MERIDIAN TRUST

Spending priorities for this trust

This trust's data covers the financial year September 2023 to August 2024 academies accounts return (AAR).

Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.

High priority

Educational supplies

High priority 9 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 NeneGate £5,100 per pupil
2 North Cambridge Academy £1,297 per pupil
3 Stratton School £1,004 per pupil
4 Swavesey Village College £969 per pupil
5 Northstowe Learning Community £810 per pupil
6 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £525 per pupil
7 The Bluecoat School £517 per pupil
8 Harrold Primary Academy £511 per pupil
9 Sawtry Junior Academy £320 per pupil

Utilities

High priority 7 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Greater Peterborough UTC £34 per square metre
2 Nene Park Academy £34 per square metre
3 Sawtry Junior Academy £31 per square metre
4 Sharnbrook Academy £31 per square metre
5 Bar Hill Community Primary School £28 per square metre
6 Somersham Primary School £28 per square metre
7 Ely College £22 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High priority 7 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Bluecoat School £8,028 per pupil
2 The Ferrers School £5,613 per pupil
3 Swavesey Village College £5,232 per pupil
4 Northstowe Learning Community £5,169 per pupil
5 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £4,754 per pupil
6 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £3,949 per pupil
7 Weldon Village Academy £1,764 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High priority 3 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lantern Community Primary School £1,289 per pupil
2 Swavesey Village College £1,008 per pupil
3 Stratton School £824 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High priority 3 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Sawtry Junior Academy £81 per square metre
2 North Cambridge Academy £52 per square metre
3 Greater Peterborough UTC £49 per square metre

Administrative supplies

High priority 3 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Harbour School £1,539 per pupil
2 The Martin Bacon Academy £739 per pupil
3 Bar Hill Community Primary School £205 per pupil

Other costs

High priority 2 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Trumpington Park Primary School £245 per pupil
2 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £232 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High priority 1 out of 30 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Harrold Primary Academy £439 per pupil

Medium priority

Other costs

Medium priority 27 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 NeneGate £503 per pupil
2 The Harbour School £485 per pupil
3 North Cambridge Academy £405 per pupil
4 Weldon Village Academy £321 per pupil
5 The Ferrers School £293 per pupil
6 Greater Peterborough UTC £288 per pupil
7 Harrold Primary Academy £287 per pupil
8 Northstowe Learning Community £282 per pupil
9 Stratton School £266 per pupil
10 The Bluecoat School £260 per pupil
11 Sharnbrook Academy £256 per pupil
12 Stamford Welland Academy £248 per pupil
13 Lincroft Academy £248 per pupil
14 Oakley Primary Academy £240 per pupil
15 Nene Park Academy £238 per pupil
16 Swavesey Village College £234 per pupil
17 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £227 per pupil
18 West Town Primary Academy £227 per pupil
19 Ely College £224 per pupil
20 Sawtry Village Academy £215 per pupil
21 Bar Hill Community Primary School £209 per pupil
22 Sawtry Junior Academy £208 per pupil
23 Great Ouse Primary Academy £204 per pupil
24 Hatton Park Primary School £201 per pupil
25 Lantern Community Primary School £200 per pupil
26 Somersham Primary School £191 per pupil
27 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £189 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium priority 25 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 NeneGate £882 per pupil
2 Greater Peterborough UTC £369 per pupil
3 North Cambridge Academy £291 per pupil
4 Swavesey Village College £267 per pupil
5 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £266 per pupil
6 Stamford Welland Academy £262 per pupil
7 Stratton School £233 per pupil
8 Lincroft Academy £231 per pupil
9 Weldon Village Academy £212 per pupil
10 Harrold Primary Academy £203 per pupil
11 Nene Park Academy £199 per pupil
12 The Ferrers School £185 per pupil
13 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £176 per pupil
14 Sharnbrook Academy £175 per pupil
15 Sawtry Village Academy £174 per pupil
16 Northstowe Learning Community £166 per pupil
17 Ely College £163 per pupil
18 The Bluecoat School £156 per pupil
19 Trumpington Park Primary School £156 per pupil
20 Great Ouse Primary Academy £154 per pupil
21 Hatton Park Primary School £136 per pupil
22 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £135 per pupil
23 Lantern Community Primary School £132 per pupil
24 Oakley Primary Academy £131 per pupil
25 West Town Primary Academy £129 per pupil

Utilities

Medium priority 20 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £25 per square metre
2 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £24 per square metre
3 North Cambridge Academy £24 per square metre
4 Lantern Community Primary School £23 per square metre
5 West Town Primary Academy £23 per square metre
6 Lincroft Academy £23 per square metre
7 The Harbour School £23 per square metre
8 NeneGate £22 per square metre
9 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £22 per square metre
10 Trumpington Park Primary School £21 per square metre
11 Oakley Primary Academy £21 per square metre
12 Great Ouse Primary Academy £21 per square metre
13 Hatton Park Primary School £21 per square metre
14 Swavesey Village College £20 per square metre
15 The Ferrers School £19 per square metre
16 Stamford Welland Academy £18 per square metre
17 The Bluecoat School £18 per square metre
18 Stratton School £17 per square metre
19 Northstowe Learning Community £16 per square metre
20 The Martin Bacon Academy £7 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Medium priority 18 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Harbour School £62 per square metre
2 Bar Hill Community Primary School £62 per square metre
3 Oakley Primary Academy £53 per square metre
4 NeneGate £52 per square metre
5 Lincroft Academy £50 per square metre
6 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £49 per square metre
7 Somersham Primary School £49 per square metre
8 Great Ouse Primary Academy £49 per square metre
9 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £48 per square metre
10 Stamford Welland Academy £47 per square metre
11 West Town Primary Academy £44 per square metre
12 Nene Park Academy £42 per square metre
13 The Ferrers School £41 per square metre
14 Swavesey Village College £39 per square metre
15 Lantern Community Primary School £39 per square metre
16 Ely College £37 per square metre
17 Sharnbrook Academy £37 per square metre
18 The Martin Bacon Academy £18 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium priority 14 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Bluecoat School £1,018 per pupil
2 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £781 per pupil
3 Greater Peterborough UTC £758 per pupil
4 Sharnbrook Academy £745 per pupil
5 Great Ouse Primary Academy £733 per pupil
6 North Cambridge Academy £716 per pupil
7 Harrold Primary Academy £697 per pupil
8 Bar Hill Community Primary School £687 per pupil
9 Lincroft Academy £645 per pupil
10 The Ferrers School £577 per pupil
11 West Town Primary Academy £552 per pupil
12 Trumpington Park Primary School £532 per pupil
13 Northstowe Learning Community £530 per pupil
14 Nene Park Academy £505 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium priority 14 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Harbour School £19,627 per pupil
2 Stamford Welland Academy £5,550 per pupil
3 North Cambridge Academy £5,366 per pupil
4 Stratton School £5,224 per pupil
5 Lincroft Academy £5,174 per pupil
6 Somersham Primary School £5,087 per pupil
7 Sawtry Village Academy £5,023 per pupil
8 Sharnbrook Academy £4,850 per pupil
9 Trumpington Park Primary School £4,770 per pupil
10 Harrold Primary Academy £4,749 per pupil
11 West Town Primary Academy £4,712 per pupil
12 Oakley Primary Academy £4,448 per pupil
13 Great Ouse Primary Academy £3,882 per pupil
14 Sawtry Junior Academy £3,861 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium priority 12 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 NeneGate £79 per pupil
2 The Bluecoat School £67 per pupil
3 Oakley Primary Academy £67 per pupil
4 West Town Primary Academy £52 per pupil
5 Northstowe Learning Community £33 per pupil
6 North Cambridge Academy £30 per pupil
7 Stratton School £29 per pupil
8 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £27 per pupil
9 Somersham Primary School £27 per pupil
10 Stamford Welland Academy £25 per pupil
11 Trumpington Park Primary School £21 per pupil
12 Hatton Park Primary School £13 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium priority 11 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Weldon Village Academy £725 per pupil
2 Nene Park Academy £596 per pupil
3 Stamford Welland Academy £565 per pupil
4 Ely College £561 per pupil
5 Sawtry Village Academy £509 per pupil
6 Greater Peterborough UTC £444 per pupil
7 Oakley Primary Academy £279 per pupil
8 Trumpington Park Primary School £272 per pupil
9 Bar Hill Community Primary School £262 per pupil
10 Lantern Community Primary School £262 per pupil
11 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £160 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium priority 4 out of 30 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Martin Bacon Academy £299 per pupil
2 Weldon Village Academy £219 per pupil
3 Greater Peterborough UTC £155 per pupil
4 Stratton School £77 per pupil

Low priority

Catering staff and supplies

Low priority 25 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Harbour School £406 per pupil
2 NeneGate £344 per pupil
3 West Town Primary Academy £251 per pupil
4 Trumpington Park Primary School £229 per pupil
5 Oakley Primary Academy £212 per pupil
6 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £192 per pupil
7 Somersham Primary School £189 per pupil
8 The Bluecoat School £183 per pupil
9 Great Ouse Primary Academy £178 per pupil
10 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £177 per pupil
11 Lantern Community Primary School £165 per pupil
12 Hatton Park Primary School £149 per pupil
13 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £145 per pupil
14 North Cambridge Academy £124 per pupil
15 Stamford Welland Academy £115 per pupil
16 Bar Hill Community Primary School £95 per pupil
17 Sawtry Junior Academy £69 per pupil
18 Nene Park Academy £65 per pupil
19 The Ferrers School £53 per pupil
20 Northstowe Learning Community £51 per pupil
21 Lincroft Academy £46 per pupil
22 Sawtry Village Academy £45 per pupil
23 Swavesey Village College £41 per pupil
24 Ely College £34 per pupil
25 Sharnbrook Academy £25 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low priority 18 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Harbour School £100 per pupil
2 Harrold Primary Academy £67 per pupil
3 Greater Peterborough UTC £52 per pupil
4 The Martin Bacon Academy £48 per pupil
5 Weldon Village Academy £45 per pupil
6 Sharnbrook Academy £45 per pupil
7 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £44 per pupil
8 Lincroft Academy £38 per pupil
9 Great Ouse Primary Academy £34 per pupil
10 Lantern Community Primary School £33 per pupil
11 The Ferrers School £29 per pupil
12 Swavesey Village College £29 per pupil
13 Nene Park Academy £27 per pupil
14 Sawtry Junior Academy £26 per pupil
15 Sawtry Village Academy £24 per pupil
16 Bar Hill Community Primary School £22 per pupil
17 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School £20 per pupil
18 Ely College £15 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low priority 13 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 NeneGate £1,961 per pupil
2 The Harbour School £1,877 per pupil
3 The Martin Bacon Academy £1,125 per pupil
4 Stamford Welland Academy £564 per pupil
5 Sawtry Junior Academy £529 per pupil
6 Oakley Primary Academy £522 per pupil
7 Sawtry Village Academy £508 per pupil
8 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £498 per pupil
9 Somersham Primary School £479 per pupil
10 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £475 per pupil
11 Ely College £474 per pupil
12 Hatton Park Primary School £407 per pupil
13 Weldon Village Academy £357 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low priority 10 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Harbour School £1,313 per pupil
2 The Martin Bacon Academy £746 per pupil
3 The Ferrers School £485 per pupil
4 Sharnbrook Academy £460 per pupil
5 Lincroft Academy £410 per pupil
6 Downham Feoffees Primary Academy £226 per pupil
7 Great Ouse Primary Academy £199 per pupil
8 Somersham Primary School £195 per pupil
9 West Town Primary Academy £189 per pupil
10 Hatton Park Primary School £182 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low priority 9 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 NeneGate £21,869 per pupil
2 The Martin Bacon Academy £17,527 per pupil
3 Greater Peterborough UTC £5,450 per pupil
4 Nene Park Academy £5,000 per pupil
5 Ely College £4,666 per pupil
6 Hatton Park Primary School £4,120 per pupil
7 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £4,119 per pupil
8 Bar Hill Community Primary School £4,024 per pupil
9 Lantern Community Primary School £3,920 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low priority 8 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hatton Park Primary School £43 per square metre
2 Histon and Impington Park Primary School £37 per square metre
3 Sawtry Village Academy £36 per square metre
4 The Bluecoat School £35 per square metre
5 Northstowe Learning Community £28 per square metre
6 Trumpington Park Primary School £27 per square metre
7 Stratton School £22 per square metre
8 Harrold Primary Academy £22 per square metre

Utilities

Low priority 2 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Sawtry Village Academy £17 per square metre
2 Harrold Primary Academy £15 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Low priority 2 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Somersham Primary School £128 per pupil
2 Sawtry Junior Academy £119 per pupil

Other costs

Low priority 1 out of 30 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Martin Bacon Academy £270 per pupil