Oxford Spires Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £368k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ANTHEM SCHOOLS 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 | £7.1m | £6.4m | +£665k | £14k | 1,209 |
2019-20 | £7.7m | £7.3m | +£485k | £186k | 1,276 |
2020-21 | £8.2m | £7.9m | +£310k | £222k | 1,331 |
2021-22 | £8.7m | £8.2m | +£551k | £353k | 1,323 |
2022-23 | £9.5m | £9.2m | +£267k | £0 | 1,345 |
2023-24 | £9.9m | £9.2m | +£659k | £0 | 1,317 |
2024-25 | £10.2m | £9.2m | +£1.0m | £368k | 1,306 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,027 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,389.
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 | £4,224 | £4,385 | £4,008–£4,550 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £962 | £885 | £735–£1,026 |
Supply staff | £37 | £101 | £39–£195 |
Admin and clerical | £299 | £348 | £227–£562 |
Premises | £438 | £404 | £346–£469 |
Energy | £182 | £151 | £118–£177 |
Learning resources & ICT | £254 | £465 | £380–£569 |
Bought-in services | £227 | £39 | £23–£95 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lydiard Park Academy Large reserves
- Highfields School Large reserves
- Westfield Academy Large reserves
- Downham Market Academy Tight
- Fulston Manor School Large reserves
- The Westgate School Heading for deficit
- Holyrood Academy Large reserves
- King Edward VI Handsworth School Large reserves
- Temple Moor High School In deficit
- Tavistock College Healthy
- St John's Catholic Comprehensive Large reserves
- Malcolm Arnold Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.0m | £7,638 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £245k | £188 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £236k | £181 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY (charity 1196214, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £4k | £3k |
2024-08 | £2k | £1k |
2023-08 | £1k | £2k |
2022-08 | £671 | £672 |
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.
- Spending on bought-in services is £227 a pupil, against a typical £39 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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