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.
Other costs
High 4 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £252 per pupil |
| 2 | Mereside Primary Academy | £245 per pupil |
| 3 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £202 per pupil |
| 4 | Garstang Community Academy | £196 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
High 4 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster Primary Academy | £536 per pupil |
| 2 | Montgomery Academy | £465 per pupil |
| 3 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £459 per pupil |
| 4 | Garstang Community Academy | £334 per pupil |
Non-educational support staff and services
High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £1,311 per pupil |
| 2 | Mereside Primary Academy | £1,247 per pupil |
| 3 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £726 per pupil |
Educational supplies
High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery Academy | £744 per pupil |
| 2 | Mereside Primary Academy | £670 per pupil |
| 3 | Armfield Academy | £606 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mereside Primary Academy | £7,120 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £7,065 per pupil |
| 3 | Westminster Primary Academy | £6,653 per pupil |
Utilities
High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mereside Primary Academy | £22 per square metre |
| 2 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £20 per square metre |
Educational ICT
High 1 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery Academy | £18 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mereside Primary Academy | £516 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £506 per pupil |
| 3 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £446 per pupil |
| 4 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £359 per pupil |
| 5 | Armfield Academy | £358 per pupil |
| 6 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £357 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £855 per pupil |
| 2 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £647 per pupil |
| 3 | Garstang Community Academy | £615 per pupil |
| 4 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £487 per pupil |
| 5 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £438 per pupil |
| 6 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £385 per pupil |
Other costs
Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £278 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £258 per pupil |
| 3 | Armfield Academy | £192 per pupil |
| 4 | Montgomery Academy | £189 per pupil |
| 5 | Westminster Primary Academy | £153 per pupil |
| 6 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £129 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Medium 5 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £90 per pupil |
| 2 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £84 per pupil |
| 3 | Garstang Community Academy | £21 per pupil |
| 4 | Armfield Academy | £17 per pupil |
| 5 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £13 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Medium 5 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £53 per square metre |
| 2 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £51 per square metre |
| 3 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £46 per square metre |
| 4 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £41 per square metre |
| 5 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £37 per square metre |
Utilities
Medium 4 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £18 per square metre |
| 2 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £16 per square metre |
| 3 | Westminster Primary Academy | £15 per square metre |
| 4 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £14 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Medium 3 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £6,704 per pupil |
| 2 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £6,604 per pupil |
| 3 | Montgomery Academy | £6,020 per pupil |
Non-educational support staff and services
Medium 2 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £890 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £812 per pupil |
Administrative supplies
Medium 1 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garstang Community Academy | £183 per pupil |
Administrative supplies
Low 9 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £124 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £123 per pupil |
| 3 | Mereside Primary Academy | £105 per pupil |
| 4 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £87 per pupil |
| 5 | Montgomery Academy | £82 per pupil |
| 6 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £77 per pupil |
| 7 | Armfield Academy | £73 per pupil |
| 8 | Westminster Primary Academy | £68 per pupil |
| 9 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £66 per pupil |
Non-educational support staff and services
Low 5 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Aspire Academy | £680 per pupil |
| 2 | Montgomery Academy | £588 per pupil |
| 3 | Westminster Primary Academy | £553 per pupil |
| 4 | Garstang Community Academy | £509 per pupil |
| 5 | Armfield Academy | £509 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Low 5 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mereside Primary Academy | £34 per square metre |
| 2 | Garstang Community Academy | £34 per square metre |
| 3 | Westminster Primary Academy | £32 per square metre |
| 4 | Montgomery Academy | £30 per square metre |
| 5 | Armfield Academy | £27 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Low 4 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armfield Academy | £5,749 per pupil |
| 2 | Garstang Community Academy | £5,227 per pupil |
| 3 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £4,555 per pupil |
| 4 | Hambleton Primary Academy | £4,279 per pupil |
Utilities
Low 4 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westcliff Primary Academy | £14 per square metre |
| 2 | Armfield Academy | £13 per square metre |
| 3 | Montgomery Academy | £12 per square metre |
| 4 | Garstang Community Academy | £7 per square metre |
Educational ICT
Low 4 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster Primary Academy | £53 per pupil |
| 2 | Blackpool Gateway Academy | £51 per pupil |
| 3 | Mereside Primary Academy | £35 per pupil |
| 4 | Unity Academy Blackpool | £28 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Low 1 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster Primary Academy | £318 per pupil |