THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY 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.

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 15 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Cedar Children's Academy £8,588 per pupil
2 Meon Junior School £8,152 per pupil
3 Kings Ash Academy £7,168 per pupil
4 Penbridge Junior School £6,904 per pupil
5 Paignton Academy £6,363 per pupil
6 Brixham College £6,198 per pupil
7 Curledge Street Academy £6,189 per pupil
8 The Rochester Grammar School £5,247 per pupil
9 New Horizons Children's Academy £4,235 per pupil
10 All Faiths Children's Academy £441 per pupil
11 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £441 per pupil
12 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £441 per pupil
13 Moorings Way Infant School £441 per pupil
14 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £441 per pupil
15 Meon Infant School £441 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 14 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Colchester Royal Grammar School £250 per pupil
2 Kings Ash Academy £147 per pupil
3 Curledge Street Academy £131 per pupil
4 Plympton Academy £130 per pupil
5 New Horizons Children's Academy £122 per pupil
6 Penbridge Junior School £112 per pupil
7 Brixham College £110 per pupil
8 Paignton Academy £108 per pupil
9 Meon Junior School £108 per pupil
10 All Faiths Children's Academy £105 per pupil
11 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £105 per pupil
12 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £105 per pupil
13 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £105 per pupil
14 Meon Infant School £105 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 9 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Furzeham Primary School £460 per pupil
2 Meon Junior School £453 per pupil
3 Cedar Children's Academy £387 per pupil
4 All Faiths Children's Academy £14 per pupil
5 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £14 per pupil
6 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £14 per pupil
7 Moorings Way Infant School £14 per pupil
8 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £14 per pupil
9 Meon Infant School £14 per pupil

Other costs

High 7 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Colchester Royal Grammar School £609 per pupil
2 Maritime Academy £214 per pupil
3 Cedar Children's Academy £189 per pupil
4 Holcombe Grammar School £185 per pupil
5 Penbridge Junior School £166 per pupil
6 Furzeham Primary School £163 per pupil
7 New Horizons Primary School £149 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 5 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Meon Junior School £1,415 per pupil
2 Penbridge Junior School £1,186 per pupil
3 Cedar Children's Academy £1,141 per pupil
4 Plymouth High School for Girls £862 per pupil
5 Curledge Street Academy £824 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High 4 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £1,403 per pupil
2 Colchester Royal Grammar School £475 per pupil
3 Cedar Children's Academy £465 per pupil
4 Meon Junior School £429 per pupil

Utilities

High 3 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Paignton Academy £21 per square metre
2 Colchester Royal Grammar School £20 per square metre
3 New Horizons Children's Academy £16 per square metre

Premises staff and services

High 2 out of 26 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Colchester Royal Grammar School £64 per square metre
2 New Horizons Children's Academy £35 per square metre

Utilities

Medium 22 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Curledge Street Academy £17 per square metre
2 Maritime Academy £16 per square metre
3 The Victory Academy £16 per square metre
4 The Rochester Grammar School £16 per square metre
5 Plympton Academy £16 per square metre
6 Holcombe Grammar School £16 per square metre
7 Brixham College £16 per square metre
8 All Faiths Children's Academy £16 per square metre
9 The Portsmouth Academy £16 per square metre
10 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £16 per square metre
11 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £16 per square metre
12 New Horizons Primary School £16 per square metre
13 Penbridge Junior School £16 per square metre
14 Cedar Children's Academy £16 per square metre
15 Meon Junior School £16 per square metre
16 Moorings Way Infant School £16 per square metre
17 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £16 per square metre
18 Meon Infant School £16 per square metre
19 Goodwin Academy £16 per square metre
20 Plymouth High School for Girls £16 per square metre
21 Furzeham Primary School £16 per square metre
22 Kings Ash Academy £16 per square metre

Other costs

Medium 17 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Victory Academy £214 per pupil
2 Meon Junior School £181 per pupil
3 The Portsmouth Academy £178 per pupil
4 Goodwin Academy £158 per pupil
5 Kings Ash Academy £151 per pupil
6 Brixham College £151 per pupil
7 Plympton Academy £147 per pupil
8 Plymouth High School for Girls £144 per pupil
9 The Rochester Grammar School £144 per pupil
10 Curledge Street Academy £143 per pupil
11 New Horizons Children's Academy £143 per pupil
12 Paignton Academy £142 per pupil
13 All Faiths Children's Academy £109 per pupil
14 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £109 per pupil
15 Moorings Way Infant School £109 per pupil
16 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £109 per pupil
17 Meon Infant School £109 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 14 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £2,954 per pupil
2 Furzeham Primary School £1,000 per pupil
3 New Horizons Primary School £942 per pupil
4 Colchester Royal Grammar School £920 per pupil
5 Kings Ash Academy £822 per pupil
6 Paignton Academy £799 per pupil
7 The Portsmouth Academy £745 per pupil
8 Goodwin Academy £738 per pupil
9 The Victory Academy £729 per pupil
10 Brixham College £713 per pupil
11 Holcombe Grammar School £698 per pupil
12 Plympton Academy £694 per pupil
13 New Horizons Children's Academy £691 per pupil
14 The Rochester Grammar School £646 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 11 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Maritime Academy £135 per pupil
2 The Portsmouth Academy £123 per pupil
3 Goodwin Academy £123 per pupil
4 The Rochester Grammar School £118 per pupil
5 The Victory Academy £117 per pupil
6 Cedar Children's Academy £114 per pupil
7 Holcombe Grammar School £113 per pupil
8 Furzeham Primary School £113 per pupil
9 Plymouth High School for Girls £112 per pupil
10 New Horizons Primary School £108 per pupil
11 Moorings Way Infant School £105 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 11 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Colchester Royal Grammar School £786 per pupil
2 The Lodestar Academy £639 per pupil
3 Plymouth High School for Girls £612 per pupil
4 Brixham College £507 per pupil
5 The Victory Academy £389 per pupil
6 The Portsmouth Academy £326 per pupil
7 Paignton Academy £289 per pupil
8 Maritime Academy £273 per pupil
9 New Horizons Children's Academy £258 per pupil
10 Kings Ash Academy £200 per pupil
11 Curledge Street Academy £175 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 9 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Penbridge Junior School £373 per pupil
2 New Horizons Primary School £300 per pupil
3 Curledge Street Academy £294 per pupil
4 New Horizons Children's Academy £252 per pupil
5 The Victory Academy £213 per pupil
6 Paignton Academy £128 per pupil
7 Plympton Academy £127 per pupil
8 Holcombe Grammar School £74 per pupil
9 The Rochester Grammar School £73 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 8 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Portsmouth Academy £41 per square metre
2 The Victory Academy £39 per square metre
3 Plympton Academy £38 per square metre
4 Holcombe Grammar School £37 per square metre
5 Goodwin Academy £37 per square metre
6 Maritime Academy £35 per square metre
7 Brixham College £35 per square metre
8 Paignton Academy £35 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 7 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Goodwin Academy £6,444 per pupil
2 The Portsmouth Academy £6,348 per pupil
3 Colchester Royal Grammar School £5,200 per pupil
4 Holcombe Grammar School £5,042 per pupil
5 New Horizons Primary School £4,908 per pupil
6 Plymouth High School for Girls £4,895 per pupil
7 Furzeham Primary School £4,433 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 5 out of 26 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Brixham College £259 per pupil
2 Maritime Academy £156 per pupil
3 Plympton Academy £142 per pupil
4 Penbridge Junior School £137 per pupil
5 Cedar Children's Academy £133 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 21 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £375 per pupil
2 The Victory Academy £142 per pupil
3 Colchester Royal Grammar School £105 per pupil
4 Goodwin Academy £98 per pupil
5 Meon Junior School £91 per pupil
6 Paignton Academy £90 per pupil
7 Plymouth High School for Girls £86 per pupil
8 Holcombe Grammar School £86 per pupil
9 Furzeham Primary School £83 per pupil
10 New Horizons Children's Academy £80 per pupil
11 The Rochester Grammar School £80 per pupil
12 New Horizons Primary School £79 per pupil
13 The Portsmouth Academy £78 per pupil
14 Kings Ash Academy £74 per pupil
15 Curledge Street Academy £70 per pupil
16 All Faiths Children's Academy £62 per pupil
17 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £62 per pupil
18 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £62 per pupil
19 Moorings Way Infant School £62 per pupil
20 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £62 per pupil
21 Meon Infant School £62 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 16 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Penbridge Junior School £42 per square metre
2 The Lodestar Academy £38 per square metre
3 Furzeham Primary School £38 per square metre
4 New Horizons Primary School £37 per square metre
5 Meon Junior School £36 per square metre
6 Plymouth High School for Girls £35 per square metre
7 Cedar Children's Academy £35 per square metre
8 The Rochester Grammar School £35 per square metre
9 All Faiths Children's Academy £35 per square metre
10 Curledge Street Academy £35 per square metre
11 Kings Ash Academy £35 per square metre
12 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £35 per square metre
13 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £35 per square metre
14 Moorings Way Infant School £35 per square metre
15 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £35 per square metre
16 Meon Infant School £35 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

Low 13 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kings Ash Academy £322 per pupil
2 Furzeham Primary School £241 per pupil
3 The Portsmouth Academy £215 per pupil
4 Goodwin Academy £207 per pupil
5 Maritime Academy £138 per pupil
6 Brixham College £120 per pupil
7 Plymouth High School for Girls £67 per pupil
8 All Faiths Children's Academy £28 per pupil
9 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £28 per pupil
10 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £28 per pupil
11 Moorings Way Infant School £28 per pupil
12 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £28 per pupil
13 Meon Infant School £28 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 7 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Maritime Academy £562 per pupil
2 All Faiths Children's Academy £309 per pupil
3 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior £309 per pupil
4 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £309 per pupil
5 Moorings Way Infant School £309 per pupil
6 Penbridge Infant School & Nursery £309 per pupil
7 Meon Infant School £309 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 6 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Rochester Grammar School £517 per pupil
2 Goodwin Academy £427 per pupil
3 Plympton Academy £417 per pupil
4 Holcombe Grammar School £361 per pupil
5 Penbridge Junior School £223 per pupil
6 New Horizons Primary School £181 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 4 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £18,962 per pupil
2 Maritime Academy £5,569 per pupil
3 The Victory Academy £5,560 per pupil
4 Plympton Academy £5,232 per pupil

Other costs

Low 2 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £318 per pupil
2 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant £109 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 1 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £126 per pupil

Utilities

Low 1 out of 26 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Lodestar Academy £14 per square metre