Heart of the Forest Community Special School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £237k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Gloucestershire · 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£10k | £69k | 98 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£30k | £40k | 108 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£28k | £68k | 108 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£40k | £108k | 124 |
2022-23 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£135k | £243k | 128 |
2023-24 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£87k | £330k | 131 |
2024-25 | £3.6m | £3.7m | -£173k | £157k | 143 |
2025-26 | £4.3m | £4.2m | +£80k | £237k | 160 |
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 37% of them. It spends £26,261 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £29,113.
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 | £7,572 | £9,335 | £8,579–£10,948 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £12,215 | £10,201 | £7,239–£13,194 |
Supply staff | £582 | £572 | £108–£1,453 |
Admin and clerical | £1,189 | £1,150 | £829–£1,656 |
Premises | £1,481 | £1,313 | £916–£1,581 |
Energy | £482 | £377 | £285–£490 |
Learning resources & ICT | £505 | £768 | £603–£1,175 |
Bought-in services | £1,085 | £721 | £313–£1,484 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Carwarden House Community School Large reserves
- The Orchard School Tight
- Pendle Community High School & College Healthy
- Mill Green School Large reserves
- The St Francis Special School, Lincoln In deficit
- St Hugh's Special School Large reserves
- Tweendykes School Large reserves
- Holbrook School for Autism Large reserves
- Cromwell High School Large reserves
- Boston Endeavour Academy Healthy
- Kingsweston School In deficit
- Bidwell Brook School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.3m | £26,645 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.0m | £12,489 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £116k | £722 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £19k | £117 |
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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