Chapeltown Academy: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 4 years running; at that rate its £85k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sheffield · 16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MINERVA LEARNING 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 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£28k | -£141k | 226 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£40k | -£101k | 215 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£162k | £104k | 248 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.6m | -£475k | £0 | 271 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£142k | £0 | 285 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£101k | £0 | 303 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£94k | £85k | 297 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 post16 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 £7,586 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,368.
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 | £4,892 | £3,681 | £2,904–£4,466 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £199 | £491 | £125–£637 |
Supply staff | £182 | £18 | £0–£89 |
Admin and clerical | £296 | £459 | £262–£800 |
Premises | £323 | £297 | £208–£438 |
Energy | £239 | £131 | £94–£204 |
Learning resources & ICT | £300 | £445 | £345–£762 |
Bought-in services | £74 | £54 | £11–£132 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy Large reserves
- Harington School Large reserves
- Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form In deficit
- Salisbury Sixth Form College In deficit
- LIPA Sixth Form College In deficit
- CAPA College Large reserves
- Melton Vale Sixth Form College In deficit
- Leeds Mathematics School Healthy
- Exeter Mathematics School Large reserves
- Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College Tight
- Lancaster University School of Mathematics Large reserves
- Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £6,943 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1k | £3 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £97k | £327 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on supply staff is £182 a pupil, against a typical £18 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £239 a pupil, against a typical £131 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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