St John's School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £422k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bedford · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BEDFORD INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING 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 | £4.1m | £4.3m | -£291k | £203k | 165 |
2019-20 | £4.3m | £3.9m | +£435k | £332k | 171 |
2020-21 | £4.4m | £4.9m | -£456k | £77k | 170 |
2021-22 | £4.8m | £4.0m | +£836k | -£155k | 182 |
2022-23 | £5.0m | £4.9m | +£72k | -£165k | 179 |
2023-24 | £5.5m | £5.4m | +£50k | -£545k | 183 |
2024-25 | £5.7m | £4.9m | +£822k | £422k | 178 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 40% of them. It spends £27,416 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,839.
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 | £9,753 | £10,303 | £8,976–£11,249 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £11,185 | £9,862 | £7,095–£12,118 |
Supply staff | £1,567 | £485 | £173–£1,500 |
Admin and clerical | £618 | £1,104 | £833–£1,540 |
Premises | £1,343 | £1,322 | £915–£1,513 |
Energy | £393 | £339 | £235–£443 |
Learning resources & ICT | £697 | £837 | £546–£1,137 |
Bought-in services | £45 | £641 | £264–£1,984 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Woodlawn School Tight
- Harry Watts Academy Large reserves
- Crosshill Special School Large reserves
- Oak Wood Secondary School Large reserves
- Granta School In deficit
- Pebble Brook School Large reserves
- Hilltop School Healthy
- Oscott Manor School Large reserves
- White Spire School Large reserves
- Newark Orchard School Healthy
- Kingsweston School In deficit
- Oak Lodge School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.7m | £31,764 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £3.1m | £17,534 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £73k | £410 |
Money raised by parents
ST JOHNS SPECIAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1043962, Registered) raised £51 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £51 | £222 |
2024-08 | £398 | £1k |
2023-08 | £997 | £380 |
2022-08 | £501 | £2k |
2021-08 | £154 | £976 |
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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