THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST: academy finances
15 academies with a full-year return, 6 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 12 academies in deficit
- 2019-20: 0 of 12 academies in deficit
- 2020-21: 0 of 12 academies in deficit
- 2021-22: 0 of 14 academies in deficit
- 2022-23: 0 of 14 academies in deficit
- 2023-24: 5 of 14 academies in deficit
- 2024-25: 6 of 15 academies in deficit
in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)
In 2023-24 the trust spent £358 per pupil centrally (cash), money that is not counted in its academies' own spending, or £378 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 | -£279k -£1,532 per pupil | £986k £5,418 per pupil | £1.2m £6,621 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £11k £60 per pupil | ||
In deficit | -£178k -£1,287 per pupil | £803k £5,798 per pupil | £974k £7,032 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £6k £43 per pupil | ||
In deficit | -£249k -£1,128 per pupil | £1.3m £6,005 per pupil | £1.3m £6,054 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £5k £23 per pupil | ||
In deficit | -£100k -£511 per pupil | £1.3m £6,776 per pupil | £1.4m £6,995 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £6k £31 per pupil | ||
In deficit | -£77k -£363 per pupil | £1.4m £6,794 per pupil | £1.3m £6,241 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £2k £9 per pupil | ||
In deficit | -£62k -£307 per pupil | £1.3m £6,542 per pupil | £1.4m £6,756 per pupil | £15k £73 per pupil matched with lower confidence | £73 | £2k £10 per pupil | ||
Tight | +£14k +£111 per pupil | £908k £7,206 per pupil | £867k £6,881 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £8 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£33k +£304 per pupil | £837k £7,750 per pupil | £775k £7,176 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £6k £56 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£382k +£501 per pupil | £6.1m £7,946 per pupil | £5.9m £7,687 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £16k £21 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£165k +£532 per pupil | £1.8m £5,952 per pupil | £1.8m £5,687 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £3k £10 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£157k +£708 per pupil | £1.4m £6,239 per pupil | £1.3m £5,860 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £3k £14 per pupil | ||
Large reserves | +£153k +£738 per pupil | £1.2m £5,614 per pupil | £1.2m £5,705 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £6k £29 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