DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

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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

    -£1,979,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £4,676,000

  • Academies

    18

Spending focus for this trust

  • 69

    High

  • 48

    Medium

  • 27

    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 17 high, 1 medium and 0 low for Educational ICT
Non-educational support staff and services 16 high, 2 medium and 0 low for Non-educational support staff and services
Administrative supplies 14 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Administrative supplies
Educational supplies 9 high, 7 medium and 2 low for Educational supplies
Utilities 5 high, 10 medium and 3 low for Utilities
Catering staff and supplies 4 high, 5 medium and 9 low for Catering staff and supplies
Teaching and Teaching support staff 3 high, 10 medium and 5 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Premises staff and services 1 high, 9 medium and 8 low for Premises staff and services

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Captains Close Primary School 7 high, 1 medium and 0 low for Captains Close Primary School
Wellington Place Primary School 5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for Wellington Place Primary School
Leighfield Primary School 5 high, 1 medium and 2 low for Leighfield Primary School
Woolden Hill Primary School 4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Woolden Hill Primary School
Braunstone Community Primary School 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Braunstone Community Primary School
Fossebrook Primary School 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Fossebrook Primary School
Kibworth Church of England Primary School 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Kibworth Church of England Primary School
Enderby Danemill Primary School 4 high, 1 medium and 3 low for Enderby Danemill Primary School
Mowmacre Hill Primary School 4 high, 1 medium and 3 low for Mowmacre Hill Primary School
Greystoke Primary School 3 high, 5 medium and 0 low for Greystoke Primary School
Badgerbrook Primary School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Badgerbrook Primary School
Farndon Fields Primary School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Farndon Fields Primary School
Merrydale Junior School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Merrydale Junior School
Parkland Primary School South Wigston 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Parkland Primary School South Wigston
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
Special in this trust
Special Status
Millgate School 4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Millgate School
Ash Field Academy 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Ash Field Academy
Keyham Lodge School 2 high, 6 medium and 0 low for Keyham Lodge School

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