NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST

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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.

  • In year balance

    -£450,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £1,410,000

  • Academies

    10

Spending focus for this trust

  • 24

    High

  • 41

    Medium

  • 7

    Low

High, medium and low refers to the RAG rating given to cost categories where spending is significantly more or less than similar trusts.

Cost categories
Category Sum of High/Medium/Low focus school cost categories
Educational ICT 8 high, 0 medium and 1 low for Educational ICT
Catering staff and supplies 3 high, 6 medium and 0 low for Catering staff and supplies
Non-educational support staff and services 3 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Non-educational support staff and services
Teaching and Teaching support staff 3 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Educational supplies 3 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Educational supplies
Administrative supplies 2 high, 7 medium and 0 low for Administrative supplies
Utilities 2 high, 7 medium and 0 low for Utilities
Premises staff and services 0 high, 8 medium and 1 low for Premises staff and services

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy 5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
St Helen's Primary School 4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for St Helen's Primary School
St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School
Hart Primary School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Hart Primary School
Grange Primary School 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Grange Primary School
Holley Park Academy 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Holley Park Academy
Dame Dorothy Primary School Status unavailable
Secondary schools in this trust
Secondary schools Status
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy 2 high, 6 medium and 0 low for Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
St Aidan's Church of England Academy 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for St Aidan's Church of England Academy

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