Pendle Community High School & College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £360k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£66k | £332k | 128 |
2019-20 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£20k | £352k | 137 |
2020-21 | £3.3m | £2.9m | +£403k | £755k | 149 |
2021-22 | £3.5m | £3.4m | +£37k | £792k | 159 |
2022-23 | £3.7m | £4.0m | -£246k | £545k | 162 |
2023-24 | £4.2m | £4.3m | -£110k | £436k | 162 |
2024-25 | £4.7m | £4.5m | +£121k | £557k | 163 |
2025-26 | £5.0m | £5.2m | -£197k | £360k | 166 |
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 30% of them. It spends £31,135 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £28,035.
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 | £8,808 | £9,699 | £8,452–£10,995 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £8,914 | £10,198 | £6,415–£12,936 |
Supply staff | £589 | £547 | £29–£1,388 |
Admin and clerical | £1,600 | £961 | £705–£1,389 |
Premises | £5,618 | £1,313 | £936–£1,604 |
Energy | £1,199 | £368 | £267–£490 |
Learning resources & ICT | £2,339 | £766 | £603–£1,134 |
Bought-in services | £688 | £769 | £271–£1,185 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tweendykes School Large reserves
- Alfreton Park Community Special School Large reserves
- Milton School Large reserves
- Carwarden House Community School Large reserves
- Mossbrook School Healthy
- Holbrook School for Autism Large reserves
- Heart of the Forest Community Special School Healthy
- The Orchard School Tight
- Cromwell High School Large reserves
- Mill Ford School Large reserves
- Lime Academy Orton Large reserves
- Mill Green School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.9m | £29,339 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.3m | £13,865 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £74k | £446 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £101k | £610 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £5,618 a pupil, against a typical £1,313 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £1,199 a pupil, against a typical £368 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £2,339 a pupil, against a typical £766 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £1,600 a pupil, against a typical £961 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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