UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST: academy finances
14 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 13 academies in deficit
- 2019-20: 2 of 13 academies in deficit
- 2020-21: 1 of 13 academies in deficit
- 2021-22: 2 of 14 academies in deficit
- 2022-23: 0 of 14 academies in deficit
- 2023-24: 0 of 14 academies in deficit
- 2024-25: 0 of 14 academies in deficit
in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)
In 2023-24 the trust spent £348 per pupil centrally (cash), money that is not counted in its academies' own spending, or £368 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy | +£176k +£409 per pupil | £3.8m £8,743 per pupil | £3.1m £7,173 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £4k £9 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£42k +£409 per pupil | £810k £7,864 per pupil | £784k £7,612 per pupil | £20k £199 per pupil | £199 | £16k £155 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£361k +£409 per pupil | £7.0m £7,925 per pupil | £5.6m £6,325 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £6k £7 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£272k +£409 per pupil | £5.0m £7,536 per pupil | £4.0m £6,011 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £33k £50 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£115k +£409 per pupil | £2.1m £7,330 per pupil | £1.7m £5,954 per pupil | Had a registered PTA until 2010 | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£168k +£409 per pupil | £2.8m £6,827 per pupil | £2.5m £6,046 per pupil | £9k £23 per pupil | £23 | £7k £17 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£101k +£409 per pupil | £1.6m £6,302 per pupil | £1.5m £6,012 per pupil | Had a registered PTA until 2010 | — | £0 £0 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£170k +£409 per pupil | £2.6m £6,340 per pupil | £2.2m £5,311 per pupil | £8k | — | £1k £2 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£104k +£409 per pupil | £1.5m £6,004 per pupil | £987k £3,901 per pupil | £4k £16 per pupil | £16 | £3k £12 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£113k +£409 per pupil | £1.8m £6,321 per pupil | £1.4m £4,874 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £4 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£253k +£409 per pupil | £3.7m £6,034 per pupil | £3.2m £5,152 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £9k £15 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£191k +£409 per pupil | £2.7m £5,773 per pupil | £2.3m £5,019 per pupil | £9k £20 per pupil | £20 | £8k £17 per pupil | ||
Healthy | +£177k +£409 per pupil | £2.5m £5,806 per pupil | £2.1m £4,825 per pupil | No registered parents' association found | — | £1k £2 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