THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

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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.

  • In year balance

    £153,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £3,481,000

  • Academies

    14

Spending focus for this trust

  • 38

    High

  • 38

    Medium

  • 28

    Low

High, medium and low refers to the RAG rating given to cost categories where spending is significantly more or less than similar trusts.

Cost categories
Category Sum of High/Medium/Low focus school cost categories
Administrative supplies 11 high, 2 medium and 0 low for Administrative supplies
Premises staff and services 9 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Premises staff and services
Utilities 5 high, 8 medium and 0 low for Utilities
Non-educational support staff and services 4 high, 6 medium and 3 low for Non-educational support staff and services
Educational supplies 3 high, 7 medium and 3 low for Educational supplies
Educational ICT 3 high, 6 medium and 4 low for Educational ICT
Teaching and Teaching support staff 3 high, 5 medium and 5 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Catering staff and supplies 0 high, 0 medium and 13 low for Catering staff and supplies

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Schools in this trust

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

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