COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 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.

Non-educational support staff and services

High 4 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Waterside Academy £1,926 per pupil
2 The Excelsior Academy £1,691 per pupil
3 Haggerston School £1,616 per pupil
4 University Technical College Norfolk £1,487 per pupil

Utilities

High 3 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Excelsior Academy £28 per square metre
2 Haggerston School £28 per square metre
3 Waterside Academy £22 per square metre

Premises staff and services

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Haggerston School £79 per square metre
2 University Technical College Norfolk £54 per square metre

Administrative supplies

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Waterside Academy £635 per pupil
2 Cumberland Community School £468 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Excelsior Academy £501 per pupil

Other costs

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Cumberland Community School £1,856 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Haggerston School £7,890 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 5 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Waterside Academy £381 per pupil
2 Cumberland Community School £285 per pupil
3 Haggerston School £252 per pupil
4 Forest Gate Community School £226 per pupil
5 University Technical College Norfolk £166 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 University Technical College Norfolk £690 per pupil
2 The Excelsior Academy £388 per pupil
3 Forest Gate Community School £315 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Excelsior Academy £113 per pupil
2 Haggerston School £105 per pupil
3 Cumberland Community School £69 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Forest Gate Community School £42 per square metre
2 The Excelsior Academy £29 per square metre
3 Cumberland Community School £23 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Waterside Academy £7,933 per pupil
2 The Excelsior Academy £7,409 per pupil
3 University Technical College Norfolk £6,676 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Haggerston School £217 per pupil
2 University Technical College Norfolk £189 per pupil
3 Waterside Academy £165 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 2 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Cumberland Community School £1,300 per pupil
2 Forest Gate Community School £1,078 per pupil

Educational supplies

Medium 1 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Excelsior Academy £359 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 1 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Forest Gate Community School £17 per square metre

Educational supplies

Low 5 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 University Technical College Norfolk £608 per pupil
2 Haggerston School £500 per pupil
3 Forest Gate Community School £491 per pupil
4 Cumberland Community School £465 per pupil
5 Waterside Academy £460 per pupil

Educational ICT

Low 3 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 University Technical College Norfolk £71 per pupil
2 Forest Gate Community School £68 per pupil
3 Waterside Academy £58 per pupil

Other costs

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 The Excelsior Academy £120 per pupil
2 Forest Gate Community School £113 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 University Technical College Norfolk £12 per square metre
2 Cumberland Community School £0 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Cumberland Community School £6,359 per pupil
2 Forest Gate Community School £6,151 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Waterside Academy £33 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Haggerston School £158 per pupil