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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.

  • In year balance

    -£375,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £2,018,000

  • Academies

    7

Spending focus for this trust

  • 11

    High

  • 32

    Medium

  • 13

    Low

High, medium and low refers to the RAG rating given to cost categories where spending is significantly more or less than similar trusts.

Cost categories
Category Sum of High/Medium/Low focus school cost categories
Administrative supplies 3 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Administrative supplies
Non-educational support staff and services 2 high, 5 medium and 0 low for Non-educational support staff and services
Premises staff and services 2 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Premises staff and services
Catering staff and supplies 1 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Catering staff and supplies
Educational ICT 1 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Educational ICT
Teaching and Teaching support staff 1 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Utilities 1 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Utilities
Educational supplies 0 high, 5 medium and 2 low for Educational supplies

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Noremarsh Junior School 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Noremarsh Junior School
Wellington Lions Primary Academy 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
Secondary schools in this trust
Secondary schools Status
The Wellington Academy 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for The Wellington Academy
Kingsbury Green Academy 2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Kingsbury Green Academy
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy 0 high, 6 medium and 2 low for Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Lawn Manor Academy 0 high, 5 medium and 3 low for Lawn Manor Academy

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