Severndale Specialist Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £596k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Shropshire · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LEARNING COMMUNITY 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 | £7.8m | £8.1m | -£277k | £2.1m | 399 |
2019-20 | £8.1m | £8.0m | +£117k | £2.2m | 405 |
2020-21 | £8.3m | £8.7m | -£464k | £1.4m | 418 |
2021-22 | £8.3m | £8.6m | -£316k | £931k | 406 |
2022-23 | £9.2m | £9.6m | -£364k | £377k | 413 |
2023-24 | £12.0m | £11.8m | +£179k | £340k | 414 |
2024-25 | £13.1m | £12.2m | +£811k | £596k | 415 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 £29,518 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £26,056.
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 | £10,680 | £10,093 | £9,153–£11,738 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £9,171 | £8,602 | £6,951–£10,726 |
Supply staff | £3,308 | £773 | £176–£1,431 |
Admin and clerical | £1,173 | £1,157 | £896–£1,473 |
Premises | £1,024 | £1,239 | £926–£1,608 |
Energy | £489 | £337 | £232–£400 |
Learning resources & ICT | £631 | £806 | £540–£1,130 |
Bought-in services | £311 | £544 | £275–£1,313 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley Large reserves
- Linwood School In deficit
- Arbour Vale School Large reserves
- Wyre Forest School Large reserves
- Crowdys Hill School Healthy
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) Large reserves
- Castle Hill High School Healthy
- Broomhill Bank School Tight
- Market Field School Large reserves
- Samuel Cody School Tight
- West Oaks School Healthy
- Bradfields Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £12.7m | £30,581 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £7.0m | £16,834 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £370k | £892 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £3,308 a pupil, against a typical £773 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £489 a pupil, against a typical £337 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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