SYMPHONY 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.

Non-educational support staff and services

High 9 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Thornton Primary School £1,614 per pupil
2 The Meadow Community Primary School £1,459 per pupil
3 Ashby Hastings Primary School £1,352 per pupil
4 Glen Hills Primary School £1,185 per pupil
5 Orchard Community Primary School £1,114 per pupil
6 Newcroft Primary Academy £1,057 per pupil
7 Donisthorpe Primary School £1,035 per pupil
8 Fairfield Community Primary School £1,028 per pupil
9 Old Mill Primary School £990 per pupil

Educational ICT

High 7 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Foxton Primary School £11 per pupil
2 Fairfield Community Primary School £5 per pupil
3 Thornton Primary School £0 per pupil
4 Ashby Hastings Primary School £0 per pupil
5 Donisthorpe Primary School £0 per pupil
6 Newcroft Primary Academy -£7 per pupil
7 Ashby Hill Top Primary School -£9 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 4 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Thornton Primary School £4,027 per pupil
2 Donisthorpe Primary School £3,915 per pupil
3 The Meadow Community Primary School £3,704 per pupil
4 Ashby Hastings Primary School £3,386 per pupil

Utilities

High 3 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Orchard Community Primary School £26 per square metre
2 Ashby Willesley Primary School £23 per square metre
3 Glen Hills Primary School £21 per square metre

Premises staff and services

High 3 out of 12 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Foxton Primary School £73 per square metre
2 Newcroft Primary Academy £70 per square metre
3 Old Mill Primary School £64 per square metre

Administrative supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Fairfield Community Primary School £236 per pupil
2 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £191 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ashby Hastings Primary School £575 per pupil
2 The Meadow Community Primary School £333 per pupil

Other costs

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ashby Hastings Primary School £224 per pupil
2 Newcroft Primary Academy £147 per pupil

Educational supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Thornton Primary School £85 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 10 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Foxton Primary School £376 per pupil
2 Newcroft Primary Academy £270 per pupil
3 Donisthorpe Primary School £259 per pupil
4 Ashby Willesley Primary School £257 per pupil
5 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £208 per pupil
6 The Meadow Community Primary School £154 per pupil
7 Fairfield Community Primary School £150 per pupil
8 Glen Hills Primary School £130 per pupil
9 Orchard Community Primary School £124 per pupil
10 Ashby Hastings Primary School £117 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 10 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Meadow Community Primary School £159 per pupil
2 Donisthorpe Primary School £148 per pupil
3 Foxton Primary School £134 per pupil
4 Thornton Primary School £124 per pupil
5 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £118 per pupil
6 Orchard Community Primary School £118 per pupil
7 Ashby Willesley Primary School £117 per pupil
8 Glen Hills Primary School £114 per pupil
9 Old Mill Primary School £111 per pupil
10 Fairfield Community Primary School £108 per pupil

Administrative supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Foxton Primary School £287 per pupil
2 Thornton Primary School £235 per pupil
3 Donisthorpe Primary School £219 per pupil
4 Ashby Hastings Primary School £210 per pupil
5 The Meadow Community Primary School £182 per pupil
6 Ashby Willesley Primary School £166 per pupil
7 Old Mill Primary School £152 per pupil
8 Newcroft Primary Academy £147 per pupil
9 Glen Hills Primary School £118 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Thornton Primary School £411 per pupil
2 Foxton Primary School £398 per pupil
3 Donisthorpe Primary School £377 per pupil
4 Fairfield Community Primary School £367 per pupil
5 Old Mill Primary School £362 per pupil
6 Glen Hills Primary School £352 per pupil
7 Ashby Willesley Primary School £348 per pupil
8 Orchard Community Primary School £341 per pupil
9 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £335 per pupil

Premises staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Meadow Community Primary School £66 per square metre
2 Donisthorpe Primary School £61 per square metre
3 Fairfield Community Primary School £58 per square metre
4 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £57 per square metre
5 Glen Hills Primary School £53 per square metre
6 Thornton Primary School £50 per square metre
7 Ashby Willesley Primary School £47 per square metre
8 Ashby Hastings Primary School £34 per square metre

Utilities

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ashby Hastings Primary School £24 per square metre
2 Fairfield Community Primary School £19 per square metre
3 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £18 per square metre
4 The Meadow Community Primary School £17 per square metre
5 Newcroft Primary Academy £15 per square metre
6 Old Mill Primary School £15 per square metre

Educational ICT

Medium 5 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Orchard Community Primary School £10 per pupil
2 Glen Hills Primary School £9 per pupil
3 Old Mill Primary School £6 per pupil
4 Ashby Willesley Primary School £5 per pupil
5 The Meadow Community Primary School £3 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 5 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Glen Hills Primary School £4,089 per pupil
2 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £3,935 per pupil
3 Newcroft Primary Academy £3,863 per pupil
4 Old Mill Primary School £3,760 per pupil
5 Ashby Willesley Primary School £3,620 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 3 out of 12 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Foxton Primary School £1,024 per pupil
2 Ashby Willesley Primary School £854 per pupil
3 Ashby Hill Top Primary School £775 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 3 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Foxton Primary School £5,619 per pupil
2 Fairfield Community Primary School £4,525 per pupil
3 Orchard Community Primary School £4,209 per pupil

Utilities

Low 3 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Thornton Primary School £15 per square metre
2 Donisthorpe Primary School £15 per square metre
3 Foxton Primary School £14 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

Low 1 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Newcroft Primary Academy £225 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 1 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Old Mill Primary School £196 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 1 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Orchard Community Primary School £117 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 12 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Orchard Community Primary School £44 per square metre