Shireland Collegiate Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £600k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sandwell · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £9.5m | £8.4m | +£1.1m | £637k | 1,279 |
2019-20 | £10.0m | £9.7m | +£266k | £624k | 1,321 |
2020-21 | £11.9m | £10.7m | +£1.2m | £802k | 1,418 |
2021-22 | £11.2m | £11.3m | -£81k | £721k | 1,497 |
2022-23 | £12.6m | £12.5m | +£99k | £792k | 1,557 |
2023-24 | £14.0m | £12.4m | +£1.6m | £451k | 1,519 |
2024-25 | £13.6m | £12.1m | +£1.5m | £600k | 1,524 |
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 10% of them. It spends £7,957 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,333.
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 | £4,646 | £4,635 | £4,187–£4,911 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £869 | £1,026 | £877–£1,240 |
Supply staff | £226 | £109 | £47–£281 |
Admin and clerical | £256 | £383 | £335–£513 |
Premises | £352 | £511 | £366–£959 |
Energy | £161 | £118 | £23–£154 |
Learning resources & ICT | £496 | £507 | £415–£644 |
Bought-in services | £167 | £94 | £58–£230 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Weatherhead High School Large reserves
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Large reserves
- St John Plessington Catholic College Large reserves
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Large reserves
- Hanson Academy Large reserves
- Ormiston Forge Academy Large reserves
- Leeds West Academy Healthy
- Woodchurch High School Large reserves
- The Radclyffe School Large reserves
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Large reserves
- Thomas Clarkson Academy In deficit
- Carlton Bolling Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £13.6m | £8,894 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £283k | £186 |
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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