THE LINK EDUCATION 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

    -£431,000

  • Revenue reserve

    £685,000

  • Academies

    6

Spending focus for this trust

  • 12

    High

  • 21

    Medium

  • 15

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

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Schools in this trust

Primary schools in this trust
Primary schools Status
Wharton Primary School 2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Wharton Primary School
Irlam Primary School 2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Irlam Primary School
James Brindley Community Primary School 1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for James Brindley Community Primary School
Grosvenor Road Primary School 1 high, 3 medium and 4 low for Grosvenor Road Primary School
Special in this trust
Special Status
Springwood Primary School 1 high, 3 medium and 4 low for Springwood Primary School
Alternative provision in this trust
Alternative provision Status
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre 5 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre

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