Maghull High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £313k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sefton · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SOUTHPORT LEARNING 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 | £4.8m | £4.8m | -£4k | £89k | 871 |
2019-20 | £5.0m | £5.0m | +£32k | £121k | 914 |
2020-21 | £5.9m | £5.5m | +£324k | £199k | 958 |
2021-22 | £6.2m | £6.1m | +£128k | £209k | 1,014 |
2022-23 | £7.0m | £6.7m | +£316k | £478k | 1,091 |
2023-24 | £8.2m | £7.7m | +£517k | £475k | 1,111 |
2024-25 | £9.0m | £8.8m | +£235k | £313k | 1,107 |
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 £7,943 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,543.
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 | £4,063 | £4,318 | £3,986–£4,661 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £937 | £807 | £666–£994 |
Supply staff | £397 | £140 | £89–£195 |
Admin and clerical | £424 | £409 | £360–£488 |
Premises | £413 | £421 | £364–£569 |
Energy | £178 | £134 | £107–£163 |
Learning resources & ICT | £410 | £480 | £403–£540 |
Bought-in services | £587 | £158 | £75–£247 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Blandford School Large reserves
- Brentwood County High School Tight
- The Brakenhale School Large reserves
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College Large reserves
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury Large reserves
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Large reserves
- Sale High School Large reserves
- Teign School Tight
- Esher Church of England High School Large reserves
- The Burton Borough School Large reserves
- Darton Academy Large reserves
- Chilwell School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.0m | £8,105 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £519k | £469 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £56k | £51 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £587 a pupil, against a typical £158 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £397 a pupil, against a typical £140 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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