Breckland School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £188k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£75k | £357k | 496 |
2019-20 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£127k | £540k | 499 |
2020-21 | £3.2m | £2.8m | +£378k | £987k | 513 |
2021-22 | £3.0m | £3.3m | -£321k | £0 | 549 |
2022-23 | £4.0m | £3.5m | +£451k | £0 | 566 |
2023-24 | £4.5m | £4.1m | +£465k | £0 | 607 |
2024-25 | £4.8m | £4.4m | +£432k | £188k | 615 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,158 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,816.
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 | £4,746 | £4,354 | £4,065–£4,715 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £150 | £825 | £607–£1,084 |
Supply staff | £301 | £115 | £57–£197 |
Admin and clerical | £280 | £485 | £333–£629 |
Premises | £507 | £491 | £405–£552 |
Energy | £163 | £156 | £131–£204 |
Learning resources & ICT | £501 | £450 | £373–£578 |
Bought-in services | £8 | £101 | £53–£183 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Large reserves
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School Large reserves
- Alderman Peel High School Tight
- The Priory Pembroke Academy Large reserves
- Sir James Smith's School Large reserves
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Large reserves
- The Deanes Large reserves
- Cromer Academy Healthy
- Hurworth School Tight
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Large reserves
- St Ives School In deficit
- The Skipton Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.7m | £7,637 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £268k | £436 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £137k | £223 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £301 a pupil, against a typical £115 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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