Spring Common Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £279k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: HORIZONS EDUCATION 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 | £4.2m | £4.4m | -£258k | £470k | 194 |
2019-20 | £4.2m | £4.1m | +£49k | £519k | 191 |
2020-21 | £4.1m | £3.9m | +£167k | £628k | 195 |
2021-22 | £4.1m | £3.9m | +£152k | £627k | 197 |
2022-23 | £4.3m | £4.2m | +£120k | £593k | 207 |
2023-24 | £4.9m | £4.7m | +£224k | £183k | 215 |
2024-25 | £5.1m | £5.0m | +£98k | £279k | 202 |
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 £24,985 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £25,957.
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 | £8,847 | £9,496 | £8,587–£10,969 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £11,045 | £9,851 | £6,910–£11,382 |
Supply staff | £401 | £444 | £112–£1,312 |
Admin and clerical | £564 | £973 | £772–£1,448 |
Premises | £1,104 | £1,307 | £831–£1,588 |
Energy | £441 | £347 | £215–£491 |
Learning resources & ICT | £728 | £722 | £494–£922 |
Bought-in services | £173 | £424 | £223–£1,284 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sidestrand Hall School Healthy
- Riverbank School Healthy
- West Gate School In deficit
- Hednesford Valley High School Large reserves
- Northcott School and Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Heltwate School Healthy
- Queen's Croft High School Large reserves
- Hilltop School Healthy
- Priory School Healthy
- Fosse Way School Healthy
- Tulip Academy Healthy
- Granta School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.2m | £25,505 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.9m | £9,599 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £66k | £327 |
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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