West Oaks School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £794k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Leeds · 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 | £5.6m | £5.1m | +£414k | £580k | 278 |
2019-20 | £6.0m | £5.7m | +£319k | £899k | 293 |
2020-21 | £6.0m | £5.8m | +£263k | £1.2m | 301 |
2021-22 | £7.0m | £6.9m | +£113k | £1.3m | 357 |
2022-23 | £8.1m | £8.6m | -£518k | £756k | 410 |
2023-24 | £9.6m | £10.4m | -£786k | -£30k | 444 |
2024-25 | £11.5m | £11.8m | -£271k | -£300k | 488 |
2025-26 | £13.2m | £12.1m | +£1.1m | £794k | 503 |
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 47% of them. It spends £24,024 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £26,056.
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 | £7,128 | £10,121 | £9,037–£11,738 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £7,839 | £9,398 | £7,063–£10,616 |
Supply staff | £0 | £640 | £142–£1,626 |
Admin and clerical | £674 | £1,157 | £896–£1,531 |
Premises | £1,267 | £1,178 | £844–£1,626 |
Energy | £395 | £345 | £228–£492 |
Learning resources & ICT | £477 | £814 | £557–£1,107 |
Bought-in services | £5,259 | £406 | £230–£1,007 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Market Field School Large reserves
- Linwood School In deficit
- Severndale Specialist Academy Healthy
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley Large reserves
- Ellesmere College Healthy
- Silverwood School Tight
- Castle Hill High School Healthy
- Bradfields Academy Large reserves
- John Jamieson School In deficit
- Arbour Vale School Large reserves
- The Beacon Folkestone Healthy
- Crowdys Hill School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £13.1m | £26,063 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £5.9m | £11,652 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £250k | £497 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £109k | £217 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF WEST OAKS SCHOOL (charity 516188, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £3k | £6k |
2024-08 | £1k | £100 |
2023-08 | £2k | £8k |
2022-08 | £2k | £0 |
2021-08 | £1k | £0 |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £5,259 a pupil, against a typical £406 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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