MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY 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.

Educational supplies

High 3 out of 3 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lakeside Primary School £122 per pupil
2 Flax Hill Junior Academy £113 per pupil
3 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £73 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 1 out of 3 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Flax Hill Junior Academy £64 per square metre

Educational ICT

High 1 out of 3 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lakeside Primary School £97 per pupil

Administrative supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £238 per pupil
2 Lakeside Primary School £180 per pupil
3 Flax Hill Junior Academy £140 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £500 per pupil
2 Lakeside Primary School £291 per pupil
3 Flax Hill Junior Academy £252 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £7,015 per pupil
2 Lakeside Primary School £4,858 per pupil
3 Flax Hill Junior Academy £4,045 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 2 out of 3 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £183 per pupil
2 Flax Hill Junior Academy £83 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 2 out of 3 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £61 per square metre
2 Lakeside Primary School £54 per square metre

Utilities

Medium 1 out of 3 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Flax Hill Junior Academy £18 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £474 per pupil
2 Flax Hill Junior Academy £389 per pupil
3 Lakeside Primary School £306 per pupil

Other costs

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £73 per pupil
2 Lakeside Primary School £56 per pupil
3 Flax Hill Junior Academy £53 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 3 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy £15 per square metre
2 Lakeside Primary School £11 per square metre