VANTAGE CE 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.

Utilities

High 5 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Willow Tree Primary School £37 per square metre
2 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £34 per square metre
3 Knowsley Lane Primary School £30 per square metre
4 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £29 per square metre
5 Gorton Primary School £26 per square metre

Catering staff and supplies

High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Flixton Girls School £547 per pupil
2 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £474 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £360 per pupil
2 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £56 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £232 per square metre
2 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £64 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £5,895 per pupil
2 Knowsley Lane Primary School £4,842 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

High 1 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Flixton Girls School £1,139 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 9 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's CofE Primary School £158 per pupil
2 Willow Tree Primary School £146 per pupil
3 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £127 per pupil
4 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £119 per pupil
5 Knowsley Lane Primary School £114 per pupil
6 Flixton Girls School £112 per pupil
7 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £101 per pupil
8 Gorton Primary School £92 per pupil
9 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £89 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's CofE Primary School £67 per square metre
2 Gorton Primary School £55 per square metre
3 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £53 per square metre
4 Willow Tree Primary School £49 per square metre
5 Flixton Girls School £49 per square metre
6 Knowsley Lane Primary School £47 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Willow Tree Primary School £5,898 per pupil
2 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £5,702 per pupil
3 Gorton Primary School £5,551 per pupil
4 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £5,314 per pupil
5 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £5,036 per pupil
6 Flixton Girls School £4,896 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £538 per pupil
2 St Paul's CofE Primary School £507 per pupil
3 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £444 per pupil
4 Gorton Primary School £431 per pupil
5 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £348 per pupil
6 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £328 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 5 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Flixton Girls School £512 per pupil
2 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £325 per pupil
3 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £311 per pupil
4 Knowsley Lane Primary School £269 per pupil
5 Willow Tree Primary School £201 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 5 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £21 per square metre
2 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £20 per square metre
3 St Paul's CofE Primary School £18 per square metre
4 Flixton Girls School £18 per square metre
5 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £17 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Medium 3 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Willow Tree Primary School £195 per pupil
2 Flixton Girls School £156 per pupil
3 Knowsley Lane Primary School £123 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 2 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Flixton Girls School £56 per pupil
2 Gorton Primary School £32 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 9 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £598 per pupil
2 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £502 per pupil
3 St Paul's CofE Primary School £471 per pupil
4 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £381 per pupil
5 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £365 per pupil
6 Knowsley Lane Primary School £356 per pupil
7 Willow Tree Primary School £315 per pupil
8 Gorton Primary School £298 per pupil
9 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £241 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 8 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £61 per pupil
2 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £44 per pupil
3 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £41 per pupil
4 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy £38 per pupil
5 St Paul's CofE Primary School £38 per pupil
6 Knowsley Lane Primary School £35 per pupil
7 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £29 per pupil
8 Willow Tree Primary School £25 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 7 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St James' CofE Primary School Gorton £69 per pupil
2 Gorton Primary School £60 per pupil
3 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £53 per pupil
4 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £52 per pupil
5 St Paul's CofE Primary School £49 per pupil
6 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £47 per pupil
7 St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy -£14 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 3 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's CofE Primary School £278 per pupil
2 Gorton Primary School £236 per pupil
3 Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton £212 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 2 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Willow Tree Primary School £351 per pupil
2 Knowsley Lane Primary School £306 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 2 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £42 per square metre
2 St Hilda's CofE Primary School £42 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 2 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's CofE Primary School £5,456 per pupil
2 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £5,379 per pupil

Other costs

Low 1 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Augustine's CofE Primary School £102 per pupil