Ranelagh School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £376k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bracknell Forest · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: OXFORD DIOCESAN 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 | £5.3m | £5.0m | +£224k | £317k | 985 |
2019-20 | £5.7m | £5.5m | +£176k | £390k | 1,022 |
2020-21 | £6.0m | £5.5m | +£475k | £642k | 1,061 |
2021-22 | £6.4m | £6.1m | +£316k | £715k | 1,084 |
2022-23 | £7.3m | £6.8m | +£514k | £840k | 1,074 |
2023-24 | £7.8m | £7.7m | +£134k | £565k | 1,062 |
2024-25 | £8.5m | £8.2m | +£260k | £376k | 1,101 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,450 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,230.
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 | £4,412 | £4,217 | £4,075–£4,455 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £809 | £459 | £347–£548 |
Supply staff | £34 | £52 | £12–£89 |
Admin and clerical | £294 | £472 | £394–£599 |
Premises | £329 | £398 | £345–£478 |
Energy | £169 | £130 | £112–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £643 | £694 | £596–£885 |
Bought-in services | £124 | £89 | £46–£137 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School Tight
- Saint Ambrose College Large reserves
- Loreto Grammar School Large reserves
- Yavneh College Heading for deficit
- Reading School Large reserves
- Old Swinford Hospital Large reserves
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Large reserves
- Marling School In deficit
- Urmston Grammar Academy Tight
- The Skinners' School Heading for deficit
- Herschel Grammar School Large reserves
- Colchester Royal Grammar School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £8.0m | £7,231 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £301k | £273 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £514k | £467 |
Money raised by parents
RANELAGH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1125897, Registered) raised £26k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £26k | £478 |
2024-08 | £16k | £19k |
2023-08 | £21k | £40k |
2022-08 | £25k | £2k |
2021-08 | £14k | £12k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £809 a pupil, against a typical £459 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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