THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' 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.

Catering staff and supplies

High 2 out of 5 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £916 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £788 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 3 out of 5 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £594 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £474 per pupil
3 Barbara Priestman Academy £472 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 3 out of 5 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portland Academy £23 per square metre
2 Ash Trees Academy £22 per square metre
3 Hope Wood Academy £20 per square metre

Educational supplies

Medium 2 out of 5 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £797 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £594 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 2 out of 5 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £23,971 per pupil
2 Ash Trees Academy £21,461 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 1 out of 5 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £670 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 1 out of 5 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £66 per square metre

Educational ICT

Low 4 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £88 per pupil
2 Ash Trees Academy £86 per pupil
3 Portland Academy £57 per pupil
4 Hope Wood Academy £57 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 4 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £258 per pupil
2 Hope Wood Academy £231 per pupil
3 Portland Academy £210 per pupil
4 Barbara Priestman Academy £205 per pupil

Other costs

Low 4 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £208 per pupil
2 Hope Wood Academy £205 per pupil
3 Portland Academy £197 per pupil
4 Ash Trees Academy £187 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 3 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £49 per square metre
2 Barbara Priestman Academy £47 per square metre
3 Portland Academy £34 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 2 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portland Academy £21,391 per pupil
2 Barbara Priestman Academy £19,901 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 2 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £743 per pupil
2 Ash Trees Academy £575 per pupil

Utilities

Low 1 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £18 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Low 1 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £345 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 1 out of 5 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £366 per pupil