THE BAY 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.

Educational supplies

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £709 per pupil
2 Barnacre Road Primary School £508 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £8,384 per pupil
2 Longridge High School £4,254 per pupil

Utilities

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barnacre Road Primary School £28 per square metre
2 Lancaster High School £23 per square metre

Other costs

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £173 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £534 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barnacre Road Primary School £116 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barnacre Road Primary School £891 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barnacre Road Primary School £66 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 5 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barnacre Road Primary School £401 per pupil
2 Carnforth High School £397 per pupil
3 Morecambe Bay Academy £381 per pupil
4 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £288 per pupil
5 Longridge High School £265 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 4 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £310 per pupil
2 Barnacre Road Primary School £214 per pupil
3 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £140 per pupil
4 Longridge High School £136 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 4 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £656 per pupil
2 Carnforth High School £592 per pupil
3 Morecambe Bay Academy £586 per pupil
4 Longridge High School £568 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 4 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £129 per pupil
2 Longridge High School £93 per pupil
3 Carnforth High School £93 per pupil
4 Morecambe Bay Academy £68 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 4 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £194 per pupil
2 Carnforth High School £177 per pupil
3 Morecambe Bay Academy £150 per pupil
4 Barnacre Road Primary School £121 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Longridge High School £46 per square metre
2 Lancaster High School £43 per square metre
3 Morecambe Bay Academy £36 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 2 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Carnforth High School £5,995 per pupil
2 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £5,392 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 2 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Longridge High School £16 per square metre
2 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £14 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 5 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lancaster High School £676 per pupil
2 Morecambe Bay Academy £649 per pupil
3 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £558 per pupil
4 Carnforth High School £511 per pupil
5 Longridge High School £510 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Carnforth High School £34 per square metre
2 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £26 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Morecambe Bay Academy £145 per pupil
2 Carnforth High School £135 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Carnforth High School £13 per square metre
2 Morecambe Bay Academy £12 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Morecambe Bay Academy £5,955 per pupil
2 Barnacre Road Primary School £4,951 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy £36 per pupil

Other costs

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Longridge High School £130 per pupil