Stanchester Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £181k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Somerset · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE 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 | £3.1m | £3.3m | -£137k | £601k | 612 |
2019-20 | £3.5m | £3.6m | -£83k | £449k | 678 |
2020-21 | £3.8m | £3.5m | +£364k | £0 | 731 |
2021-22 | £4.5m | £3.5m | +£1.0m | £0 | 774 |
2022-23 | £5.3m | £4.0m | +£1.3m | £0 | 787 |
2023-24 | £5.3m | £0 | +£5.3m | £0 | 791 |
2024-25 | £5.7m | £0 | +£5.7m | £181k | 812 |
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.
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 | £0 | £4,357 | £4,097–£4,742 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £811 | £637–£886 |
Supply staff | £0 | £163 | £60–£213 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £402 | £339–£544 |
Premises | £0 | £423 | £340–£526 |
Energy | £0 | £140 | £121–£174 |
Learning resources & ICT | £0 | £506 | £367–£591 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £71 | £48–£213 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Henry Cort Community College Large reserves
- Leigh Academy Rainham Large reserves
- The Catholic High School, Chester In deficit
- Yate Academy Large reserves
- John Flamsteed Community School Large reserves
- Robert Barclay Academy Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic High School Large reserves
- The Sir John Colfox Academy Tight
- Newmarket Academy Healthy
- St Bernard's Catholic High School Healthy
- Lift Maltings Large reserves
- Moorside High School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.7m | £6,984 |
Money raised by parents
STANCHESTER ACADEMY PARENT, TEACHER & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1181795, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-08 | £2k | £2k |
2023-08 | £0 | £60 |
2022-08 | £0 | £40 |
2021-08 | £0 | £0 |
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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