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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

    -£392,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £2,350,000

  • Academies

    15

Spending focus for this trust

  • 32

    High

  • 36

    Medium

  • 44

    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
Premises staff and services 10 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Premises staff and services
Educational ICT 8 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Educational ICT
Utilities 6 high, 7 medium and 1 low for Utilities
Catering staff and supplies 4 high, 6 medium and 4 low for Catering staff and supplies
Teaching and Teaching support staff 4 high, 5 medium and 5 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Educational supplies 0 high, 6 medium and 8 low for Educational supplies
Non-educational support staff and services 0 high, 2 medium and 12 low for Non-educational support staff and services
Administrative supplies 0 high, 1 medium and 13 low for Administrative supplies

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 5 high, 0 medium and 3 low for St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School
Gorsefield Primary School 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Gorsefield Primary School
St James' Church of England Primary School 4 high, 1 medium and 3 low for St James' Church of England Primary School
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Beacon Primary School 3 high, 0 medium and 5 low for Beacon Primary School
St George's CofE Primary School 3 high, 0 medium and 5 low for St George's CofE Primary School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for St Paul's Church of England Primary School
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School 2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
St John's Church of England Primary School 1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for St John's Church of England Primary School
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Greenhill Primary School 1 high, 4 medium and 3 low for Greenhill Primary School
St Chad's Church of England Primary School 1 high, 4 medium and 3 low for St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 1 high, 3 medium and 4 low for Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School 1 high, 2 medium and 5 low for Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Status unavailable

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