |
| 6 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £133 per pupil |
| 7 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £129 per pupil |
| 8 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £128 per pupil |
| 9 | The Hastings Academy | £127 per pupil |
| 10 | Dudley Infant Academy | £124 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
High 9 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £71 per square metre |
| 2 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £66 per square metre |
| 3 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £66 per square metre |
| 4 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £65 per square metre |
| 5 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £65 per square metre |
| 6 | Dudley Infant Academy | £61 per square metre |
| 7 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £59 per square metre |
| 8 | The Hastings Academy | £58 per square metre |
| 9 | The St Leonards Academy | £46 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
High 6 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £5,240 per pupil |
| 2 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £4,203 per pupil |
| 3 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £4,177 per pupil |
| 4 | Dudley Infant Academy | £4,171 per pupil |
| 5 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £3,836 per pupil |
| 6 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £3,259 per pupil |
Educational supplies
High 2 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The St Leonards Academy | £775 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £419 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
High 1 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley Infant Academy | £444 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Medium 9 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £385 per pupil |
| 2 | The Baird Primary Academy | £345 per pupil |
| 3 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £307 per pupil |
| 4 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £286 per pupil |
| 5 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £259 per pupil |
| 6 | The Hastings Academy | £258 per pupil |
| 7 | The St Leonards Academy | £224 per pupil |
| 8 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £218 per pupil |
| 9 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £85 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Medium 9 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £515 per pupil |
| 2 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £384 per pupil |
| 3 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £341 per pupil |
| 4 | Dudley Infant Academy | £274 per pupil |
| 5 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £240 per pupil |
| 6 | The Baird Primary Academy | £200 per pupil |
| 7 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £139 per pupil |
| 8 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £129 per pupil |
| 9 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £123 per pupil |
Utilities
Medium 7 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £22 per square metre |
| 2 | Dudley Infant Academy | £20 per square metre |
| 3 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £19 per square metre |
| 4 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £16 per square metre |
| 5 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £15 per square metre |
| 6 | The Baird Primary Academy | £13 per square metre |
| 7 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £10 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Medium 6 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The St Leonards Academy | £5,045 per pupil |
| 2 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £4,875 per pupil |
| 3 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £4,086 per pupil |
| 4 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £4,003 per pupil |
| 5 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £3,917 per pupil |
| 6 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £3,885 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Medium 5 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £65 per square metre |
| 2 | The Baird Primary Academy | £57 per square metre |
| 3 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £57 per square metre |
| 4 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £53 per square metre |
| 5 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £41 per square metre |
Other costs
Medium 4 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hastings Academy | £145 per pupil |
| 2 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £113 per pupil |
| 3 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £96 per pupil |
| 4 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £82 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Medium 4 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £129 per pupil |
| 2 | The Baird Primary Academy | £124 per pupil |
| 3 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £124 per pupil |
| 4 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £124 per pupil |
Administrative supplies
Low 14 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £77 per pupil |
| 2 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £61 per pupil |
| 3 | The Hastings Academy | £50 per pupil |
| 4 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £40 per pupil |
| 5 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £32 per pupil |
| 6 | The St Leonards Academy | £26 per pupil |
| 7 | The Baird Primary Academy | £20 per pupil |
| 8 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £16 per pupil |
| 9 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £4 per pupil |
| 10 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £0 per pupil |
| 11 | The Burgess Hill Academy | -£3 per pupil |
| 12 | Churchwood Primary Academy | -£7 per pupil |
| 13 | Dudley Infant Academy | -£9 per pupil |
| 14 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | -£13 per pupil |
Other costs
Low 10 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The St Leonards Academy | £112 per pupil |
| 2 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £94 per pupil |
| 3 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £91 per pupil |
| 4 | Pound Hill Infant Academy | £90 per pupil |
| 5 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £72 per pupil |
| 6 | The Baird Primary Academy | £67 per pupil |
| 7 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £66 per pupil |
| 8 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £62 per pupil |
| 9 | Robsack Wood Primary Academy | £55 per pupil |
| 10 | Dudley Infant Academy | £53 per pupil |
Utilities
Low 7 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £15 per square metre |
| 2 | The Hastings Academy | £11 per square metre |
| 3 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £11 per square metre |
| 4 | West St Leonards Primary Academy | £10 per square metre |
| 5 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £10 per square metre |
| 6 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £8 per square metre |
| 7 | The St Leonards Academy | £5 per square metre |
Catering staff and supplies
Low 4 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmbush Primary Academy | £191 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackthorns Community Primary Academy | £184 per pupil |
| 3 | Lindfield Primary Academy | £182 per pupil |
| 4 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £167 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Low 3 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burgess Hill Academy | £421 per pupil |
| 2 | Churchwood Primary Academy | £216 per pupil |
| 3 | Silverdale Primary Academy | £148 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Low 2 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Baird Primary Academy | £5,510 per pupil |
| 2 | Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | £4,581 per pupil |