Mayflower High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £410k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL 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 | £9.1m | £9.4m | -£313k | £497k | 1,561 |
2019-20 | £9.2m | £9.6m | -£367k | £129k | 1,625 |
2021-22 | £10.3m | £10.1m | +£260k | £427k | 1,703 |
2022-23 | £11.2m | £11.3m | -£54k | £190k | 1,672 |
2023-24 | £11.9m | £11.8m | +£104k | £294k | 1,632 |
2024-25 | £12.2m | £12.1m | +£116k | £410k | 1,622 |
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 17% of them. It spends £7,431 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,025.
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 | £4,240 | £4,225 | £4,053–£4,489 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £821 | £627 | £518–£772 |
Supply staff | £14 | £58 | £25–£115 |
Admin and clerical | £488 | £366 | £262–£506 |
Premises | £419 | £318 | £274–£443 |
Energy | £197 | £117 | £102–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £393 | £523 | £418–£658 |
Bought-in services | £105 | £63 | £42–£120 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Queens' School Large reserves
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Healthy
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Large reserves
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Cheadle Hulme High School Large reserves
- Rainham Mark Grammar School Large reserves
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Tight
- Northampton School for Boys Healthy
- Charters School Large reserves
- Calthorpe Park School Healthy
- The Ecclesbourne School Large reserves
- Tadcaster Grammar School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £11.4m | £7,040 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £105k | £65 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £804k | £496 |
Money raised by parents
MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 310823, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £13k | £16k |
2024-08 | £10k | £13k |
2023-08 | £20k | £13k |
2022-08 | £2k | £6k |
2021-08 | £3k | £2k |
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 energy is £197 a pupil, against a typical £117 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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