ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST: academy finances
9 academies with a full-year return, 0 of them in deficit at their latest return. A trust can move money between its academies, so an academy shown in deficit may be supported by the trust as a whole.
Most of a school's money pays for staff, so deficits usually build up when pay and other costs rise faster than funding, or when pupil numbers fall and the money that comes with each pupil goes too. What helps: a recovery plan agreed with the council or trust that brings the budget back into balance over a few years, regular forecasts that governors check, and early conversations about pupil numbers and special needs funding.
- 2018-19: 0 of 9 academies in deficit
- 2019-20: 0 of 9 academies in deficit
- 2020-21: 0 of 9 academies in deficit
- 2021-22: 0 of 9 academies in deficit
- 2022-23: 1 of 9 academies in deficit
- 2023-24: 0 of 9 academies in deficit
- 2024-25: 0 of 9 academies in deficit
in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)
In 2023-24 the trust spent £106 per pupil centrally (cash), money that is not counted in its academies' own spending, or £112 in 2025–26 prices. The IFS average for all trusts in 2023-24 was £510 per pupil, in 2025–26 prices (IFS, p.56).
Figures are each school's latest full-year return, total with the per-pupil figure beside it. PTA income is the school's share of its registered parents' association's latest return, in the school year that return falls in. Where no registered parents' association was found, the school may still have one: charities with an income of £5,000 or less need not register.
| School | Status | Reserve | Government funding | Spending | PTA income | PTA per pupil | Donations | Reserve per pupil trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heading for deficit | +£70k +£151 per pupil | £2.5m £5,397 per pupil | £3.0m £6,393 per pupil | £15k £32 per pupil | £32 | £194k £419 per pupil | ||
Heading for deficit | +£71k +£387 per pupil | £1.2m £6,546 per pupil | £1.4m £7,399 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £92k £503 per pupil | ||
Heading for deficit | +£860k +£712 per pupil | £8.6m £7,121 per pupil | £10.1m £8,344 per pupil | £6k £5 per pupil | £5 | £427k £353 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£149k +£663 per pupil | £1.4m £6,031 per pupil | £1.5m £6,637 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £102k £454 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£279k +£662 per pupil | £2.2m £5,180 per pupil | £2.4m £5,799 per pupil | £24k £57 per pupil | £57 | £168k £398 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£283k +£1,539 per pupil | £1.1m £6,038 per pupil | £1.3m £6,902 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £85k £462 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£685k +£1,638 per pupil | £2.6m £6,172 per pupil | £2.7m £6,466 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £153k £366 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£415k +£1,997 per pupil | £1.4m £6,582 per pupil | £1.5m £7,120 per pupil | £7k £35 per pupil | £35 | £95k £457 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£1.3m +£2,821 per pupil | £2.9m £6,472 per pupil | £3.1m £6,912 per pupil | Registered, no income filed yet | — | £136k £306 per pupil |
Sources: DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool data (CFR returns for council-run schools, April to March; academy accounts returns, September to August), Get Information about Schools, DfE section 251 outturn (DSG balances), the Charity Commission register and the IFS annual report on education spending in England 2025–26 (IFS figures in 2025–26 prices, November 2025 deflator). Open Government Licence v3.0. Check at source: DfE benchmarking for this trust. How these figures are worked out