THE LAURUS 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 12 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Cheadle Hulme High School £0 per pupil
2 Hazel Grove High School £0 per pupil
3 Gorsey Bank Primary School £0 per pupil
4 Didsbury High School £0 per pupil
5 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £0 per pupil
6 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £0 per pupil
7 Laurus Ryecroft £0 per pupil
8 Woodford Primary School £0 per pupil
9 Priestnall School £0 per pupil
10 Crown Street Primary School £0 per pupil
11 Hazel Grove Primary School £0 per pupil
12 Laurus Grace £0 per pupil

Administrative supplies

High 11 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Ryecroft £639 per pupil
2 Cheadle Hulme High School £607 per pupil
3 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £508 per pupil
4 Priestnall School £495 per pupil
5 Didsbury High School £495 per pupil
6 Gorsey Bank Primary School £475 per pupil
7 Hazel Grove High School £471 per pupil
8 Crown Street Primary School £431 per pupil
9 Woodford Primary School £421 per pupil
10 Hazel Grove Primary School £400 per pupil
11 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £352 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 11 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Grace £8,496 per pupil
2 Crown Street Primary School £2,660 per pupil
3 Woodford Primary School £1,952 per pupil
4 Gorsey Bank Primary School £1,509 per pupil
5 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £1,448 per pupil
6 Hazel Grove Primary School £1,303 per pupil
7 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £1,153 per pupil
8 Priestnall School £1,142 per pupil
9 Laurus Ryecroft £1,133 per pupil
10 Didsbury High School £1,099 per pupil
11 Cheadle Hulme High School £932 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 10 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Grace £313 per pupil
2 Laurus Ryecroft £193 per pupil
3 Cheadle Hulme High School £183 per pupil
4 Didsbury High School £183 per pupil
5 Hazel Grove High School £167 per pupil
6 Priestnall School £166 per pupil
7 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £157 per pupil
8 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £96 per pupil
9 Gorsey Bank Primary School £62 per pupil
10 Hazel Grove Primary School £61 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 2 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hazel Grove Primary School £4,115 per pupil
2 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £3,942 per pupil

Utilities

High 1 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Crown Street Primary School £27 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Medium 9 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Gorsey Bank Primary School £47 per square metre
2 Priestnall School £43 per square metre
3 Hazel Grove Primary School £43 per square metre
4 Hazel Grove High School £42 per square metre
5 Cheadle Hulme High School £41 per square metre
6 Didsbury High School £38 per square metre
7 Crown Street Primary School £37 per square metre
8 Laurus Ryecroft £36 per square metre
9 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £12 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 8 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Grace £27,335 per pupil
2 Crown Street Primary School £6,503 per pupil
3 Priestnall School £5,573 per pupil
4 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £5,569 per pupil
5 Hazel Grove High School £5,408 per pupil
6 Woodford Primary School £5,400 per pupil
7 Cheadle Hulme High School £5,199 per pupil
8 Gorsey Bank Primary School £3,982 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 8 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hazel Grove Primary School £24 per square metre
2 Gorsey Bank Primary School £19 per square metre
3 Woodford Primary School £17 per square metre
4 Priestnall School £16 per square metre
5 Laurus Ryecroft £16 per square metre
6 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £14 per square metre
7 Cheadle Hulme High School £14 per square metre
8 Hazel Grove High School £13 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 6 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Woodford Primary School £373 per pupil
2 Crown Street Primary School £318 per pupil
3 Hazel Grove Primary School £220 per pupil
4 Didsbury High School £202 per pupil
5 Priestnall School £195 per pupil
6 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £80 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 1 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hazel Grove High School £1,070 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 1 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Crown Street Primary School £204 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 1 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Grace £1,267 per pupil

Other costs

Low 11 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hazel Grove Primary School £65 per pupil
2 Laurus Grace £50 per pupil
3 Woodford Primary School £48 per pupil
4 Hazel Grove High School £35 per pupil
5 Laurus Ryecroft £34 per pupil
6 Didsbury High School £34 per pupil
7 Cheadle Hulme High School £33 per pupil
8 Priestnall School £33 per pupil
9 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £33 per pupil
10 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £30 per pupil
11 Gorsey Bank Primary School £22 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 6 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Grace £350 per pupil
2 Gorsey Bank Primary School £200 per pupil
3 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £186 per pupil
4 Laurus Ryecroft £127 per pupil
5 Hazel Grove High School £65 per pupil
6 Cheadle Hulme High School £41 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 2 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Didsbury High School £5,874 per pupil
2 Laurus Ryecroft £5,721 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Didsbury High School £12 per square metre
2 Cheadle Hulme Primary School £3 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Low 2 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Laurus Cheadle Hulme £32 per square metre
2 Woodford Primary School £28 per square metre

Educational supplies

Low 2 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Crown Street Primary School £286 per pupil
2 Woodford Primary School £214 per pupil