Gosforth East Middle School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £189k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Newcastle upon Tyne · Middle deemed secondary · Foundation 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 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£57k | £116k | 512 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£104k | £220k | 513 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£150k | £370k | 513 |
2021-22 | £2.8m | £2.9m | -£99k | £271k | 515 |
2022-23 | £3.1m | £3.2m | -£87k | £185k | 512 |
2023-24 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£6k | £191k | 535 |
2024-25 | £3.7m | £3.7m | -£57k | £134k | 556 |
2025-26 | £3.9m | £3.8m | +£54k | £189k | 557 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 33% of them. It spends £6,904 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,259.
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 | £3,976 | £4,034 | £3,712–£4,400 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £472 | £702 | £585–£953 |
Supply staff | £108 | £107 | £66–£207 |
Admin and clerical | £199 | £403 | £265–£542 |
Premises | £6 | £336 | £266–£456 |
Energy | £0 | £112 | £96–£164 |
Learning resources & ICT | £663 | £493 | £391–£583 |
Bought-in services | £1,114 | £100 | £61–£145 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Fulbrook School Large reserves
- Settle College Large reserves
- Church Stretton School Large reserves
- Walton Priory Middle School Large reserves
- Scissett Middle School Large reserves
- Marlwood School Large reserves
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Heading for deficit
- St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill Healthy
- Codsall Middle School In deficit
- Stour Valley Community School Heading for deficit
- The Trinity School Large reserves
- Fairfield High School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.5m | £6,273 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £78k | £139 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £140k | £252 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £406k | £729 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £1,114 a pupil, against a typical £100 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £663 a pupil, against a typical £493 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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