THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

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This trust's data covers the financial year September 2023 to August 2024 academies accounts return (AAR).

Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.

  • In year balance

    £9,600,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £2,470,000

  • Number of academies

    12

Spending priorities for this trust

  • 22

    High priority costs

  • 45

    Medium priority costs

  • 21

    Low priority costs

Cost categories
Category Sum of High/Medium/Low priority school cost categories
Utilities 6 high, 5 medium and 0 low priorities for Utilities
Catering staff and supplies 5 high, 2 medium and 4 low priorities for Catering staff and supplies
Educational ICT 4 high, 7 medium and 0 low priorities for Educational ICT
Premises staff and services 4 high, 5 medium and 2 low priorities for Premises staff and services
Educational supplies 1 high, 6 medium and 4 low priorities for Educational supplies
Non-educational support staff and services 1 high, 6 medium and 4 low priorities for Non-educational support staff and services
Teaching and Teaching support staff 1 high, 5 medium and 5 low priorities for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Administrative supplies 0 high, 9 medium and 2 low priorities for Administrative supplies

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Appleton Thorn Primary School 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low priorities for Appleton Thorn Primary School
Great Sankey Primary School 3 high, 3 medium and 2 low priorities for Great Sankey Primary School
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School 3 high, 2 medium and 3 low priorities for Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School
Penketh South Community Primary School 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low priorities for Penketh South Community Primary School
Broomfields Junior School 1 high, 5 medium and 2 low priorities for Broomfields Junior School
Dallam Community Primary School Status unavailable
Secondary schools in this trust
Secondary schools Status
Beamont Collegiate Academy 4 high, 4 medium and 0 low priorities for Beamont Collegiate Academy
Padgate Academy 2 high, 4 medium and 2 low priorities for Padgate Academy
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low priorities for Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Bridgewater High School 1 high, 5 medium and 2 low priorities for Bridgewater High School
Penketh High School 1 high, 3 medium and 4 low priorities for Penketh High School
Post 16 in this trust
Post 16 Status
Priestley College 1 high, 4 medium and 3 low priorities for Priestley College

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