Burford School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £500k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BURFORD SCHOOL 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 | £8.6m | £8.5m | +£122k | £273k | 1,382 |
2019-20 | £9.2m | £8.9m | +£256k | £529k | 1,410 |
2020-21 | £9.3m | £9.4m | -£100k | £909k | 1,441 |
2021-22 | £9.6m | £10.0m | -£459k | £1.1m | 1,470 |
2022-23 | £10.2m | £10.2m | -£52k | £1.1m | 1,495 |
2023-24 | £11.6m | £11.2m | +£402k | £399k | 1,461 |
2024-25 | £11.8m | £11.7m | +£121k | £500k | 1,443 |
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 £8,098 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,342.
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 | £4,270 | £4,290 | £4,058–£4,591 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £474 | £741 | £491–£963 |
Supply staff | £0 | £62 | £43–£102 |
Admin and clerical | £875 | £422 | £310–£485 |
Premises | £551 | £369 | £286–£451 |
Energy | £139 | £127 | £103–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £641 | £596 | £412–£745 |
Bought-in services | £15 | £74 | £45–£110 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Impington Village College Large reserves
- Sponne School Large reserves
- All Saints Catholic School York Large reserves
- Malmesbury School Large reserves
- Waingels Tight
- Wallingford School Tight
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Tight
- The Mountbatten School Heading for deficit
- St Crispin's School Large reserves
- Brine Leas School Tight
- The Castle School Large reserves
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.3m | £7,133 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £31k | £21 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1.7m | £1,166 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £875 a pupil, against a typical £422 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £551 a pupil, against a typical £369 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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