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The Pioneer Academy

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This trust has 17 schools. At the time of the 2022 / 2023 financial submission there were 16 schools in scope for financial benchmarking. Post 16 academies are included for distribution purposes, but cannot be benchmarked.

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Data for academies in a MAT includes an apportioned share of MAT central finance on a pro-rata basis using FTE pupil numbers.

Expenditure

£37.49m

Income

£37.22m

In-year balance

-£272k

Revenue reserve

£1.02m

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  • Education support staff
  • Admin. and clerical staff
  • Other staff costs
  • Premises costs
  • Educational supplies
  • Energy
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  • Belvedere Infant School
  • Belvedere Junior School
  • Broadmead Primary School
  • Burnt Oak Junior School
  • Chatsworth Infant School
  • Downe Primary School
  • Edenbridge Primary School
  • Halstead Community Primary School
  • Holland Junior School
  • Hollington Primary School
  • Moulsecoomb Primary School
  • Red Hill Primary School
  • South Norwood Primary
  • Stewart Fleming Primary School
  • The Crescent Primary School
  • West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
  • Woodcote Primary School

Compare schools in this trust

  • Belvedere Infant School
  • Belvedere Junior School
  • Broadmead Primary School
  • Burnt Oak Junior School
  • Chatsworth Infant School
  • Crescent Primary School
  • Downe Primary School has data from a period less than 12 months
  • Edenbridge Primary School
  • Halstead Community Primary School
  • Holland Junior School
  • Moulsecoomb Primary School
  • Red Hill Primary School
  • South Norwood Primary
  • Stewart Fleming Primary School
  • West Blatchington Primary And Nursery School has data from a period less than 12 months
  • Woodcote Primary School

School year Date Event Organisation
2010/2011 01/08/2011 Joined trust Stewart Fleming Primary School
2012/2013 01/04/2013 Joined trust Belvedere Junior School
2014/2015 01/07/2015 Joined trust Burnt Oak Junior School
2016/2017 01/09/2016 Joined trust Chatsworth Infant School
01/09/2016 Joined trust Red Hill Primary School
01/04/2017 Joined trust Broadmead Primary School
2017/2018 01/07/2018 Joined trust Edenbridge Primary School
2018/2019 01/09/2018 Joined trust The South Norwood Academy
01/09/2018 Joined trust South Norwood Primary
12/09/2018 Left trust The South Norwood Academy
2019/2020 01/09/2019 Joined trust The Crescent Primary School
01/09/2019 Joined trust Belvedere Infant School
2020/2021 01/11/2020 Joined trust Woodcote Primary School
2021/2022 01/11/2021 Joined trust Moulsecoomb Primary School
01/03/2022 Joined trust Halstead Community Primary School
01/04/2022 Joined trust Holland Junior School
2022/2023 01/01/2023 Joined trust Downe Primary School
Companies House number:
7691324

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Total expenditure

2022/2023
£37.49m
Absolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£0£20m£40m00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£37.49m
Total expenditure
Year Amount
2018/2019 £17,269,000
2019/2020 £21,593,000
2020/2021 £26,797,000
2021/2022 £32,152,000
2022/2023 £37,492,000

Staff total

2022/2023
£27.32m
Absolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£8m£16m£24m£32m00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£27.32m
Staff total
Year Amount
2018/2019 £13,175,000
2019/2020 £17,074,000
2020/2021 £20,695,000
2021/2022 £23,432,000
2022/2023 £27,321,000

Premises total

2022/2023
£3.83m
Absolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£1.8m£2.7m£3.6m£4.5m00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£3.83m
Premises total
Year Amount
2018/2019 £2,567,000
2019/2020 £2,533,000
2020/2021 £2,174,000
2021/2022 £3,631,000
2022/2023 £3,833,000

Occupation total

More about occupation total
These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
2022/2023
£2.61m
Absolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£800k£1.6m£2.4m£3.2m00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£2.61m
Occupation total
Year Amount
2018/2019 £1,171,000
2019/2020 £1,375,000
2020/2021 £1,678,000
2021/2022 £1,953,000
2022/2023 £2,611,000

Supplies and services total

2022/2023
£3.73m
Absolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£1m£2m£3m£4m00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£3.73m
Supplies and services total
Year Amount
2018/2019 £1,808,000
2019/2020 £1,793,000
2020/2021 £2,250,000
2021/2022 £3,136,000
2022/2023 £3,727,000

Interest charges for loans and banking

More about interest charges for loans and banking

This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received
2022/2023
£0
No dataNo dataAbsolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£000.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£0
Interest charges for loans and banking
Year Amount
2018/2019 No data
2019/2020 No data
2020/2021 £0
2021/2022 £0
2022/2023 £0

Cost of finance total

2022/2023
£0
No dataNo dataNo dataAbsolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23-£1.6m-£1.4m-£1.2m-£1m00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£0
Cost of finance total
Year Amount
2018/2019 -£1,452,000
2019/2020 -£1,182,000
2020/2021 No data
2021/2022 No data
2022/2023 No data

Special facilities total

More about special facilities total

This includes:

  • swimming pools and sports centres
  • boarding provision
  • rural studies and farm units
  • payments by your school to another school for the benefit of pupils at the other school
  • pupil inter-site travel, eg moving between sites
  • expenses relating to before and after school clubs
  • delegated home to school transport
  • indirect employee expenses and agency staff expenses relating to a special facility
  • purchase of trading items for re-sale, eg school uniforms, books, stationery
  • donations paid by the school to a charity
  • community education with a benefit to the pupils at the school

It excludes:

  • staff costs associated with managing and supporting the special facility for directly employed staff
  • staff teaching in the special facility
  • school trips
  • residential special schools
  • any community-focused expenditure
2022/2023
£0
Absolute total (Central financing - Trust and academies) 2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23£000.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.912018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
2022/2023
£0
Special facilities total
Year Amount
2018/2019 £0
2019/2020 £0
2020/2021 £0
2021/2022 £0
2022/2023 £0
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