THE FIRST FEDERATION 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 ICT

High 29 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
2 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
3 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
4 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
5 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
6 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £0 per pupil
7 Chickerell Primary Academy £0 per pupil
8 Gatehouse Primary Academy £0 per pupil
9 Axminster Community Primary Academy £0 per pupil
10 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £0 per pupil
11 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £0 per pupil
12 Brixington Primary Academy £0 per pupil
13 Loders CofE Primary Academy £0 per pupil
14 Membury Primary Academy £0 per pupil
15 Westcliff Primary Academy £0 per pupil
16 Musbury Primary School £0 per pupil
17 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £0 per pupil
18 Hawkchurch Church of England School £0 per pupil
19 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £0 per pupil
20 Willowbank Primary School £0 per pupil
21 Bere Alston Primary Academy £0 per pupil
22 Colyton Primary Academy £0 per pupil
23 Portesham Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
24 Whitchurch Community Primary School £0 per pupil
25 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £0 per pupil
26 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £0 per pupil
27 Charmouth Primary School £0 per pupil
28 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £0 per pupil
29 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £0 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 25 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Musbury Primary School £2,362 per pupil
2 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £2,269 per pupil
3 Membury Primary Academy £2,134 per pupil
4 Hawkchurch Church of England School £1,971 per pupil
5 Bere Alston Primary Academy £1,619 per pupil
6 Portesham Church of England Primary School £1,492 per pupil
7 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £1,455 per pupil
8 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £1,301 per pupil
9 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £1,237 per pupil
10 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £1,224 per pupil
11 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £1,221 per pupil
12 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £1,221 per pupil
13 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £1,205 per pupil
14 Loders CofE Primary Academy £1,189 per pupil
15 Gatehouse Primary Academy £1,187 per pupil
16 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £1,177 per pupil
17 Colyton Primary Academy £1,169 per pupil
18 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £1,158 per pupil
19 Axminster Community Primary Academy £1,144 per pupil
20 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £1,103 per pupil
21 Willowbank Primary School £1,099 per pupil
22 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £1,082 per pupil
23 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £1,069 per pupil
24 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £1,032 per pupil
25 Chickerell Primary Academy £1,002 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 8 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £130 per square metre
2 Loders CofE Primary Academy £100 per square metre
3 Hawkchurch Church of England School £95 per square metre
4 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £84 per square metre
5 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £71 per square metre
6 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £70 per square metre
7 Willowbank Primary School £69 per square metre
8 Gatehouse Primary Academy £66 per square metre

Administrative supplies

High 8 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Membury Primary Academy £3,035 per pupil
2 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £943 per pupil
3 Musbury Primary School £935 per pupil
4 Portesham Church of England Primary School £611 per pupil
5 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £534 per pupil
6 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £521 per pupil
7 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £423 per pupil
8 Loders CofE Primary Academy £392 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 7 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Membury Primary Academy £14,789 per pupil
2 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £10,945 per pupil
3 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £7,167 per pupil
4 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £5,794 per pupil
5 Brixington Primary Academy £5,552 per pupil
6 Westcliff Primary Academy £5,470 per pupil
7 Whitchurch Community Primary School £4,129 per pupil

Utilities

High 7 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £29 per square metre
2 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £28 per square metre
3 Axminster Community Primary Academy £26 per square metre
4 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £25 per square metre
5 Gatehouse Primary Academy £21 per square metre
6 Whitchurch Community Primary School £20 per square metre
7 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £20 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

High 3 out of 29 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Whitchurch Community Primary School £458 per pupil
2 Westcliff Primary Academy £396 per pupil
3 Brixington Primary Academy £392 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 20 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Musbury Primary School £76 per square metre
2 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £74 per square metre
3 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £73 per square metre
4 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £72 per square metre
5 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £70 per square metre
6 Axminster Community Primary Academy £69 per square metre
7 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £67 per square metre
8 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £66 per square metre
9 Portesham Church of England Primary School £65 per square metre
10 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £64 per square metre
11 Chickerell Primary Academy £64 per square metre
12 Whitchurch Community Primary School £61 per square metre
13 Colyton Primary Academy £61 per square metre
14 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £60 per square metre
15 Westcliff Primary Academy £57 per square metre
16 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £57 per square metre
17 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £54 per square metre
18 Brixington Primary Academy £54 per square metre
19 Charmouth Primary School £52 per square metre
20 Bere Alston Primary Academy £51 per square metre

Educational supplies

Medium 16 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Membury Primary Academy £633 per pupil
2 Musbury Primary School £616 per pupil
3 Portesham Church of England Primary School £524 per pupil
4 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £516 per pupil
5 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £331 per pupil
6 Colyton Primary Academy £328 per pupil
7 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £310 per pupil
8 Gatehouse Primary Academy £296 per pupil
9 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £271 per pupil
10 Brixington Primary Academy £266 per pupil
11 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £259 per pupil
12 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £246 per pupil
13 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £225 per pupil
14 Whitchurch Community Primary School £171 per pupil
15 Axminster Community Primary Academy £164 per pupil
16 Chickerell Primary Academy £145 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 16 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Membury Primary Academy £28 per square metre
2 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £25 per square metre
3 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £25 per square metre
4 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £21 per square metre
5 Portesham Church of England Primary School £21 per square metre
6 Bere Alston Primary Academy £21 per square metre
7 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £19 per square metre
8 Colyton Primary Academy £19 per square metre
9 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £18 per square metre
10 Loders CofE Primary Academy £18 per square metre
11 Musbury Primary School £17 per square metre
12 Westcliff Primary Academy £16 per square metre
13 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £16 per square metre
14 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £16 per square metre
15 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £16 per square metre
16 Brixington Primary Academy £15 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Medium 15 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hawkchurch Church of England School £604 per pupil
2 Charmouth Primary School £339 per pupil
3 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £306 per pupil
4 Bere Alston Primary Academy £273 per pupil
5 Colyton Primary Academy £227 per pupil
6 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £192 per pupil
7 Whitchurch Community Primary School £183 per pupil
8 Westcliff Primary Academy £179 per pupil
9 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £164 per pupil
10 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £151 per pupil
11 Brixington Primary Academy £145 per pupil
12 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £137 per pupil
13 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £137 per pupil
14 Gatehouse Primary Academy £126 per pupil
15 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £86 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 15 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Musbury Primary School £8,456 per pupil
2 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £7,960 per pupil
3 Portesham Church of England Primary School £7,096 per pupil
4 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £5,541 per pupil
5 Loders CofE Primary Academy £5,231 per pupil
6 Chickerell Primary Academy £5,052 per pupil
7 Colyton Primary Academy £4,879 per pupil
8 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £4,789 per pupil
9 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £4,741 per pupil
10 Gatehouse Primary Academy £4,413 per pupil
11 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £4,397 per pupil
12 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £4,336 per pupil
13 Willowbank Primary School £4,221 per pupil
14 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £4,205 per pupil
15 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £3,966 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 9 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Musbury Primary School £261 per pupil
2 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £170 per pupil
3 Hawkchurch Church of England School £169 per pupil
4 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £136 per pupil
5 Brixington Primary Academy £122 per pupil
6 Bere Alston Primary Academy £120 per pupil
7 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £118 per pupil
8 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £113 per pupil
9 Willowbank Primary School £96 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 4 out of 29 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Charmouth Primary School £1,202 per pupil
2 Brixington Primary Academy £780 per pupil
3 Westcliff Primary Academy £774 per pupil
4 Whitchurch Community Primary School £719 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 26 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £151 per pupil
2 Charmouth Primary School £124 per pupil
3 Chickerell Primary Academy £117 per pupil
4 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £103 per pupil
5 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £94 per pupil
6 Portesham Church of England Primary School £81 per pupil
7 Gatehouse Primary Academy £79 per pupil
8 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £79 per pupil
9 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £76 per pupil
10 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £76 per pupil
11 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £75 per pupil
12 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £74 per pupil
13 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £73 per pupil
14 Bere Alston Primary Academy £72 per pupil
15 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £72 per pupil
16 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £70 per pupil
17 Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School £68 per pupil
18 Axminster Community Primary Academy £64 per pupil
19 Loders CofE Primary Academy £64 per pupil
20 Membury Primary Academy £64 per pupil
21 Musbury Primary School £64 per pupil
22 Hawkchurch Church of England School £64 per pupil
23 Willowbank Primary School £64 per pupil
24 Colyton Primary Academy £64 per pupil
25 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £64 per pupil
26 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £64 per pupil

Other costs

Low 20 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portesham Church of England Primary School £127 per pupil
2 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £105 per pupil
3 Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School £104 per pupil
4 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £100 per pupil
5 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £99 per pupil
6 Colyton Primary Academy £89 per pupil
7 Gatehouse Primary Academy £87 per pupil
8 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £85 per pupil
9 Loders CofE Primary Academy £83 per pupil
10 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £82 per pupil
11 Whitchurch Community Primary School £80 per pupil
12 Blackpool Church of England Primary School £80 per pupil
13 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £80 per pupil
14 Charmouth Primary School £75 per pupil
15 Westcliff Primary Academy £74 per pupil
16 Chickerell Primary Academy £71 per pupil
17 Axminster Community Primary Academy £57 per pupil
18 Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy £49 per pupil
19 Membury Primary Academy £39 per pupil
20 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £33 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 13 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hawkchurch Church of England School £500 per pupil
2 Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy £426 per pupil
3 Charmouth Primary School £394 per pupil
4 Bere Alston Primary Academy £342 per pupil
5 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £322 per pupil
6 St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy £289 per pupil
7 Salcombe Church of England Primary School £288 per pupil
8 Loders CofE Primary Academy £279 per pupil
9 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £271 per pupil
10 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £262 per pupil
11 Willowbank Primary School £235 per pupil
12 Westcliff Primary Academy £228 per pupil
13 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £169 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 7 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hawkchurch Church of England School £7,147 per pupil
2 Charmouth Primary School £6,265 per pupil
3 Bere Alston Primary Academy £5,436 per pupil
4 Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School £5,374 per pupil
5 Axminster Community Primary Academy £4,804 per pupil
6 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £4,558 per pupil
7 Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School £4,537 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 6 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School £128 per pupil
2 St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy £122 per pupil
3 Willowbank Primary School £103 per pupil
4 Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School £92 per pupil
5 Chickerell Primary Academy £90 per pupil
6 Axminster Community Primary Academy £81 per pupil

Utilities

Low 6 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hawkchurch Church of England School £17 per square metre
2 Marshwood CofE Primary Academy £16 per square metre
3 Willowbank Primary School £15 per square metre
4 Chickerell Primary Academy £13 per square metre
5 Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery £12 per square metre
6 Charmouth Primary School £11 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 29 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Membury Primary Academy £58 per square metre