Boston Endeavour Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £118k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lincolnshire · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE 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 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£176k | £122k | 59 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£137k | £0 | 65 |
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.2m | +£417k | £0 | 64 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£154k | £0 | 98 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£235k | £0 | 128 |
2023-24 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£237k | £0 | 151 |
2024-25 | £3.7m | £3.3m | +£464k | £118k | 157 |
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 20% of them. It spends £20,866 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,011.
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 | £7,981 | £9,730 | £8,510–£10,700 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £9,522 | £10,350 | £7,239–£12,531 |
Supply staff | £554 | £749 | £59–£1,558 |
Admin and clerical | £478 | £1,047 | £854–£1,174 |
Premises | £567 | £1,228 | £991–£1,447 |
Energy | £338 | £392 | £293–£483 |
Learning resources & ICT | £439 | £729 | £509–£914 |
Bought-in services | £45 | £507 | £216–£957 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Hugh's Special School Large reserves
- Pitcheroak School Large reserves
- Bidwell Brook School In deficit
- The Old Park School In deficit
- The Russett School Large reserves
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School Healthy
- Warren School In deficit
- Heart of the Forest Community Special School Healthy
- Mill Green School Large reserves
- Harry Watts Academy Large reserves
- Highfield Littleport Academy Healthy
- Woodlawn School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £22,796 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.4m | £8,713 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £161k | £1,025 |
Money raised by parents
Boston Endeavour Academy PTA (charity 1190236, Registered) raised £1k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £1k | £6k |
2024-08 | £6k | £0 |
2023-08 | £10k | £8k |
2022-08 | £62k | £73k |
2021-08 | £13k | £0 |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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