THE LINK EDUCATION 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 6 schools in the high RAG rating range

Rank School Expenditure
1 Springwood Primary School £540 per pupil
2 Irlam Primary School £123 per pupil
3 Grosvenor Road Primary School £89 per pupil

Utilities

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £47 per square metre
2 Irlam Primary School £26 per square metre
3 Wharton Primary School £26 per square metre

Educational supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £2,797 per pupil
2 Wharton Primary School £431 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Brindley Community Primary School £403 per pupil

Administrative supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £1,678 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £3,360 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £33,596 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wharton Primary School £781 per pupil
2 James Brindley Community Primary School £649 per pupil
3 Grosvenor Road Primary School £622 per pupil
4 Irlam Primary School £498 per pupil

Premises staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wharton Primary School £63 per square metre
2 Irlam Primary School £57 per square metre
3 Springwood Primary School £55 per square metre
4 James Brindley Community Primary School £48 per square metre

Administrative supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Irlam Primary School £164 per pupil
2 James Brindley Community Primary School £159 per pupil
3 Grosvenor Road Primary School £138 per pupil

Utilities

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Springwood Primary School £25 per square metre
2 James Brindley Community Primary School £23 per square metre
3 Grosvenor Road Primary School £14 per square metre

Educational ICT

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £229 per pupil
2 Wharton Primary School £103 per pupil
3 James Brindley Community Primary School £73 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £810 per pupil
2 Springwood Primary School £503 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wharton Primary School £6,315 per pupil

Educational supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 James Brindley Community Primary School £331 per pupil

Other costs

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £333 per pupil
2 Springwood Primary School £180 per pupil
3 Wharton Primary School £68 per pupil
4 James Brindley Community Primary School £67 per pupil
5 Irlam Primary School £62 per pupil
6 Grosvenor Road Primary School £59 per pupil

Teaching and Teaching support staff

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Springwood Primary School £21,907 per pupil
2 Grosvenor Road Primary School £4,820 per pupil
3 Irlam Primary School £4,512 per pupil
4 James Brindley Community Primary School £4,424 per pupil

Catering staff and supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Wharton Primary School £280 per pupil
2 Grosvenor Road Primary School £216 per pupil
3 Irlam Primary School £183 per pupil

Educational supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Springwood Primary School £486 per pupil
2 Irlam Primary School £277 per pupil
3 Grosvenor Road Primary School £232 per pupil

Premises staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre £60 per square metre
2 Grosvenor Road Primary School £19 per square metre

Administrative supplies

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Springwood Primary School £270 per pupil
2 Wharton Primary School £103 per pupil

Non-educational support staff and services

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

Rank School Expenditure
1 Springwood Primary School £1,498 per pupil