Gordons Children's Academy, Junior: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £196k in reserve, 9% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2019-20, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Medway · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2019-20
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2019-20
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.2m | £1.8m | +£448k | £152k | 349 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £1.8m | +£485k | £196k | 356 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary 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 43% of them. It spends £5,076 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,726.
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 | £3,000 | £3,240 | £2,956–£3,780 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £935 | £1,447 | £1,236–£1,771 |
Supply staff | £112 | £142 | £70–£249 |
Admin and clerical | £267 | £300 | £238–£383 |
Premises | £0 | £389 | £345–£458 |
Energy | £0 | £116 | £89–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £272 | £269 | £212–£347 |
Bought-in services | £39 | £165 | £89–£297 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School Large reserves
- Bracken Edge Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School Large reserves
- Rothwell Junior School Large reserves
- Folville Junior School Large reserves
- Park Spring Primary School Tight
- Herringthorpe Junior School Large reserves
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Richard de Clare Community Academy Large reserves
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery In deficit
- St Monica Primary School Large reserves
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2019-20
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £6,385 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £13k | £37 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £19k | £53 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
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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