Melbourn Village College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £199k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE CAM ACADEMY 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 | £3.6m | £3.1m | +£461k | £537k | 596 |
2019-20 | £3.7m | £3.3m | +£424k | £377k | 626 |
2020-21 | £4.0m | £3.9m | +£127k | £449k | 621 |
2021-22 | £4.3m | £4.8m | -£555k | £374k | 605 |
2022-23 | £4.2m | £4.3m | -£113k | £155k | 633 |
2023-24 | £5.0m | £5.0m | -£2k | -£24k | 638 |
2024-25 | £5.7m | £5.4m | +£266k | £199k | 585 |
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 £9,236 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,922.
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 | £5,034 | £4,341 | £4,030–£4,534 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £523 | £817 | £667–£1,194 |
Supply staff | £210 | £158 | £60–£204 |
Admin and clerical | £853 | £507 | £353–£637 |
Premises | £776 | £491 | £388–£544 |
Energy | £0 | £167 | £136–£219 |
Learning resources & ICT | £821 | £480 | £385–£578 |
Bought-in services | £263 | £105 | £65–£235 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Minehead Middle School Large reserves
- Kingstone High School Large reserves
- Sir James Smith's School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic School Large reserves
- The Priory Pembroke Academy Large reserves
- St Ives School In deficit
- Alderman Peel High School Tight
- Smithdon High School Tight
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Large reserves
- Ridgewood High School In deficit
- The Deanes Large reserves
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.2m | £8,952 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £172k | £294 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £432k | £738 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £263 a pupil, against a typical £105 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £821 a pupil, against a typical £480 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £853 a pupil, against a typical £507 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £776 a pupil, against a typical £491 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,034 a pupil, against a typical £4,341 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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