BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST: academy finances
35 academies with a full-year return, 1 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: 1 of 8 academies in deficit
- 2019-20: 0 of 18 academies in deficit
- 2020-21: 0 of 18 academies in deficit
- 2021-22: 0 of 29 academies in deficit
- 2022-23: 1 of 35 academies in deficit
- 2023-24: 4 of 35 academies in deficit
- 2024-25: 1 of 35 academies in deficit
in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)
In 2023-24 the trust spent £336 per pupil centrally (cash), money that is not counted in its academies' own spending, or £355 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In deficit | -£88k -£421 per pupil | £1.2m £5,486 per pupil | £1.3m £6,086 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £2k £10 per pupil | ||
Heading for deficit | +£19k +£281 per pupil | £566k £8,324 per pupil | £605k £8,897 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Tight | +£2k +£15 per pupil | £1.1m £8,846 per pupil | £1.2m £9,369 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Tight | +£31k +£201 per pupil | £1.1m £7,125 per pupil | £1.2m £7,556 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£52k +£230 per pupil | £1.6m £6,918 per pupil | £1.5m £6,575 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £4 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£158k +£646 per pupil | £2.6m £10,783 per pupil | £2.7m £11,148 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£51k +£424 per pupil | £862k £7,183 per pupil | £922k £7,683 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£88k +£481 per pupil | £1.3m £7,339 per pupil | £1.2m £6,481 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £5 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£79k +£560 per pupil | £1.0m £7,106 per pupil | £1.0m £7,218 per pupil | £2k £11 per pupil | £11 | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£200k +£576 per pupil | £2.2m £6,427 per pupil | £2.0m £5,902 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£187k +£616 per pupil | £1.9m £6,389 per pupil | £2.0m £6,514 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£109k +£709 per pupil | £1.1m £7,440 per pupil | £1.2m £7,948 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£150k +£709 per pupil | £1.6m £7,376 per pupil | £1.5m £6,974 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 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