NORTHERN LIGHTS 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 ICT

High 8 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £4 per pupil
2 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £3 per pupil
3 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £2 per pupil
4 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £1 per pupil
5 Holley Park Academy £0 per pupil
6 Hart Primary School £0 per pupil
7 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £0 per pupil
8 St Helen's Primary School £0 per pupil

Other costs

High 5 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £326 per pupil
2 Grange Primary School £250 per pupil
3 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £216 per pupil
4 St Helen's Primary School £198 per pupil
5 Holley Park Academy £169 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £615 per pupil
2 Grange Primary School £489 per pupil
3 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £323 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £1,461 per pupil
2 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £1,160 per pupil
3 Hart Primary School £1,045 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Grange Primary School £7,594 per pupil
2 St Helen's Primary School £6,413 per pupil
3 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £5,437 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £437 per pupil
2 Holley Park Academy £429 per pupil
3 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £385 per pupil

Administrative supplies

High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £490 per pupil
2 St Helen's Primary School £333 per pupil

Utilities

High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Helen's Primary School £29 per square metre
2 Hart Primary School £26 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Medium 8 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Holley Park Academy £64 per square metre
2 Grange Primary School £51 per square metre
3 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £50 per square metre
4 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £50 per square metre
5 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £42 per square metre
6 St Helen's Primary School £42 per square metre
7 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £34 per square metre
8 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £30 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Medium 7 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £320 per pupil
2 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £292 per pupil
3 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £286 per pupil
4 Hart Primary School £268 per pupil
5 Grange Primary School £263 per pupil
6 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £178 per pupil
7 Holley Park Academy £148 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 7 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £23 per square metre
2 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £22 per square metre
3 Holley Park Academy £20 per square metre
4 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £19 per square metre
5 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £18 per square metre
6 Grange Primary School £15 per square metre
7 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £15 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £386 per pupil
2 Grange Primary School £383 per pupil
3 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £369 per pupil
4 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy £322 per pupil
5 St Helen's Primary School £298 per pupil
6 Hart Primary School £283 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 5 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £824 per pupil
2 St Helen's Primary School £801 per pupil
3 Grange Primary School £639 per pupil
4 Holley Park Academy £634 per pupil
5 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £626 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 5 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £6,124 per pupil
2 Hart Primary School £5,518 per pupil
3 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £5,479 per pupil
4 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £5,427 per pupil
5 Holley Park Academy £4,643 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 4 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hart Primary School £191 per pupil
2 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy £179 per pupil
3 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £169 per pupil
4 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £163 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 3 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £581 per pupil
2 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £478 per pupil
3 St Helen's Primary School £288 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 3 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School £290 per pupil
2 Hart Primary School £262 per pupil
3 Holley Park Academy £236 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 1 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Aidan's Church of England Academy £5,693 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 1 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy £593 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hart Primary School £34 per square metre

Educational ICT

Low 1 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Grange Primary School £24 per pupil