ASCEND LEARNING 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.

Administrative supplies

High 3 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kingsbury Green Academy £308 per pupil
2 The Wellington Academy £286 per pupil
3 Noremarsh Junior School £283 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 2 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Wellington Academy £897 per pupil
2 Kingsbury Green Academy £834 per pupil

Other costs

High 2 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £813 per pupil
2 The Wellington Academy £248 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 2 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Noremarsh Junior School £86 per square metre
2 The Wellington Academy £46 per square metre

Utilities

High 1 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Wellington Academy £19 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

High 1 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £704 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 1 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £57 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 1 out of 7 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £5,520 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 5 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £342 per pupil
2 Lawn Manor Academy £157 per pupil
3 The Wellington Academy £145 per pupil
4 Kingsbury Green Academy £114 per pupil
5 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £77 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 5 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lawn Manor Academy £669 per pupil
2 Kingsbury Green Academy £516 per pupil
3 The Wellington Academy £505 per pupil
4 Noremarsh Junior School £385 per pupil
5 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £282 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 5 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lawn Manor Academy £928 per pupil
2 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £835 per pupil
3 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £788 per pupil
4 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £756 per pupil
5 Noremarsh Junior School £727 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 5 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kingsbury Green Academy £167 per pupil
2 Lawn Manor Academy £156 per pupil
3 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £154 per pupil
4 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £151 per pupil
5 Noremarsh Junior School £113 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 4 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kingsbury Green Academy £85 per pupil
2 Noremarsh Junior School £62 per pupil
3 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £58 per pupil
4 Lawn Manor Academy £48 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 4 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £50 per square metre
2 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £48 per square metre
3 Lawn Manor Academy £42 per square metre
4 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £7 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Medium 3 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £215 per pupil
2 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £193 per pupil
3 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £165 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 3 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £5,285 per pupil
2 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £5,073 per pupil
3 Noremarsh Junior School £4,695 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 3 out of 7 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £20 per square metre
2 Noremarsh Junior School £16 per square metre
3 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £15 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 3 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lawn Manor Academy £5,843 per pupil
2 Kingsbury Green Academy £5,319 per pupil
3 The Wellington Academy £5,284 per pupil

Utilities

Low 3 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kingsbury Green Academy £13 per square metre
2 Lawn Manor Academy £12 per square metre
3 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £3 per square metre

Educational ICT

Low 2 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wellington Eagles Primary Academy £51 per pupil
2 The Wellington Academy £37 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 2 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy £466 per pupil
2 Wellington Lions Primary Academy £226 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kingsbury Green Academy £32 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Low 1 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lawn Manor Academy £191 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 1 out of 7 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Noremarsh Junior School £97 per pupil