THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST

Spending priorities for this trust

This trust's data covers the financial year September 2023 to August 2024 academies accounts return (AAR).

Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.

High priority

Administrative supplies

High priority 2 out of 4 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portland Academy £986 per pupil
2 Barbara Priestman Academy £819 per pupil

Medium priority

Other costs

Medium priority 4 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portland Academy £1,184 per pupil
2 Hope Wood Academy £762 per pupil
3 Ash Trees Academy £753 per pupil
4 Barbara Priestman Academy £544 per pupil

Utilities

Medium priority 4 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £28 per square metre
2 Ash Trees Academy £27 per square metre
3 Portland Academy £25 per square metre
4 Barbara Priestman Academy £22 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Medium priority 3 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £81 per square metre
2 Barbara Priestman Academy £72 per square metre
3 Ash Trees Academy £58 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium priority 2 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £21,718 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £17,991 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium priority 2 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £529 per pupil
2 Hope Wood Academy £396 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium priority 2 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £730 per pupil
2 Ash Trees Academy £618 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium priority 1 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £827 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium priority 1 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £91 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium priority 1 out of 4 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £1,698 per pupil

Low priority

Educational ICT

Low priority 3 out of 4 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £93 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £59 per pupil
3 Hope Wood Academy £57 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low priority 3 out of 4 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Hope Wood Academy £566 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £505 per pupil
3 Ash Trees Academy £431 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low priority 3 out of 4 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Barbara Priestman Academy £1,563 per pupil
2 Portland Academy £1,330 per pupil
3 Hope Wood Academy £1,299 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low priority 2 out of 4 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portland Academy £167 per pupil
2 Ash Trees Academy £0 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low priority 2 out of 4 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ash Trees Academy £18,576 per pupil
2 Barbara Priestman Academy £17,396 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low priority 1 out of 4 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Portland Academy £40 per square metre