STAR ACADEMIES

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 30 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Manchester £2,479 per pupil
2 Star Radcliffe Academy £1,989 per pupil
3 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £1,902 per pupil
4 The Valley Leadership Academy £1,819 per pupil
5 Star Salford Academy £1,697 per pupil
6 The Olive School, Hackney £1,681 per pupil
7 Tong Leadership Academy £1,614 per pupil
8 Bay Leadership Academy £1,494 per pupil
9 Starbank School £1,469 per pupil
10 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £1,463 per pupil
11 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £1,439 per pupil
12 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £1,434 per pupil
13 Small Heath Leadership Academy £1,431 per pupil
14 The Olive School, Small Heath £1,388 per pupil
15 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £1,382 per pupil
16 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £1,379 per pupil
17 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £1,376 per pupil
18 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £1,333 per pupil
19 Eden Girls' School, Slough £1,312 per pupil
20 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £1,264 per pupil
21 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £1,251 per pupil
22 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £1,240 per pupil
23 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £1,178 per pupil
24 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £1,173 per pupil
25 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £1,169 per pupil
26 Eden Boys' School, Preston £1,151 per pupil
27 The Olive School, Birmingham £1,114 per pupil
28 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £1,039 per pupil
29 The Olive School, Preston £993 per pupil
30 The Olive School, Bolton £977 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 11 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Tong Leadership Academy £5,200 per pupil
2 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £4,999 per pupil
3 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £4,950 per pupil
4 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £4,922 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £4,889 per pupil
6 Eden Boys' School, Preston £4,849 per pupil
7 Small Heath Leadership Academy £4,728 per pupil
8 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £4,695 per pupil
9 Starbank School £4,583 per pupil
10 The Olive School, Small Heath £4,418 per pupil
11 The Olive School, Bolton £4,015 per pupil

Utilities

High 10 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £26 per square metre
2 Small Heath Leadership Academy £25 per square metre
3 Highfield Leadership Academy £23 per square metre
4 The Olive School, Hackney £23 per square metre
5 The Olive School, Blackburn £21 per square metre
6 Bay Leadership Academy £20 per square metre
7 The Olive School, Birmingham £20 per square metre
8 The Olive School, Small Heath £19 per square metre
9 Starbank School £19 per square metre
10 Tong Leadership Academy £15 per square metre

Administrative supplies

High 8 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Manchester £594 per pupil
2 The Valley Leadership Academy £387 per pupil
3 The Olive School, Hackney £377 per pupil
4 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £363 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £354 per pupil
6 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £343 per pupil
7 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £327 per pupil
8 The Olive School, Blackburn £231 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 8 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Manchester £772 per pupil
2 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £619 per pupil
3 The Olive School, Blackburn £340 per pupil
4 The Olive School, Small Heath £273 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £268 per pupil
6 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £235 per pupil
7 Star Salford Academy £225 per pupil
8 Starbank School £219 per pupil

Other costs

High 8 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Star Radcliffe Academy £6,750 per pupil
2 Tong Leadership Academy £2,078 per pupil
3 Highfield Leadership Academy £2,078 per pupil
4 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £2,038 per pupil
5 The Olive School, Manchester £1,592 per pupil
6 The Olive School, Bolton £830 per pupil
7 Eden Girls' School, Slough £311 per pupil
8 The Olive School, Hackney £168 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 7 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Small Heath Leadership Academy £102 per square metre
2 The Olive School, Hackney £97 per square metre
3 The Olive School, Blackburn £69 per square metre
4 The Olive School, Birmingham £67 per square metre
5 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £64 per square metre
6 Starbank School £56 per square metre
7 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £50 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

High 2 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Tong Leadership Academy £422 per pupil
2 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £382 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 1 out of 36 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Small Heath £59 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 27 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Manchester £522 per pupil
2 The Olive School, Hackney £474 per pupil
3 The Olive School, Birmingham £381 per pupil
4 The Olive School, Small Heath £380 per pupil
5 The Olive School, Preston £343 per pupil
6 Star Salford Academy £339 per pupil
7 The Olive School, Bolton £337 per pupil
8 Star Radcliffe Academy £334 per pupil
9 The Olive School, Blackburn £333 per pupil
10 Starbank School £322 per pupil
11 Eden Girls' School, Slough £317 per pupil
12 Highfield Leadership Academy £314 per pupil
13 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £270 per pupil
14 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £265 per pupil
15 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £264 per pupil
16 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £259 per pupil
17 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £250 per pupil
18 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £241 per pupil
19 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £240 per pupil
20 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £236 per pupil
21 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £234 per pupil
22 Small Heath Leadership Academy £224 per pupil
23 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £220 per pupil
24 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £215 per pupil
25 Bay Leadership Academy £213 per pupil
26 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £162 per pupil
27 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £151 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 26 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Star Salford Academy £346 per pupil
2 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £208 per pupil
3 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £194 per pupil
4 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £183 per pupil
5 The Valley Leadership Academy £182 per pupil
6 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £181 per pupil
7 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £180 per pupil
8 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £175 per pupil
9 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £171 per pupil
10 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £167 per pupil
11 Eden Boys' School, Preston £158 per pupil
12 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £157 per pupil
13 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £152 per pupil
14 The Olive School, Birmingham £135 per pupil
15 The Olive School, Small Heath £133 per pupil
16 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £130 per pupil
17 The Olive School, Preston £128 per pupil
18 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £127 per pupil
19 Small Heath Leadership Academy £124 per pupil
20 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £122 per pupil
21 Starbank School £121 per pupil
22 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £120 per pupil
23 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £117 per pupil
24 The Olive School, Blackburn £113 per pupil
25 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £111 per pupil
26 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £108 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 19 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Valley Leadership Academy £6,584 per pupil
2 Bay Leadership Academy £5,965 per pupil
3 Highfield Leadership Academy £5,912 per pupil
4 Star Salford Academy £5,903 per pupil
5 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £5,506 per pupil
6 The Olive School, Manchester £5,434 per pupil
7 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £5,365 per pupil
8 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £5,326 per pupil
9 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £5,312 per pupil
10 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £5,311 per pupil
11 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £5,085 per pupil
12 Eden Girls' School, Slough £5,006 per pupil
13 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £4,756 per pupil
14 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £4,564 per pupil
15 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £4,442 per pupil
16 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £4,404 per pupil
17 The Olive School, Birmingham £4,202 per pupil
18 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £4,188 per pupil
19 The Olive School, Preston £4,103 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 17 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Star Radcliffe Academy £509 per pupil
2 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £493 per pupil
3 Eden Boys' School, Preston £444 per pupil
4 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £439 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £401 per pupil
6 Bay Leadership Academy £372 per pupil
7 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £363 per pupil
8 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £332 per pupil
9 The Valley Leadership Academy £325 per pupil
10 Tong Leadership Academy £305 per pupil
11 Highfield Leadership Academy £301 per pupil
12 The Olive School, Preston £244 per pupil
13 The Olive School, Hackney £214 per pupil
14 The Olive School, Birmingham £212 per pupil
15 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £182 per pupil
16 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £160 per pupil
17 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £157 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 17 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £20 per square metre
2 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £20 per square metre
3 The Olive School, Bolton £19 per square metre
4 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £18 per square metre
5 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £18 per square metre
6 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £17 per square metre
7 The Olive School, Preston £17 per square metre
8 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £16 per square metre
9 Eden Girls' School, Slough £16 per square metre
10 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £16 per square metre
11 Eden Boys' School, Preston £16 per square metre
12 The Valley Leadership Academy £15 per square metre
13 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £15 per square metre
14 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £15 per square metre
15 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £15 per square metre
16 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £13 per square metre
17 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £11 per square metre

Educational ICT

Medium 16 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Manchester £197 per pupil
2 Star Radcliffe Academy £115 per pupil
3 Star Salford Academy £97 per pupil
4 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £74 per pupil
5 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £70 per pupil
6 Tong Leadership Academy £69 per pupil
7 Bay Leadership Academy £64 per pupil
8 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £62 per pupil
9 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £61 per pupil
10 Highfield Leadership Academy £59 per pupil
11 The Olive School, Preston £57 per pupil
12 The Olive School, Birmingham £55 per pupil
13 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £50 per pupil
14 The Olive School, Bolton £49 per pupil
15 Small Heath Leadership Academy £42 per pupil
16 The Olive School, Blackburn £42 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 16 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Eden Boys' School, Preston £391 per pupil
2 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £345 per pupil
3 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £323 per pupil
4 Highfield Leadership Academy £292 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £231 per pupil
6 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £224 per pupil
7 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £211 per pupil
8 Tong Leadership Academy £197 per pupil
9 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £192 per pupil
10 Star Radcliffe Academy £189 per pupil
11 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £186 per pupil
12 The Olive School, Bolton £177 per pupil
13 The Olive School, Preston £170 per pupil
14 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £152 per pupil
15 The Olive School, Birmingham £116 per pupil
16 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £109 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 15 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Olive School, Preston £64 per square metre
2 The Olive School, Small Heath £57 per square metre
3 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £53 per square metre
4 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £52 per square metre
5 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £50 per square metre
6 Eden Girls' School, Slough £44 per square metre
7 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £43 per square metre
8 The Valley Leadership Academy £43 per square metre
9 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £43 per square metre
10 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £41 per square metre
11 Bay Leadership Academy £41 per square metre
12 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £38 per square metre
13 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £35 per square metre
14 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £24 per square metre
15 Tong Leadership Academy £10 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 5 out of 36 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Highfield Leadership Academy £1,507 per pupil
2 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £1,222 per pupil
3 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £1,202 per pupil
4 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £1,197 per pupil
5 The Olive School, Blackburn £967 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 18 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £66 per pupil
2 The Valley Leadership Academy £63 per pupil
3 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £62 per pupil
4 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy £60 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' School, Preston £59 per pupil
6 Eden Girls' School, Slough £59 per pupil
7 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £59 per pupil
8 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £58 per pupil
9 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £57 per pupil
10 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £57 per pupil
11 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £57 per pupil
12 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School £56 per pupil
13 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £56 per pupil
14 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £51 per pupil
15 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £49 per pupil
16 The Olive School, Hackney £48 per pupil
17 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £45 per pupil
18 Starbank School £42 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 11 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Bay Leadership Academy £165 per pupil
2 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £153 per pupil
3 Eden Girls' School, Slough £142 per pupil
4 Star Salford Academy £133 per pupil
5 Small Heath Leadership Academy £123 per pupil
6 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £85 per pupil
7 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £63 per pupil
8 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £59 per pupil
9 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £45 per pupil
10 The Olive School, Small Heath £42 per pupil
11 Starbank School £9 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 11 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Eden Boys' School, Preston £38 per square metre
2 The Olive School, Bolton £37 per square metre
3 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £37 per square metre
4 Eden Girls' School, Coventry £36 per square metre
5 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £34 per square metre
6 Star Salford Academy £31 per square metre
7 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East £29 per square metre
8 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham £26 per square metre
9 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £21 per square metre
10 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £7 per square metre
11 Highfield Leadership Academy £2 per square metre

Educational supplies

Low 10 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £512 per pupil
2 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School £488 per pupil
3 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School £427 per pupil
4 Small Heath Leadership Academy £421 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £396 per pupil
6 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £382 per pupil
7 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £364 per pupil
8 Eden Girls' School, Slough £337 per pupil
9 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy £212 per pupil
10 The Olive School, Bolton £201 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 6 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy £250 per pupil
2 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy £232 per pupil
3 The Valley Leadership Academy £170 per pupil
4 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham £154 per pupil
5 Eden Boys' School, Preston £117 per pupil
6 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy £37 per pupil

Utilities

Low 6 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Star Salford Academy £13 per square metre
2 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy £13 per square metre
3 Eden Boys' School, Bolton £12 per square metre
4 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford £12 per square metre
5 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £8 per square metre
6 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester £8 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 5 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Star Radcliffe Academy £6,540 per pupil
2 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester £5,967 per pupil
3 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest £5,867 per pupil
4 The Olive School, Hackney £5,164 per pupil
5 The Olive School, Blackburn £4,211 per pupil

Other costs

Low 1 out of 36 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Bay Leadership Academy £147 per pupil