ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS

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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

    £565,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £6,266,000

  • Academies

    10

Spending focus for this trust

  • 20

    High

  • 41

    Medium

  • 19

    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
Administrative supplies 4 high, 6 medium and 0 low for Administrative supplies
Premises staff and services 4 high, 6 medium and 0 low for Premises staff and services
Teaching and Teaching support staff 4 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Utilities 3 high, 3 medium and 4 low for Utilities
Catering staff and supplies 2 high, 6 medium and 2 low for Catering staff and supplies
Educational supplies 2 high, 4 medium and 4 low for Educational supplies
Educational ICT 1 high, 4 medium and 5 low for Educational ICT
Non-educational support staff and services 0 high, 8 medium and 2 low for Non-educational support staff and services

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Queen's Park Academy 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Queen's Park Academy
Laburnum Primary School 3 high, 2 medium and 3 low for Laburnum Primary School
The Linden Academy 3 high, 2 medium and 3 low for The Linden Academy
Elstow School 2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Elstow School
The Rushmere Park Academy 2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for The Rushmere Park Academy
The Vale Academy 1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for The Vale Academy
Secondary schools in this trust
Secondary schools Status
The Chalk Hills Academy 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for The Chalk Hills Academy
Bedford Free School 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for Bedford Free School
The Stockwood Park Academy 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for The Stockwood Park Academy
Houstone School 0 high, 6 medium and 2 low for Houstone School

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