Rosewood School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £86k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Dudley · Not applicable · Community special school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£20k | £98k | 47 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£79k | £19k | 49 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£150k | £169k | 50 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£12k | £157k | 51 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£75k | £82k | 51 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£21k | £103k | 54 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£10k | £114k | 49 |
2025-26 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£28k | £86k | 48 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 50% of them. It spends £53,397 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £38,635.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £31,031 | £14,842 | £13,230–£17,944 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £3,674 | £7,596 | £5,502–£11,967 |
Supply staff | £2,676 | £1,375 | £160–£3,583 |
Admin and clerical | £2,240 | £1,615 | £1,118–£2,799 |
Premises | £3,212 | £1,993 | £1,386–£2,573 |
Energy | £889 | £569 | £409–£745 |
Learning resources & ICT | £3,310 | £1,755 | £850–£2,758 |
Bought-in services | £2,185 | £1,283 | £398–£2,608 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- River Tees Academy Grangetown Large reserves
- Wolverdene Special School Large reserves
- Brunel School Heading for deficit
- Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke Healthy
- Falconer School In deficit
- Green Gates Academy Large reserves
- Phoenix Academy Tight
- Gilbert Ward Academy Large reserves
- Venture Academy In deficit
- Vermont School In deficit
- Lime Hills Academy Tight
- Sunrise Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £52,064 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.7m | £36,314 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £42k | £872 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £36k | £746 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £31,031 a pupil, against a typical £14,842 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £3,310 a pupil, against a typical £1,755 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £3,212 a pupil, against a typical £1,993 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £889 a pupil, against a typical £569 for similar schools. What's behind that?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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