Bishop Luffa School, Chichester: school finances
Healthy
Holds £514k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Sussex · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING 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 | £7.3m | £7.4m | -£95k | £439k | 1,469 |
2019-20 | £7.7m | £7.7m | +£12k | £453k | 1,482 |
2020-21 | £8.3m | £8.0m | +£274k | £728k | 1,517 |
2021-22 | £8.7m | £8.7m | +£37k | £755k | 1,503 |
2022-23 | £9.7m | £9.4m | +£283k | £1.0m | 1,552 |
2023-24 | £10.4m | £10.0m | +£442k | £772k | 1,600 |
2024-25 | £11.4m | £10.7m | +£679k | £514k | 1,583 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,779 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,171.
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 | £4,162 | £4,340 | £4,117–£4,580 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £704 | £623 | £492–£739 |
Supply staff | £142 | £39 | £13–£102 |
Admin and clerical | £238 | £423 | £345–£520 |
Premises | £312 | £375 | £287–£443 |
Energy | £99 | £117 | £102–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £620 | £523 | £430–£672 |
Bought-in services | £41 | £65 | £41–£125 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mayflower High School Healthy
- Rainham Mark Grammar School Large reserves
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Large reserves
- Ashlyns School Healthy
- Lutterworth College Healthy
- Queens' School Large reserves
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Large reserves
- The Ecclesbourne School Large reserves
- Tadcaster Grammar School Large reserves
- Gravesend Grammar School Large reserves
- Imberhorne School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £11.2m | £7,066 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £370k | £234 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £225k | £142 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £142 a pupil, against a typical £39 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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