Bury St Edmunds County High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £225k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £6.4m | -£622k | £23k | 1,032 |
2019-20 | £5.8m | £6.0m | -£210k | £0 | 973 |
2020-21 | £5.5m | £5.1m | +£419k | £0 | 912 |
2021-22 | £5.5m | £5.2m | +£247k | £0 | 810 |
2022-23 | £5.4m | £4.7m | +£622k | £0 | 659 |
2023-24 | £6.7m | £6.8m | -£79k | £0 | 855 |
2024-25 | £6.5m | £5.9m | +£646k | £225k | 739 |
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 £7,972 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,068.
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 | £5,093 | £4,413 | £4,129–£4,788 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £157 | £920 | £651–£1,108 |
Supply staff | £171 | £114 | £44–£212 |
Admin and clerical | £516 | £480 | £318–£625 |
Premises | £471 | £496 | £356–£598 |
Energy | £179 | £159 | £135–£195 |
Learning resources & ICT | £759 | £523 | £407–£659 |
Bought-in services | £39 | £100 | £73–£179 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Notre Dame RC School Large reserves
- Townsend Church of England School Heading for deficit
- Fakenham Academy Large reserves
- West Somerset College Tight
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards Large reserves
- Maidenhill School Large reserves
- St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School Healthy
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Large reserves
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College In deficit
- Witchford Village College In deficit
- Robertsbridge Community College Healthy
- Alderman White School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.2m | £8,365 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £146k | £198 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £355k | £480 |
Money raised by parents
BURY ST EDMUNDS COUNTY UPPER SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1037362, Registered) raised £26 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2021-06 | £26 | £280 |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 28% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £759 a pupil, against a typical £523 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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