STEP ACADEMY 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.

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 9 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Westbridge Academy £7,395 per pupil
2 Turnham Academy £6,816 per pupil
3 Park Academy £6,681 per pupil
4 Peacehaven Heights Academy £5,667 per pupil
5 High Cliff Academy £4,840 per pupil
6 Breakwater Academy £4,687 per pupil
7 Heathfield Academy £4,277 per pupil
8 White House Academy £4,036 per pupil
9 Burfield Academy £3,570 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High 7 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £780 per pupil
2 Peacehaven Heights Academy £697 per pupil
3 Gonville Academy £425 per pupil
4 High Cliff Academy £425 per pupil
5 La Fontaine Academy £425 per pupil
6 White House Academy £425 per pupil
7 Beddington Park Academy £425 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 6 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Peacehaven Heights Academy £1,328 per pupil
2 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £1,141 per pupil
3 David Livingstone Academy £1,087 per pupil
4 Beddington Park Academy £1,076 per pupil
5 Gonville Academy £1,010 per pupil
6 Hawkes Farm Academy £875 per pupil

Administrative supplies

High 3 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £1,017 per pupil
2 Peacehaven Heights Academy £354 per pupil
3 Heathfield Academy £218 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 2 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £222 per pupil
2 Peacehaven Heights Academy £174 per pupil

Other costs

High 2 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £1,590 per pupil
2 Peacehaven Heights Academy £1,557 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 1 out of 20 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Burfield Academy £169 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 20 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Gonville Academy £51 per square metre
2 David Livingstone Academy £51 per square metre
3 Applegarth Academy £51 per square metre
4 Tudor Academy £51 per square metre
5 Burfield Academy £51 per square metre
6 High Cliff Academy £51 per square metre
7 Heathfield Academy £51 per square metre
8 Westbridge Academy £51 per square metre
9 La Fontaine Academy £51 per square metre
10 Park Academy £51 per square metre
11 Angel Oak Academy £51 per square metre
12 Hawkes Farm Academy £51 per square metre
13 Breakwater Academy £51 per square metre
14 White House Academy £51 per square metre
15 Phoenix Academy £51 per square metre
16 Turnham Academy £51 per square metre
17 Benedict Academy £51 per square metre
18 Beddington Park Academy £51 per square metre
19 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £51 per square metre
20 Peacehaven Heights Academy £51 per square metre

Utilities

Medium 18 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Gonville Academy £17 per square metre
2 David Livingstone Academy £17 per square metre
3 Applegarth Academy £17 per square metre
4 Tudor Academy £17 per square metre
5 Heathfield Academy £17 per square metre
6 Westbridge Academy £17 per square metre
7 La Fontaine Academy £17 per square metre
8 Park Academy £17 per square metre
9 Angel Oak Academy £17 per square metre
10 Hawkes Farm Academy £17 per square metre
11 Breakwater Academy £17 per square metre
12 White House Academy £17 per square metre
13 Phoenix Academy £17 per square metre
14 Turnham Academy £17 per square metre
15 Benedict Academy £17 per square metre
16 Beddington Park Academy £17 per square metre
17 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £17 per square metre
18 Peacehaven Heights Academy £17 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Medium 17 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Gonville Academy £218 per pupil
2 David Livingstone Academy £218 per pupil
3 Applegarth Academy £218 per pupil
4 Tudor Academy £218 per pupil
5 Burfield Academy £218 per pupil
6 High Cliff Academy £218 per pupil
7 Westbridge Academy £218 per pupil
8 La Fontaine Academy £218 per pupil
9 Park Academy £218 per pupil
10 Angel Oak Academy £218 per pupil
11 Hawkes Farm Academy £218 per pupil
12 Breakwater Academy £218 per pupil
13 White House Academy £218 per pupil
14 Phoenix Academy £218 per pupil
15 Turnham Academy £218 per pupil
16 Benedict Academy £218 per pupil
17 Beddington Park Academy £218 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 17 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Gonville Academy £131 per pupil
2 David Livingstone Academy £131 per pupil
3 Applegarth Academy £131 per pupil
4 Tudor Academy £131 per pupil
5 Burfield Academy £131 per pupil
6 High Cliff Academy £131 per pupil
7 Heathfield Academy £131 per pupil
8 Westbridge Academy £131 per pupil
9 La Fontaine Academy £131 per pupil
10 Park Academy £131 per pupil
11 Angel Oak Academy £131 per pupil
12 Hawkes Farm Academy £131 per pupil
13 Breakwater Academy £131 per pupil
14 White House Academy £131 per pupil
15 Turnham Academy £131 per pupil
16 Benedict Academy £131 per pupil
17 Beddington Park Academy £131 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 14 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Westbridge Academy £1,064 per pupil
2 Park Academy £1,050 per pupil
3 Angel Oak Academy £1,045 per pupil
4 Breakwater Academy £981 per pupil
5 Phoenix Academy £979 per pupil
6 Heathfield Academy £932 per pupil
7 Applegarth Academy £926 per pupil
8 White House Academy £921 per pupil
9 Tudor Academy £916 per pupil
10 Turnham Academy £909 per pupil
11 High Cliff Academy £895 per pupil
12 Benedict Academy £890 per pupil
13 La Fontaine Academy £830 per pupil
14 Burfield Academy £821 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 13 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 David Livingstone Academy £425 per pupil
2 Applegarth Academy £425 per pupil
3 Tudor Academy £425 per pupil
4 Burfield Academy £425 per pupil
5 Heathfield Academy £425 per pupil
6 Westbridge Academy £425 per pupil
7 Park Academy £425 per pupil
8 Angel Oak Academy £425 per pupil
9 Hawkes Farm Academy £425 per pupil
10 Breakwater Academy £425 per pupil
11 Phoenix Academy £425 per pupil
12 Turnham Academy £425 per pupil
13 Benedict Academy £425 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 8 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Gonville Academy £51 per pupil
2 David Livingstone Academy £51 per pupil
3 Tudor Academy £51 per pupil
4 Burfield Academy £51 per pupil
5 La Fontaine Academy £51 per pupil
6 Hawkes Farm Academy £51 per pupil
7 White House Academy £51 per pupil
8 Benedict Academy £51 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 8 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Benedict Academy £6,474 per pupil
2 Applegarth Academy £5,523 per pupil
3 Beddington Park Academy £5,303 per pupil
4 Angel Oak Academy £4,986 per pupil
5 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £4,970 per pupil
6 David Livingstone Academy £4,785 per pupil
7 Tudor Academy £4,634 per pupil
8 Gonville Academy £4,303 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 6 out of 20 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Westbridge Academy £317 per pupil
2 Peacehaven Heights Academy £316 per pupil
3 Turnham Academy £295 per pupil
4 Angel Oak Academy £227 per pupil
5 Heathfield Academy £199 per pupil
6 White House Academy £191 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 13 out of 20 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Phoenix Academy £292 per pupil
2 Park Academy £291 per pupil
3 Benedict Academy £283 per pupil
4 Applegarth Academy £247 per pupil
5 Beddington Park Academy £237 per pupil
6 High Cliff Academy £221 per pupil
7 David Livingstone Academy £218 per pupil
8 Breakwater Academy £214 per pupil
9 Tudor Academy £213 per pupil
10 Gonville Academy £199 per pupil
11 La Fontaine Academy £199 per pupil
12 Hawkes Farm Academy £198 per pupil
13 Telscombe Cliffs Academy £183 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 10 out of 20 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Applegarth Academy £51 per pupil
2 High Cliff Academy £51 per pupil
3 Heathfield Academy £51 per pupil
4 Westbridge Academy £51 per pupil
5 Park Academy £51 per pupil
6 Angel Oak Academy £51 per pupil
7 Breakwater Academy £51 per pupil
8 Phoenix Academy £51 per pupil
9 Turnham Academy £51 per pupil
10 Beddington Park Academy £51 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 3 out of 20 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Phoenix Academy £6,807 per pupil
2 La Fontaine Academy £4,282 per pupil
3 Hawkes Farm Academy £4,260 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 20 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Burfield Academy £17 per square metre
2 High Cliff Academy £17 per square metre

Other costs

Low 1 out of 20 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Phoenix Academy £131 per pupil