Oathall Community College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £396k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). West Sussex · 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 | £5.5m | £5.6m | -£74k | £73k | 1,014 |
2019-20 | £6.0m | £5.9m | +£69k | £142k | 1,055 |
2020-21 | £6.3m | £6.1m | +£157k | £299k | 1,067 |
2021-22 | £6.8m | £6.8m | -£2k | £298k | 1,112 |
2022-23 | £7.4m | £7.6m | -£183k | £114k | 1,185 |
2023-24 | £8.3m | £8.3m | +£52k | £167k | 1,246 |
2024-25 | £9.3m | £9.2m | +£135k | £302k | 1,303 |
2025-26 | £10.1m | £10.0m | +£94k | £396k | 1,342 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,483 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,371.
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 | £3,990 | £4,219 | £3,938–£4,464 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £896 | £703 | £527–£895 |
Supply staff | £65 | £76 | £51–£126 |
Admin and clerical | £386 | £499 | £357–£534 |
Premises | £538 | £385 | £288–£493 |
Energy | £112 | £129 | £110–£148 |
Learning resources & ICT | £556 | £530 | £418–£705 |
Bought-in services | £59 | £81 | £48–£165 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Heading for deficit
- St Laurence School Heading for deficit
- Prince William School Tight
- Clevedon School Healthy
- Fullbrook School Healthy
- Queen Elizabeth High School Large reserves
- Wellsway School Healthy
- Knutsford Academy Large reserves
- The Petersfield School Large reserves
- The King Edward VI School Large reserves
- Bishop Heber High School Heading for deficit
- Painsley Catholic College Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.5m | £7,116 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £243k | £181 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £221k | £164 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £669k | £498 |
Money raised by parents
OATHALL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 270436, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £0 | £0 |
2024-08 | £0 | £0 |
2023-08 | £6k | £5k |
2022-08 | £8k | £11k |
2021-08 | £7k | £26k |
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.
- 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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