THE FORGE 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.

Premises staff and services

High 1 out of 8 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £57 per square metre

Educational supplies

High 1 out of 8 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Parkgate Academy £333 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 1 out of 8 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Parkgate Academy £5,568 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 7 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £947 per pupil
2 The St Augustine's Academy £792 per pupil
3 The Forest View Academy £783 per pupil
4 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £774 per pupil
5 The West Park Academy £710 per pupil
6 The Parkgate Academy £692 per pupil
7 The Python Hill Academy £554 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 5 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £183 per pupil
2 The West Park Academy £140 per pupil
3 The Parkgate Academy £125 per pupil
4 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £123 per pupil
5 The Python Hill Academy £120 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 5 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £183 per pupil
2 The Parkgate Academy £134 per pupil
3 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £133 per pupil
4 The St Augustine's Academy £112 per pupil
5 The West Park Academy £95 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 5 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Parkgate Academy £17 per square metre
2 The Python Hill Academy £16 per square metre
3 The St Augustine's Academy £16 per square metre
4 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £15 per square metre
5 The Forest View Academy £14 per square metre

Premises staff and services

Medium 5 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Python Hill Academy £63 per square metre
2 The Forest View Academy £61 per square metre
3 The Parkgate Academy £52 per square metre
4 The Marton Academy £50 per square metre
5 The St Augustine's Academy £48 per square metre

Educational supplies

Medium 4 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £348 per pupil
2 The Forest View Academy £326 per pupil
3 The Python Hill Academy £323 per pupil
4 The West Park Academy £274 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 4 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The West Park Academy £389 per pupil
2 The Parkgate Academy £362 per pupil
3 The Python Hill Academy £309 per pupil
4 The Marton Academy £265 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 3 out of 8 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £5,425 per pupil
2 The St Augustine's Academy £4,735 per pupil
3 The West Park Academy £4,677 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 7 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £44 per pupil
2 The Forest View Academy £34 per pupil
3 The Parkgate Academy £34 per pupil
4 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £28 per pupil
5 The West Park Academy £28 per pupil
6 The Python Hill Academy £20 per pupil
7 The St Augustine's Academy £19 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 3 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £279 per pupil
2 The Forest View Academy £241 per pupil
3 The St Augustine's Academy £217 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 3 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Forest View Academy £5,010 per pupil
2 The Sir Donald Bailey Academy £4,914 per pupil
3 The Python Hill Academy £4,519 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Low 2 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Forest View Academy £129 per pupil
2 The St Augustine's Academy £121 per pupil

Other costs

Low 2 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Forest View Academy £91 per pupil
2 The Python Hill Academy £87 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £15 per square metre
2 The West Park Academy £12 per square metre

Educational supplies

Low 2 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Marton Academy £394 per pupil
2 The St Augustine's Academy £224 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 8 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The West Park Academy £38 per square metre