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.
Educational supplies
High 13 out of 17 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putteridge High School | £356 per pupil |
| 2 | Linslade School | £198 per pupil |
| 3 | Cedars Upper School | £180 per pupil |
| 4 | Challney High School for Boys | £135 per pupil |
| 5 | Denbigh High School | £127 per pupil |
| 6 | Lark Rise Academy | £124 per pupil |
| 7 | Daubeney Academy | £124 per pupil |
| 8 | Lea Manor High School | £119 per pupil |
| 9 | Kempston Academy | £116 per pupil |
| 10 | Chiltern Academy | £102 per pupil |
| 11 | Marston Vale Middle School | £68 per pupil |
| 12 | Dallow Primary School | £54 per pupil |
| 13 | Springfield Primary School | £24 per pupil |
Administrative supplies
High 11 out of 17 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiltern Academy | £756 per pupil |
| 2 | Putteridge High School | £703 per pupil |
| 3 | Daubeney Academy | £598 per pupil |
| 4 | Denbigh High School | £531 per pupil |
| 5 | Lancot School | £506 per pupil |
| 6 | Marston Vale Middle School | £497 per pupil |
| 7 | Kempston Academy | £483 per pupil |
| 8 | Challney High School for Girls | £398 per pupil |
| 9 | Lea Manor High School | £397 per pupil |
| 10 | Dallow Primary School | £393 per pupil |
| 11 | Springfield Primary School | £300 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
High 10 out of 17 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiltern Academy | £7,914 per pupil |
| 2 | Daubeney Academy | £6,800 per pupil |
| 3 | Kempston Academy | £6,715 per pupil |
| 4 | Challney High School for Boys | £6,638 per pupil |
| 5 | Denbigh High School | £6,373 per pupil |
| 6 | Marston Vale Middle School | £6,330 per pupil |
| 7 | Cedars Upper School | £5,964 per pupil |
| 8 | Putteridge High School | £5,879 per pupil |
| 9 | Lancot School | £5,564 per pupil |
| 10 | Ardley Hill Academy | £5,290 per pupil |
Other costs
High 6 out of 17 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiltern Academy | £1,291 per pupil |
| 2 | Lea Manor High School | £1,202 per pupil |
| 3 | Challney High School for Girls | £1,102 per pupil |
| 4 | Denbigh High School | £256 per pupil |
| 5 | Cedars Upper School | £224 per pupil |
| 6 | Lark Rise Academy | £139 per pupil |
Utilities
High 5 out of 17 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daubeney Academy | £35 per square metre |
| 2 | Springfield Primary School | £24 per square metre |
| 3 | Kempston Academy | £22 per square metre |
| 4 | Lea Manor High School | £21 per square metre |
| 5 | Challney High School for Boys | £20 per square metre |
Educational ICT
High 4 out of 17 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lark Rise Academy | £122 per pupil |
| 2 | Linslade School | £6 per pupil |
| 3 | Cedars Upper School | £1 per pupil |
| 4 | Chiltern Academy | -£1 per pupil |
Other costs
Medium 9 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kempston Academy | £180 per pupil |
| 2 | Daubeney Academy | £164 per pupil |
| 3 | Springfield Primary School | £139 per pupil |
| 4 | Marston Vale Middle School | £139 per pupil |
| 5 | Putteridge High School | £126 per pupil |
| 6 | Linslade School | £113 per pupil |
| 7 | Dallow Primary School | £113 per pupil |
| 8 | Ardley Hill Academy | £106 per pupil |
| 9 | Lancot School | £102 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Medium 7 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancot School | £73 per pupil |
| 2 | Springfield Primary School | £40 per pupil |
| 3 | Kempston Academy | £28 per pupil |
| 4 | Lea Manor High School | £18 per pupil |
| 5 | Dallow Primary School | £15 per pupil |
| 6 | Daubeney Academy | £12 per pupil |
| 7 | Challney High School for Girls | £6 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Medium 6 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Manor High School | £6,922 per pupil |
| 2 | Challney High School for Girls | £5,998 per pupil |
| 3 | Springfield Primary School | £5,433 per pupil |
| 4 | Dallow Primary School | £5,388 per pupil |
| 5 | Linslade School | £5,190 per pupil |
| 6 | Lark Rise Academy | £4,759 per pupil |
Administrative supplies
Medium 4 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Boys | £315 per pupil |
| 2 | Ardley Hill Academy | £235 per pupil |
| 3 | Cedars Upper School | £234 per pupil |
| 4 | Lark Rise Academy | £167 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Medium 4 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallow Primary School | £304 per pupil |
| 2 | Challney High School for Girls | £172 per pupil |
| 3 | Challney High School for Boys | £126 per pupil |
| 4 | Cedars Upper School | £61 per pupil |
Utilities
Medium 4 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putteridge High School | £18 per square metre |
| 2 | Dallow Primary School | £18 per square metre |
| 3 | Challney High School for Girls | £18 per square metre |
| 4 | Chiltern Academy | £14 per square metre |
Educational supplies
Medium 3 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Girls | £177 per pupil |
| 2 | Lancot School | £105 per pupil |
| 3 | Ardley Hill Academy | £104 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Medium 2 out of 17 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield Primary School | £45 per square metre |
| 2 | Putteridge High School | £38 per square metre |
Non-educational support staff and services
Low 16 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiltern Academy | £325 per pupil |
| 2 | Lark Rise Academy | £106 per pupil |
| 3 | Lea Manor High School | £69 per pupil |
| 4 | Springfield Primary School | £66 per pupil |
| 5 | Daubeney Academy | £62 per pupil |
| 6 | Marston Vale Middle School | £56 per pupil |
| 7 | Denbigh High School | £54 per pupil |
| 8 | Dallow Primary School | £51 per pupil |
| 9 | Ardley Hill Academy | £50 per pupil |
| 10 | Challney High School for Girls | £49 per pupil |
| 11 | Lancot School | £47 per pupil |
| 12 | Putteridge High School | £44 per pupil |
| 13 | Challney High School for Boys | £44 per pupil |
| 14 | Kempston Academy | £40 per pupil |
| 15 | Linslade School | £40 per pupil |
| 16 | Cedars Upper School | £39 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Low 14 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallow Primary School | £36 per square metre |
| 2 | Ardley Hill Academy | £36 per square metre |
| 3 | Daubeney Academy | £33 per square metre |
| 4 | Lark Rise Academy | £32 per square metre |
| 5 | Denbigh High School | £32 per square metre |
| 6 | Marston Vale Middle School | £28 per square metre |
| 7 | Challney High School for Boys | £28 per square metre |
| 8 | Linslade School | £27 per square metre |
| 9 | Kempston Academy | £27 per square metre |
| 10 | Chiltern Academy | £26 per square metre |
| 11 | Lancot School | £25 per square metre |
| 12 | Cedars Upper School | £23 per square metre |
| 13 | Lea Manor High School | £7 per square metre |
| 14 | Challney High School for Girls | £1 per square metre |
Catering staff and supplies
Low 12 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield Primary School | £249 per pupil |
| 2 | Ardley Hill Academy | £198 per pupil |
| 3 | Lark Rise Academy | £188 per pupil |
| 4 | Lancot School | £175 per pupil |
| 5 | Lea Manor High School | £158 per pupil |
| 6 | Chiltern Academy | £154 per pupil |
| 7 | Daubeney Academy | £103 per pupil |
| 8 | Denbigh High School | £93 per pupil |
| 9 | Marston Vale Middle School | £81 per pupil |
| 10 | Kempston Academy | £69 per pupil |
| 11 | Putteridge High School | £59 per pupil |
| 12 | Linslade School | £51 per pupil |
Utilities
Low 7 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardley Hill Academy | £13 per square metre |
| 2 | Lancot School | £12 per square metre |
| 3 | Cedars Upper School | £11 per square metre |
| 4 | Lark Rise Academy | £11 per square metre |
| 5 | Linslade School | £10 per square metre |
| 6 | Denbigh High School | £10 per square metre |
| 7 | Marston Vale Middle School | £9 per square metre |
Educational ICT
Low 5 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Boys | £34 per pupil |
| 2 | Denbigh High School | £25 per pupil |
| 3 | Marston Vale Middle School | £25 per pupil |
| 4 | Putteridge High School | £14 per pupil |
| 5 | Ardley Hill Academy | £7 per pupil |
Other costs
Low 1 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challney High School for Boys | £103 per pupil |
Administrative supplies
Low 1 out of 17 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linslade School | £47 per pupil |