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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

    -£862,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £4,444,000

  • Academies

    14

Spending focus for this trust

  • 22

    High

  • 34

    Medium

  • 8

    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 6 high, 2 medium and 0 low for Administrative supplies
Catering staff and supplies 4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Catering staff and supplies
Educational ICT 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Educational ICT
Educational supplies 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Educational supplies
Utilities 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Utilities
Teaching and Teaching support staff 2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Teaching and Teaching support staff
Premises staff and services 1 high, 7 medium and 0 low for Premises staff and services
Non-educational support staff and services 0 high, 5 medium and 3 low for Non-educational support staff and services

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School 4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Richard Coates Church of England Primary School
Belsay Primary School 4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Belsay Primary School
Ponteland Primary School 2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Ponteland Primary School
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Darras Hall Primary School 1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for Darras Hall Primary School
Branton Primary School and Nursery Status unavailable
Ellingham Church of England Primary School Status unavailable
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School Status unavailable
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School Status unavailable
Shilbottle Primary School Status unavailable
Swansfield Park Primary School Status unavailable
Secondary schools in this trust
Secondary schools Status
The Duchess's Community High School 4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for The Duchess's Community High School
John Spence Community High School 3 high, 5 medium and 0 low for John Spence Community High School
Ponteland High School 3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Ponteland High School

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