Calthorpe Park School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £400k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · Secondary · Community 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 | £6.5m | £6.6m | -£89k | £86k | 1,248 |
2019-20 | £7.0m | £6.9m | +£91k | £177k | 1,316 |
2020-21 | £7.5m | £6.9m | +£547k | £724k | 1,329 |
2021-22 | £8.0m | £7.7m | +£283k | £1.0m | 1,435 |
2022-23 | £9.1m | £9.2m | -£139k | £868k | 1,530 |
2023-24 | £10.3m | £10.7m | -£327k | £541k | 1,593 |
2024-25 | £11.5m | £11.8m | -£351k | £190k | 1,644 |
2025-26 | £12.3m | £12.1m | +£210k | £400k | 1,689 |
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 20% of them. It spends £7,173 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,978.
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 | £4,158 | £4,182 | £3,915–£4,346 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £676 | £693 | £539–£826 |
Supply staff | £115 | £68 | £34–£119 |
Admin and clerical | £553 | £359 | £252–£435 |
Premises | £440 | £317 | £274–£447 |
Energy | £108 | £118 | £101–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £444 | £500 | £343–£630 |
Bought-in services | £191 | £70 | £41–£119 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cheadle Hulme High School Large reserves
- Northampton School for Boys Healthy
- Charters School Large reserves
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Finham Park School Large reserves
- Moulsham High School Large reserves
- Queens' School Large reserves
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Tight
- Samuel Whitbread Academy Large reserves
- Whitley Bay High School Heading for deficit
- Mayflower High School Healthy
- Ashby School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £11.6m | £6,876 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £290k | £172 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £232k | £137 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £711k | £421 |
Money raised by parents
Calthorpe Park School PTA (charity 800573, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £0 | £0 |
2024-08 | £0 | £0 |
2023-08 | £2k | £3k |
2022-08 | £2k | £34k |
2021-08 | £5k | £3k |
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 £191 a pupil, against a typical £70 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £553 a pupil, against a typical £359 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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