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.

Utilities

High 5 out of 14 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Broomfields Junior School £40 per square metre
2 Appleton Thorn Primary School £29 per square metre
3 Dallam Community Primary School £25 per square metre
4 Padgate Academy £24 per square metre
5 Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School £22 per square metre

Medium 8 out of 14 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Beamont Collegiate Academy £23 per square metre
2 Great Sankey Primary School £21 per square metre
3 Penketh South Community Primary School £19 per square metre
4 Priestley College £17 per square metre
5 Bridgewater High School £16 per square metre
6 The Sutton Academy £16 per square metre
7 Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School £14 per square metre
8 Penketh High School £14 per square metre