SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST

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.

Other costs

High 11 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Holmesdale School £3,462 per pupil
2 The North School £2,064 per pupil
3 Peacehaven Community School £1,945 per pupil
4 The Eastbourne Academy £284 per pupil
5 James Dixon Primary School £219 per pupil
6 Meopham School £207 per pupil
7 Parkland Junior School £204 per pupil
8 Istead Rise Primary School £196 per pupil
9 South Borough Primary School £159 per pupil
10 Westlands Primary School £159 per pupil
11 Regis Manor Primary School £150 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 7 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Eastbourne Academy £7,156 per pupil
2 Peacehaven Community School £6,434 per pupil
3 The Sittingbourne School £6,399 per pupil
4 The North School £5,915 per pupil
5 Westlands Primary School £5,498 per pupil
6 James Dixon Primary School £5,435 per pupil
7 Parkland Junior School £4,369 per pupil

Utilities

High 3 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Istead Rise Primary School £20 per square metre
2 Shinewater Primary School £20 per square metre
3 Regis Manor Primary School £20 per square metre

Educational supplies

High 3 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Parkland Junior School £483 per pupil
2 The North School £326 per pupil
3 Beaver Green Primary School £306 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 2 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The North School £12 per pupil
2 Shinewater Primary School £7 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 1 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Beaver Green Primary School £66 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

High 1 out of 19 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Dixon Primary School £445 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 13 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Dixon Primary School £63 per square metre
2 Istead Rise Primary School £58 per square metre
3 Regis Manor Primary School £55 per square metre
4 South Borough Primary School £54 per square metre
5 The Eastbourne Academy £51 per square metre
6 The Sittingbourne School £50 per square metre
7 Langney Primary Academy £50 per square metre
8 Shinewater Primary School £49 per square metre
9 Westlands Primary School £47 per square metre
10 Meopham School £44 per square metre
11 Parkland Junior School £44 per square metre
12 Westlands School £41 per square metre
13 The Whitstable School £38 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 12 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Dixon Primary School £920 per pupil
2 Istead Rise Primary School £887 per pupil
3 The Turing School £884 per pupil
4 Peacehaven Community School £884 per pupil
5 The Eastbourne Academy £829 per pupil
6 Parkland Infant School £772 per pupil
7 Langney Primary Academy £703 per pupil
8 The North School £652 per pupil
9 Regis Manor Primary School £588 per pupil
10 The Sittingbourne School £586 per pupil
11 Meopham School £573 per pupil
12 Westlands School £532 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 10 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Whitstable School £518 per pupil
2 Westlands School £469 per pupil
3 Istead Rise Primary School £356 per pupil
4 Meopham School £337 per pupil
5 The Holmesdale School £296 per pupil
6 Regis Manor Primary School £244 per pupil
7 Westlands Primary School £240 per pupil
8 Parkland Infant School £173 per pupil
9 Langney Primary Academy £155 per pupil
10 Shinewater Primary School £152 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 9 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Holmesdale School £6,555 per pupil
2 The Turing School £6,209 per pupil
3 Westlands School £5,834 per pupil
4 Meopham School £5,672 per pupil
5 Shinewater Primary School £5,661 per pupil
6 The Whitstable School £5,611 per pupil
7 Langney Primary Academy £4,915 per pupil
8 South Borough Primary School £4,746 per pupil
9 Istead Rise Primary School £4,516 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 8 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Parkland Infant School £363 per pupil
2 Istead Rise Primary School £298 per pupil
3 The Turing School £231 per pupil
4 The Eastbourne Academy £213 per pupil
5 The Sittingbourne School £140 per pupil
6 Westlands School £133 per pupil
7 The Whitstable School £114 per pupil
8 Meopham School £93 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 8 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Beaver Green Primary School £22 per square metre
2 The Eastbourne Academy £18 per square metre
3 Meopham School £17 per square metre
4 Westlands Primary School £16 per square metre
5 The Sittingbourne School £15 per square metre
6 The Whitstable School £14 per square metre
7 South Borough Primary School £14 per square metre
8 Westlands School £11 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Medium 8 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Dixon Primary School £173 per pupil
2 Beaver Green Primary School £157 per pupil
3 Parkland Junior School £147 per pupil
4 Istead Rise Primary School £144 per pupil
5 Westlands School £140 per pupil
6 The Sittingbourne School £135 per pupil
7 Langney Primary Academy £134 per pupil
8 Shinewater Primary School £129 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 8 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Turing School £157 per pupil
2 The Sittingbourne School £152 per pupil
3 Parkland Infant School £151 per pupil
4 Beaver Green Primary School £146 per pupil
5 Shinewater Primary School £135 per pupil
6 Langney Primary Academy £134 per pupil
7 Westlands School £123 per pupil
8 The Whitstable School £121 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 4 out of 19 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Regis Manor Primary School £26 per pupil
2 Langney Primary Academy £15 per pupil
3 Meopham School £8 per pupil
4 James Dixon Primary School £2 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 13 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Parkland Infant School £50 per pupil
2 The Eastbourne Academy £48 per pupil
3 Parkland Junior School £45 per pupil
4 The Turing School £44 per pupil
5 Istead Rise Primary School £38 per pupil
6 The Sittingbourne School £36 per pupil
7 South Borough Primary School £36 per pupil
8 Westlands Primary School £33 per pupil
9 Beaver Green Primary School £29 per pupil
10 The Holmesdale School £28 per pupil
11 Peacehaven Community School £28 per pupil
12 The Whitstable School £25 per pupil
13 Westlands School £25 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 11 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Meopham School £176 per pupil
2 The North School £160 per pupil
3 The Turing School £154 per pupil
4 Parkland Infant School £153 per pupil
5 The Holmesdale School £148 per pupil
6 The Whitstable School £132 per pupil
7 Peacehaven Community School £128 per pupil
8 The Eastbourne Academy £120 per pupil
9 Westlands Primary School £107 per pupil
10 Regis Manor Primary School £101 per pupil
11 South Borough Primary School £95 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 10 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Westlands Primary School £247 per pupil
2 Regis Manor Primary School £243 per pupil
3 Beaver Green Primary School £240 per pupil
4 Shinewater Primary School £234 per pupil
5 South Borough Primary School £204 per pupil
6 Langney Primary Academy £161 per pupil
7 Parkland Junior School £124 per pupil
8 Peacehaven Community School £91 per pupil
9 The Holmesdale School £7 per pupil
10 The North School £4 per pupil

Utilities

Low 8 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Dixon Primary School £12 per square metre
2 Langney Primary Academy £11 per square metre
3 The Turing School £11 per square metre
4 Parkland Junior School £9 per square metre
5 Parkland Infant School £6 per square metre
6 The Holmesdale School £3 per square metre
7 The North School £0 per square metre
8 Peacehaven Community School £0 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 7 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shinewater Primary School £580 per pupil
2 Parkland Junior School £577 per pupil
3 The Holmesdale School £577 per pupil
4 The Whitstable School £553 per pupil
5 South Borough Primary School £458 per pupil
6 Beaver Green Primary School £448 per pupil
7 Westlands Primary School £3 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 6 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Eastbourne Academy £473 per pupil
2 The Sittingbourne School £466 per pupil
3 Peacehaven Community School £448 per pupil
4 The Turing School £342 per pupil
5 South Borough Primary School £263 per pupil
6 James Dixon Primary School £216 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 5 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Turing School £35 per square metre
2 Parkland Infant School £34 per square metre
3 The North School £21 per square metre
4 Peacehaven Community School £7 per square metre
5 The Holmesdale School £6 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 3 out of 19 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Beaver Green Primary School £5,033 per pupil
2 Parkland Infant School £4,795 per pupil
3 Regis Manor Primary School £4,698 per pupil