LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED: academy finances
7 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: 3 of 7 academies in deficit
- 2019-20: 0 of 7 academies in deficit
- 2020-21: 0 of 7 academies in deficit
- 2021-22: 0 of 7 academies in deficit
- 2022-23: 0 of 7 academies in deficit
- 2023-24: 0 of 7 academies in deficit
- 2024-25: 0 of 7 academies in deficit
On average, academy trusts spent £510 per pupil centrally in 2023–24, money that is not counted in their individual schools' own spending. (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 | +£1.7m +£604 per pupil | £20.1m £7,194 per pupil | £21.9m £7,844 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Heading for deficit | +£286k +£604 per pupil | £3.1m £6,465 per pupil | £4.1m £8,696 per pupil | Had a registered PTA until 2019 | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£833k +£604 per pupil | £11.3m £8,227 per pupil | £10.8m £7,828 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£538k +£604 per pupil | £7.0m £7,839 per pupil | £7.5m £8,384 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £1 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£614k +£604 per pupil | £8.2m £8,047 per pupil | £7.3m £7,215 per pupil | Had a registered PTA until 2006 | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£586k +£604 per pupil | £7.3m £7,528 per pupil | £7.6m £7,879 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £6k £6 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£221k +£604 per pupil | £2.5m £6,819 per pupil | £2.3m £6,370 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