THE CHALLENGE 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 ICT

High 3 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank	School	Expenditure
1	Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School	£184 per pupil
2	Broomfields Junior School	£17 per pupil
3	Penketh South Community Primary School	£7 per pupil

Medium 5 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank	School	Expenditure
1	Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School	£98 per pupil
2	Beamont Collegiate Academy	£32 per pupil
3	Penketh High School	£26 per pupil
4	Appleton Thorn Primary School	£18 per pupil
5	Great Sankey Primary School	£9 per pupil

Low 5 out of 14 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank	School	Expenditure
1	Padgate Academy	£57 per pupil
2	Bridgewater High School	£36 per pupil
3	Dallam Community Primary School	£35 per pupil
4	The Sutton Academy	£33 per pupil
5	Priestley College	£25 per pupil