THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN 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

Non-educational support staff and services

High priority 20 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £1,962 per pupil
2 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £1,725 per pupil
3 Batheaston Church School £1,484 per pupil
4 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £1,448 per pupil
5 Kingshill Church School £1,391 per pupil
6 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £1,257 per pupil
7 Oakhill Church School £1,243 per pupil
8 Swainswick Church School £1,192 per pupil
9 Staplegrove Church School £1,176 per pupil
10 St Michaels Junior Church School £1,148 per pupil
11 St Andrew's Church School £1,110 per pupil
12 Bishops Lydeard Church School £994 per pupil
13 St Saviours Infant Church School £991 per pupil
14 Bathford Church School £989 per pupil
15 Bathwick St Mary Church School £923 per pupil
16 All Saints Church School £915 per pupil
17 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £883 per pupil
18 St James Church School £831 per pupil
19 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £829 per pupil
20 St John and St Francis Church School £763 per pupil

Educational ICT

High priority 11 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £545 per pupil
2 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £418 per pupil
3 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £337 per pupil
4 Swainswick Church School £168 per pupil
5 Bishops Lydeard Church School £158 per pupil
6 St Andrew's Church School £15 per pupil
7 St Stephens Church School £8 per pupil
8 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £2 per pupil
9 St James Church School -£1 per pupil
10 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School -£7 per pupil
11 Churchfield Church School -£8 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High priority 11 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £88 per square metre
2 All Saints Church School £83 per square metre
3 St James Church School £81 per square metre
4 Bathwick St Mary Church School £81 per square metre
5 St Andrew's Church School £78 per square metre
6 St Georges Church School £74 per square metre
7 Churchfield Church School £73 per square metre
8 Staplegrove Church School £70 per square metre
9 Oakhill Church School £67 per square metre
10 Bathampton Primary School £61 per square metre
11 St Stephens Church School £57 per square metre

Educational supplies

High priority 10 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £897 per pupil
2 Oakhill Church School £854 per pupil
3 St Vigor & St John Church School £763 per pupil
4 St Georges Church School £550 per pupil
5 St Andrew's Church School £505 per pupil
6 Churchfield Church School £483 per pupil
7 St James Church School £477 per pupil
8 Holy Trinity Church School £82 per pupil
9 St John the Evangelist Church School £80 per pupil
10 Swainswick Church School -£10 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High priority 7 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £9,982 per pupil
2 Kingshill Church School £6,071 per pupil
3 Churchfield Church School £5,282 per pupil
4 St Vigor & St John Church School £4,958 per pupil
5 All Saints Church School £4,662 per pupil
6 St Saviours Infant Church School £3,571 per pupil
7 St James Church School £3,499 per pupil

Other costs

High priority 7 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Oakhill Church School £355 per pupil
2 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £258 per pupil
3 Bathampton Primary School £226 per pupil
4 Court-De-Wyck Church School £201 per pupil
5 St Vigor & St John Church School £187 per pupil
6 All Saints Church School £180 per pupil
7 Churchfield Church School £151 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High priority 4 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St James Church School £652 per pupil
2 Bathwick St Mary Church School £445 per pupil
3 Oakhill Church School £424 per pupil
4 St Stephens Church School £379 per pupil

Utilities

High priority 4 out of 42 schools in the high priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £35 per square metre
2 St Michaels Junior Church School £31 per square metre
3 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £31 per square metre
4 St James Church School £22 per square metre

Medium priority

Administrative supplies

Medium priority 30 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £305 per pupil
2 St Vigor & St John Church School £242 per pupil
3 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £227 per pupil
4 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £227 per pupil
5 Oakhill Church School £216 per pupil
6 Swainswick Church School £210 per pupil
7 St Michaels Junior Church School £193 per pupil
8 All Saints Church School £190 per pupil
9 Christ Church First School £182 per pupil
10 St Nicholas Church School £171 per pupil
11 Staplegrove Church School £165 per pupil
12 Churchfield Church School £159 per pupil
13 Kingshill Church School £158 per pupil
14 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £157 per pupil
15 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £154 per pupil
16 St Saviours Junior Church School £148 per pupil
17 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £145 per pupil
18 Bathford Church School £141 per pupil
19 St Saviours Infant Church School £139 per pupil
20 St James Church School £137 per pupil
21 St Stephens Church School £137 per pupil
22 Bathwick St Mary Church School £133 per pupil
23 St John and St Francis Church School £132 per pupil
24 Bathampton Primary School £132 per pupil
25 Bishops Lydeard Church School £128 per pupil
26 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £127 per pupil
27 Holy Trinity Church School £116 per pupil
28 Freshford Church School £111 per pupil
29 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £109 per pupil
30 St John the Evangelist Church School £105 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium priority 23 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £405 per pupil
2 Christ Church First School £402 per pupil
3 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £400 per pupil
4 St Nicholas Church School £391 per pupil
5 Kingshill Church School £381 per pupil
6 St Andrew's Church School £377 per pupil
7 Churchfield Church School £352 per pupil
8 Horsington Church School £339 per pupil
9 St Saviours Infant Church School £332 per pupil
10 Batheaston Church School £331 per pupil
11 Bathampton Primary School £328 per pupil
12 Bathford Church School £316 per pupil
13 Swainswick Church School £302 per pupil
14 St John the Evangelist Church School £295 per pupil
15 Court-De-Wyck Church School £294 per pupil
16 Freshford Church School £287 per pupil
17 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £284 per pupil
18 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £277 per pupil
19 St Georges Church School £263 per pupil
20 Wembdon St George's Church School £260 per pupil
21 St Saviours Junior Church School £256 per pupil
22 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £244 per pupil
23 Holy Trinity Church School £219 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium priority 22 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £79 per square metre
2 Swainswick Church School £69 per square metre
3 St Saviours Junior Church School £68 per square metre
4 St Michaels Junior Church School £66 per square metre
5 Horsington Church School £65 per square metre
6 St John and St Francis Church School £61 per square metre
7 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £59 per square metre
8 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £57 per square metre
9 Holy Trinity Church School £57 per square metre
10 Christ Church First School £55 per square metre
11 Bishops Lydeard Church School £54 per square metre
12 St Saviours Infant Church School £53 per square metre
13 St Nicholas Church School £53 per square metre
14 Kingshill Church School £53 per square metre
15 Court-De-Wyck Church School £53 per square metre
16 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £52 per square metre
17 St John the Evangelist Church School £52 per square metre
18 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £51 per square metre
19 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £51 per square metre
20 St Andrew's Church School £50 per square metre
21 Wembdon St George's Church School £50 per square metre
22 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £48 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium priority 21 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £9,019 per pupil
2 Christ Church First School £8,000 per pupil
3 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £7,830 per pupil
4 St Nicholas Church School £6,504 per pupil
5 St Michaels Junior Church School £6,118 per pupil
6 Horsington Church School £5,278 per pupil
7 Oakhill Church School £5,210 per pupil
8 St Saviours Junior Church School £4,949 per pupil
9 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £4,915 per pupil
10 St Andrew's Church School £4,714 per pupil
11 St John and St Francis Church School £4,710 per pupil
12 St Andrew's Church School £4,618 per pupil
13 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £4,618 per pupil
14 Bathford Church School £4,451 per pupil
15 Court-De-Wyck Church School £4,406 per pupil
16 St Stephens Church School £4,242 per pupil
17 Bishops Lydeard Church School £4,224 per pupil
18 St John the Evangelist Church School £4,182 per pupil
19 Batheaston Church School £4,008 per pupil
20 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £3,876 per pupil
21 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £3,785 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium priority 20 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £491 per pupil
2 St Saviours Infant Church School £472 per pupil
3 Bishops Lydeard Church School £456 per pupil
4 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £411 per pupil
5 Kingshill Church School £367 per pupil
6 St Michaels Junior Church School £360 per pupil
7 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £298 per pupil
8 Staplegrove Church School £269 per pupil
9 Bathwick St Mary Church School £227 per pupil
10 Court-De-Wyck Church School £225 per pupil
11 Horsington Church School £214 per pupil
12 Bathford Church School £193 per pupil
13 All Saints Church School £172 per pupil
14 St John and St Francis Church School £165 per pupil
15 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £162 per pupil
16 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £157 per pupil
17 Batheaston Church School £156 per pupil
18 St Saviours Junior Church School £156 per pupil
19 Wembdon St George's Church School £134 per pupil
20 Bathampton Primary School £83 per pupil

Utilities

Medium priority 19 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Batheaston Church School £23 per square metre
2 Swainswick Church School £23 per square metre
3 St John the Evangelist Church School £23 per square metre
4 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £22 per square metre
5 St Saviours Junior Church School £21 per square metre
6 Oakhill Church School £21 per square metre
7 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £20 per square metre
8 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £20 per square metre
9 Bishops Lydeard Church School £19 per square metre
10 St Saviours Infant Church School £19 per square metre
11 St Stephens Church School £19 per square metre
12 St John and St Francis Church School £19 per square metre
13 St Vigor & St John Church School £18 per square metre
14 Horsington Church School £18 per square metre
15 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £17 per square metre
16 Bathampton Primary School £17 per square metre
17 Churchfield Church School £16 per square metre
18 Freshford Church School £15 per square metre
19 Bathwick St Mary Church School £15 per square metre

Other costs

Medium priority 18 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Shepton Beauchamp Church School £295 per pupil
2 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £258 per pupil
3 Christ Church First School £249 per pupil
4 Swainswick Church School £226 per pupil
5 Bishops Lydeard Church School £163 per pupil
6 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £148 per pupil
7 Staplegrove Church School £144 per pupil
8 Kingshill Church School £142 per pupil
9 St Nicholas Church School £142 per pupil
10 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £122 per pupil
11 St Andrew's Church School £121 per pupil
12 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £121 per pupil
13 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £111 per pupil
14 St James Church School £107 per pupil
15 St Georges Church School £101 per pupil
16 Bathwick St Mary Church School £97 per pupil
17 St John the Evangelist Church School £89 per pupil
18 St John and St Francis Church School £82 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium priority 17 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Christ Church First School £1,075 per pupil
2 Court-De-Wyck Church School £879 per pupil
3 Freshford Church School £806 per pupil
4 Churchfield Church School £796 per pupil
5 St John the Evangelist Church School £784 per pupil
6 Bathampton Primary School £783 per pupil
7 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £774 per pupil
8 St Nicholas Church School £760 per pupil
9 St Georges Church School £755 per pupil
10 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £737 per pupil
11 St Stephens Church School £731 per pupil
12 Horsington Church School £713 per pupil
13 Wembdon St George's Church School £688 per pupil
14 Holy Trinity Church School £685 per pupil
15 St Saviours Junior Church School £675 per pupil
16 St Andrew's Church School £646 per pupil
17 St Vigor & St John Church School £582 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium priority 16 out of 42 schools in the medium priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Oakhill Church School £169 per pupil
2 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £127 per pupil
3 Christ Church First School £112 per pupil
4 Horsington Church School £108 per pupil
5 Kingshill Church School £100 per pupil
6 Court-De-Wyck Church School £91 per pupil
7 St Michaels Junior Church School £75 per pupil
8 St Georges Church School £73 per pupil
9 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £70 per pupil
10 Batheaston Church School £52 per pupil
11 Bathford Church School £51 per pupil
12 St Vigor & St John Church School £49 per pupil
13 St John and St Francis Church School £31 per pupil
14 Bathwick St Mary Church School £18 per pupil
15 Holy Trinity Church School £12 per pupil
16 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £8 per pupil

Low priority

Utilities

Low priority 14 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Kingshill Church School £17 per square metre
2 Court-De-Wyck Church School £16 per square metre
3 Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School £15 per square metre
4 St Georges Church School £15 per square metre
5 St Andrew's Church School £15 per square metre
6 Wembdon St George's Church School £15 per square metre
7 Holy Trinity Church School £15 per square metre
8 St Nicholas Church School £14 per square metre
9 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £13 per square metre
10 All Saints Church School £13 per square metre
11 St Andrew's Church School £13 per square metre
12 Bathford Church School £13 per square metre
13 Staplegrove Church School £11 per square metre
14 Christ Church First School £7 per square metre

Other costs

Low priority 12 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Michaels Junior Church School £136 per pupil
2 Horsington Church School £117 per pupil
3 Batheaston Church School £105 per pupil
4 St Saviours Junior Church School £104 per pupil
5 Freshford Church School £100 per pupil
6 Wembdon St George's Church School £93 per pupil
7 St Stephens Church School £87 per pupil
8 Bathford Church School £85 per pupil
9 St Saviours Infant Church School £76 per pupil
10 St Andrew's Church School £70 per pupil
11 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £62 per pupil
12 Holy Trinity Church School £61 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low priority 10 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Michaels Junior Church School £354 per pupil
2 St Vigor & St John Church School £279 per pupil
3 St John and St Francis Church School £222 per pupil
4 All Saints Church School £100 per pupil
5 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School £54 per pupil
6 Bishops Lydeard Church School £42 per pupil
7 Norton Fitzwarren Church School £34 per pupil
8 Staplegrove Church School £33 per pupil
9 St Andrew's Church School £25 per pupil
10 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School £22 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low priority 10 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Saviours Junior Church School £47 per pupil
2 Freshford Church School £42 per pupil
3 St John the Evangelist Church School £37 per pupil
4 St Saviours Infant Church School £33 per pupil
5 St Nicholas Church School £32 per pupil
6 All Saints Church School £30 per pupil
7 Bathampton Primary School £27 per pupil
8 Staplegrove Church School £24 per pupil
9 St Andrew's Church School £15 per pupil
10 Wembdon St George's Church School £8 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low priority 9 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Swainswick Church School £5,563 per pupil
2 Wembdon St George's Church School £4,335 per pupil
3 St Georges Church School £4,332 per pupil
4 Bathampton Primary School £4,248 per pupil
5 Freshford Church School £4,149 per pupil
6 Bathwick St Mary Church School £4,113 per pupil
7 Staplegrove Church School £4,000 per pupil
8 Holy Trinity Church School £3,957 per pupil
9 St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School £3,905 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low priority 7 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Court-De-Wyck Church School £135 per pupil
2 Batheaston Church School £128 per pupil
3 St Georges Church School £124 per pupil
4 St Andrew's Church School £118 per pupil
5 St Andrew's Church School £103 per pupil
6 Wembdon St George's Church School £99 per pupil
7 Horsington Church School £99 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low priority 7 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Mary's & St Peter's Church School £301 per pupil
2 Christ Church First School £289 per pupil
3 St Nicholas Church School £263 per pupil
4 St Andrew's Church School £253 per pupil
5 Freshford Church School £239 per pupil
6 Worlebury St Pauls Church School £179 per pupil
7 St Stephens Church School £161 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low priority 4 out of 42 schools in the low priority range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Batheaston Church School £33 per square metre
2 St Vigor & St John Church School £32 per square metre
3 Bathford Church School £31 per square metre
4 Freshford Church School £22 per square metre