St Bernard's High School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £689k in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2022-23, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST BERNARD'S HIGH SCHOOL can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £5.4m | £5.6m | -£262k | £678k | 852 |
2019-20 | £5.4m | £5.3m | +£121k | £799k | 883 |
2020-21 | £5.7m | £5.5m | +£203k | £943k | 935 |
2021-22 | £6.2m | £6.0m | +£162k | £1.1m | 966 |
2022-23 | £6.7m | £7.2m | -£450k | £689k | 967 |
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 67% of them. It spends £7,429 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,630.
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 | £3,743 | £4,269 | £4,004–£4,528 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £724 | £682 | £403–£832 |
Supply staff | £263 | £159 | £60–£179 |
Admin and clerical | £415 | £422 | £385–£541 |
Premises | £410 | £403 | £344–£504 |
Energy | £103 | £137 | £110–£189 |
Learning resources & ICT | £575 | £514 | £369–£629 |
Bought-in services | £133 | £99 | £32–£175 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Henry Beaufort School Tight
- Thomas Alleyne's High School Tight
- St Bede's Inter-Church School Heading for deficit
- Testbourne Community School Large reserves
- Corfe Hills School Tight
- Stretford Grammar School Large reserves
- Chatham Grammar Healthy
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Large reserves
- Bradfield Secondary School Healthy
- The Windsor Boys' School Large reserves
- The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form Large reserves
- Cirencester Deer Park School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2022-23
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.0m | £6,215 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £24k | £25 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £842k | £871 |
Money raised by parents
ST BERNARD'S HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS' AND TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION (charity 270355, Registered) raised £752 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £752 | £59k |
2024-03 | £5k | £87k |
2023-03 | £9k | £7k |
2022-03 | £7k | £30 |
2021-03 | £8k | £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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on supply staff is £263 a pupil, against a typical £159 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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