Bank View High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £823k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Liverpool · 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 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£153k | £400k | 204 |
2019-20 | £3.6m | £3.7m | -£112k | £288k | 235 |
2020-21 | £4.2m | £4.0m | +£280k | £567k | 243 |
2021-22 | £4.7m | £4.8m | -£84k | £483k | 273 |
2022-23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | +£70k | £554k | 276 |
2023-24 | £6.7m | £7.2m | -£518k | £35k | 342 |
2024-25 | £9.2m | £8.4m | +£808k | £844k | 424 |
2025-26 | £11.3m | £11.3m | -£21k | £823k | 518 |
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 £21,906 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £25,689.
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 | £8,583 | £9,164 | £8,558–£11,001 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £6,793 | £8,269 | £6,212–£10,382 |
Supply staff | £793 | £851 | £101–£2,204 |
Admin and clerical | £1,084 | £910 | £709–£1,295 |
Premises | £672 | £1,153 | £917–£1,647 |
Energy | £253 | £268 | £188–£361 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,625 | £658 | £521–£997 |
Bought-in services | £1,034 | £562 | £312–£969 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Clare Mount Specialist Sports College Large reserves
- Selly Oak Trust School In deficit
- Merstone School Heading for deficit
- Calthorpe Academy Large reserves
- Thomas Bewick School Large reserves
- Queensbury School Large reserves
- The Oaks Secondary School Healthy
- Springwood Primary School Healthy
- The Beacon Folkestone Healthy
- Alt Bridge School Healthy
- John Jamieson School In deficit
- St Nicholas' School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £11.1m | £21,405 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £4.5m | £8,765 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £273k | £526 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £239k | £461 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £1,625 a pupil, against a typical £658 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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