Manor School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £361k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). North Northamptonshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: NENE EDUCATION 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 | £5.1m | £5.2m | -£104k | -£131k | 914 |
2019-20 | £5.4m | £5.2m | +£264k | -£138k | 969 |
2020-21 | £6.1m | £5.7m | +£427k | -£65k | 1,009 |
2021-22 | £6.3m | £5.3m | +£971k | -£70k | 1,034 |
2022-23 | £6.9m | £5.8m | +£1.1m | £163k | 1,027 |
2023-24 | £7.2m | £6.5m | +£680k | £0 | 1,007 |
2024-25 | £7.4m | £6.3m | +£1.1m | £361k | 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 30% of them. It spends £6,524 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,584.
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 | £4,378 | £4,271 | £3,936–£4,716 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £717 | £820 | £557–£958 |
Supply staff | £282 | £131 | £53–£214 |
Admin and clerical | £182 | £419 | £327–£516 |
Premises | £5 | £394 | £332–£506 |
Energy | £0 | £140 | £102–£167 |
Learning resources & ICT | £435 | £537 | £413–£634 |
Bought-in services | £266 | £97 | £51–£142 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mounts Bay Academy Large reserves
- Matravers School Large reserves
- Barclay Academy Large reserves
- Redmoor Academy In deficit
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Large reserves
- Holy Trinity Academy Large reserves
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School Large reserves
- Holderness Academy Large reserves
- Devizes School Large reserves
- Long Field Spencer Academy In deficit
- Magna Academy In deficit
- Sedgefield Community College Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.3m | £7,596 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £202k | £209 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £66k | £68 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £266 a pupil, against a typical £97 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £282 a pupil, against a typical £131 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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