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
Administrative supplies
High priority 16 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £753 per pupil |
| 2 | Chiltern Academy | £741 per pupil |
| 3 | Putteridge High School | £680 per pupil |
| 4 | Challney High School for Girls | £679 per pupil |
| 5 | Cedars Upper School | £665 per pupil |
| 6 | Daubeney Academy | £651 per pupil |
| 7 | Lancot School | £639 per pupil |
| 8 | Challney High School for Boys | £605 per pupil |
| 9 | Kempston Academy | £595 per pupil |
| 10 | Denbigh High School | £588 per pupil |
| 11 | Marston Vale Middle School | £583 per pupil |
| 12 | Linslade School | £571 per pupil |
| 13 | Ardley Hill Academy | £553 per pupil |
| 14 | Lark Rise Academy | £550 per pupil |
| 15 | Springfield Primary School | £526 per pupil |
| 16 | Dallow Primary School | £456 per pupil |
Educational supplies
High priority 12 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denbigh High School | £1,224 per pupil |
| 2 | Kempston Academy | £229 per pupil |
| 3 | Chiltern Academy | £202 per pupil |
| 4 | Linslade School | £189 per pupil |
| 5 | Daubeney Academy | £188 per pupil |
| 6 | Challney High School for Girls | £187 per pupil |
| 7 | Challney High School for Boys | £167 per pupil |
| 8 | Lark Rise Academy | £106 per pupil |
| 9 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £104 per pupil |
| 10 | Springfield Primary School | £94 per pupil |
| 11 | Lancot School | £69 per pupil |
| 12 | Dallow Primary School | £54 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
High priority 7 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Girls | £118 per square metre |
| 2 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £103 per square metre |
| 3 | Daubeney Academy | £83 per square metre |
| 4 | Springfield Primary School | £80 per square metre |
| 5 | Lark Rise Academy | £71 per square metre |
| 6 | Dallow Primary School | £65 per square metre |
| 7 | Denbigh High School | £61 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
High priority 6 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £6,582 per pupil |
| 2 | Kempston Academy | £6,279 per pupil |
| 3 | Denbigh High School | £6,134 per pupil |
| 4 | Cedars Upper School | £5,465 per pupil |
| 5 | Lancot School | £4,875 per pupil |
| 6 | Ardley Hill Academy | £4,557 per pupil |
Other costs
High priority 4 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Boys | £550 per pupil |
| 2 | Putteridge High School | £504 per pupil |
| 3 | Denbigh High School | £470 per pupil |
| 4 | Daubeney Academy | £235 per pupil |
Educational ICT
High priority 3 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield Primary School | £8 per pupil |
| 2 | Cedars Upper School | £5 per pupil |
| 3 | Challney High School for Boys | -£14 per pupil |
Utilities
High priority 3 out of 16 schools in the high priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daubeney Academy | £39 per square metre |
| 2 | Kempston Academy | £27 per square metre |
| 3 | Dallow Primary School | £24 per square metre |
Medium priority
Premises staff and services
Medium priority 9 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardley Hill Academy | £68 per square metre |
| 2 | Linslade School | £54 per square metre |
| 3 | Kempston Academy | £52 per square metre |
| 4 | Lancot School | £52 per square metre |
| 5 | Marston Vale Middle School | £51 per square metre |
| 6 | Putteridge High School | £47 per square metre |
| 7 | Challney High School for Boys | £42 per square metre |
| 8 | Chiltern Academy | £41 per square metre |
| 9 | Cedars Upper School | £38 per square metre |
Other costs
Medium priority 8 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedars Upper School | £331 per pupil |
| 2 | Chiltern Academy | £176 per pupil |
| 3 | Springfield Primary School | £170 per pupil |
| 4 | Linslade School | £152 per pupil |
| 5 | Lark Rise Academy | £126 per pupil |
| 6 | Lancot School | £121 per pupil |
| 7 | Marston Vale Middle School | £108 per pupil |
| 8 | Ardley Hill Academy | £101 per pupil |
Utilities
Medium priority 6 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Girls | £25 per square metre |
| 2 | Springfield Primary School | £24 per square metre |
| 3 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £20 per square metre |
| 4 | Challney High School for Boys | £19 per square metre |
| 5 | Denbigh High School | £16 per square metre |
| 6 | Putteridge High School | £16 per square metre |
Non-educational support staff and services
Medium priority 5 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denbigh High School | £866 per pupil |
| 2 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £753 per pupil |
| 3 | Ardley Hill Academy | £601 per pupil |
| 4 | Lancot School | £586 per pupil |
| 5 | Dallow Primary School | £493 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Medium priority 5 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallow Primary School | £268 per pupil |
| 2 | Challney High School for Girls | £173 per pupil |
| 3 | Challney High School for Boys | £94 per pupil |
| 4 | Cedars Upper School | £73 per pupil |
| 5 | Putteridge High School | £73 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Medium priority 4 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lark Rise Academy | £58 per pupil |
| 2 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £20 per pupil |
| 3 | Ardley Hill Academy | £19 per pupil |
| 4 | Marston Vale Middle School | £18 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Medium priority 4 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daubeney Academy | £5,666 per pupil |
| 2 | Challney High School for Boys | £5,604 per pupil |
| 3 | Linslade School | £4,335 per pupil |
| 4 | Lark Rise Academy | £4,092 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Medium priority 2 out of 16 schools in the medium priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marston Vale Middle School | £209 per pupil |
| 2 | Ardley Hill Academy | £98 per pupil |
Low priority
Catering staff and supplies
Low priority 11 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardley Hill Academy | £177 per pupil |
| 2 | Springfield Primary School | £164 per pupil |
| 3 | Lancot School | £154 per pupil |
| 4 | Lark Rise Academy | £153 per pupil |
| 5 | Chiltern Academy | £138 per pupil |
| 6 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £130 per pupil |
| 7 | Daubeney Academy | £114 per pupil |
| 8 | Marston Vale Middle School | £97 per pupil |
| 9 | Kempston Academy | £84 per pupil |
| 10 | Denbigh High School | £76 per pupil |
| 11 | Linslade School | £67 per pupil |
Non-educational support staff and services
Low priority 11 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Boys | £532 per pupil |
| 2 | Springfield Primary School | £514 per pupil |
| 3 | Challney High School for Girls | £508 per pupil |
| 4 | Lark Rise Academy | £474 per pupil |
| 5 | Putteridge High School | £471 per pupil |
| 6 | Cedars Upper School | £456 per pupil |
| 7 | Chiltern Academy | £426 per pupil |
| 8 | Daubeney Academy | £424 per pupil |
| 9 | Kempston Academy | £346 per pupil |
| 10 | Marston Vale Middle School | £334 per pupil |
| 11 | Linslade School | £243 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Low priority 9 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiltern Academy | £38 per pupil |
| 2 | Kempston Academy | £35 per pupil |
| 3 | Daubeney Academy | £26 per pupil |
| 4 | Lancot School | £25 per pupil |
| 5 | Denbigh High School | £23 per pupil |
| 6 | Dallow Primary School | £23 per pupil |
| 7 | Putteridge High School | £23 per pupil |
| 8 | Challney High School for Girls | £15 per pupil |
| 9 | Linslade School | £13 per pupil |
Utilities
Low priority 7 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardley Hill Academy | £18 per square metre |
| 2 | Lancot School | £14 per square metre |
| 3 | Lark Rise Academy | £14 per square metre |
| 4 | Cedars Upper School | £13 per square metre |
| 5 | Linslade School | £11 per square metre |
| 6 | Chiltern Academy | £11 per square metre |
| 7 | Marston Vale Middle School | £9 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Low priority 6 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiltern Academy | £5,546 per pupil |
| 2 | Challney High School for Girls | £5,240 per pupil |
| 3 | Putteridge High School | £4,958 per pupil |
| 4 | Marston Vale Middle School | £4,860 per pupil |
| 5 | Dallow Primary School | £4,311 per pupil |
| 6 | Springfield Primary School | £4,281 per pupil |
Other costs
Low priority 4 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College | £151 per pupil |
| 2 | Kempston Academy | £117 per pupil |
| 3 | Dallow Primary School | £100 per pupil |
| 4 | Challney High School for Girls | £69 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Low priority 2 out of 16 schools in the low priority range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putteridge High School | £443 per pupil |
| 2 | Cedars Upper School | £387 per pupil |