ASCENSION CATHOLIC 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.

Non-educational support staff and services

High 3 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £1,162 per pupil
2 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £987 per pupil
3 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £968 per pupil

Premises staff and services

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £65 per square metre
2 St Paul's Catholic College £63 per square metre

Teaching and Teaching support staff

High 2 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £6,306 per pupil
2 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £54 per pupil

Administrative supplies

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £219 per pupil

Other costs

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £219 per pupil

Utilities

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's Catholic College £21 per square metre

Educational ICT

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £0 per pupil

Educational supplies

High 1 out of 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £0 per pupil

Educational ICT

Medium 5 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £71 per pupil
2 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £45 per pupil
3 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £36 per pupil
4 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £27 per pupil
5 St Paul's Catholic College £16 per pupil

Administrative supplies

Medium 4 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's Catholic College £213 per pupil
2 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £204 per pupil
3 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £199 per pupil
4 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £174 per pupil

Utilities

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £16 per square metre
2 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £15 per square metre
3 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £15 per square metre

Educational supplies

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's Catholic College £401 per pupil
2 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £270 per pupil
3 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £245 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Medium 3 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £57 per square metre
2 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £41 per square metre
3 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £39 per square metre

Non-educational support staff and services

Medium 2 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's Catholic College £917 per pupil
2 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £761 per pupil

Other costs

Medium 2 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's Catholic College £139 per pupil
2 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £119 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Medium 1 out of 6 schools in the medium RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £112 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

Low 5 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £203 per pupil
2 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £185 per pupil
3 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £162 per pupil
4 St Paul's Catholic College £46 per pupil
5 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £0 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

Low 4 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Paul's Catholic College £5,028 per pupil
2 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £4,369 per pupil
3 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £4,207 per pupil
4 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £4,154 per pupil

Other costs

Low 3 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £100 per pupil
2 St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery £92 per pupil
3 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £8 per pupil

Educational supplies

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School £572 per pupil
2 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School £172 per pupil

Utilities

Low 2 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School £15 per square metre
2 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £0 per square metre

Administrative supplies

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £43 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £427 per pupil

Premises staff and services

Low 1 out of 6 schools in the low RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School £2 per square metre