Birkenhead High School Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £492k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wirral · All-through · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GDST 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 | £5.8m | £5.8m | +£26k | £321k | 1,129 |
2019-20 | £6.0m | £5.8m | +£165k | £338k | 1,132 |
2020-21 | £6.3m | £6.0m | +£255k | £452k | 1,176 |
2021-22 | £6.9m | £6.7m | +£218k | £445k | 1,188 |
2022-23 | £7.4m | £7.5m | -£25k | £463k | 1,207 |
2023-24 | £8.4m | £8.0m | +£372k | £483k | 1,194 |
2024-25 | £8.9m | £8.0m | +£832k | £492k | 1,208 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 all-through 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 43% of them. It spends £6,653 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,138.
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 | £4,051 | £4,011 | £3,642–£4,265 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £923 | £820 | £666–£998 |
Supply staff | £37 | £104 | £51–£259 |
Admin and clerical | £428 | £392 | £320–£498 |
Premises | £222 | £407 | £308–£475 |
Energy | £147 | £140 | £121–£178 |
Learning resources & ICT | £298 | £460 | £365–£583 |
Bought-in services | £15 | £86 | £34–£173 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gildredge House Large reserves
- Helston Community College Heading for deficit
- Helena Romanes School Healthy
- The Cavendish School Large reserves
- Aylesford School Warwick Healthy
- Samuel Ryder Academy Large reserves
- Ribblesdale School In deficit
- The King's (The Cathedral) School Large reserves
- King James Academy Royston In deficit
- Chichester Free School Tight
- Glebe Farm School In deficit
- Liverpool College Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £8.4m | £6,981 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £520k | £431 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £564k | £467 |
Money raised by parents
Birkenhead High School Academy Parents Association (charity 525991, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £11k | £12k |
2024-08 | £8k | £13k |
2023-08 | £10k | £8k |
2022-08 | £7k | £4k |
2021-08 | £2k | £123 |
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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