Kelvin Hall School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.3m in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Kingston upon Hull, City of · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE 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 | £8.4m | £7.5m | +£905k | £1.1m | 1,400 |
2019-20 | £9.0m | £7.2m | +£1.8m | £1.2m | 1,434 |
2020-21 | £9.6m | £8.4m | +£1.2m | £1.3m | 1,502 |
2021-22 | £10.2m | £9.3m | +£970k | £1.4m | 1,543 |
2022-23 | £10.9m | £9.7m | +£1.1m | £1.2m | 1,580 |
2023-24 | £12.0m | £10.8m | +£1.3m | £1.2m | 1,611 |
2024-25 | £13.2m | £11.5m | +£1.6m | £1.3m | 1,622 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 67% of them. It spends £7,106 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,945.
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 | £3,851 | £4,370 | £4,249–£4,904 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,306 | £895 | £679–£1,005 |
Supply staff | £234 | £101 | £63–£237 |
Admin and clerical | £237 | £417 | £360–£525 |
Premises | £477 | £397 | £322–£652 |
Energy | £148 | £143 | £111–£182 |
Learning resources & ICT | £488 | £457 | £409–£657 |
Bought-in services | £120 | £89 | £39–£244 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Chalk Hills Academy Large reserves
- Harton Academy Large reserves
- Paignton Academy Tight
- Minsthorpe Community College Large reserves
- The Farnley Academy Large reserves
- The City of Leicester College Large reserves
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Trinity Academy Halifax Healthy
- Wood Green Academy Heading for deficit
- Tupton Hall School Healthy
- Herne Bay High School Large reserves
- Consett Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £13.1m | £8,091 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £723k | £446 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £41k | £25 |
Money raised by parents
THE KELVIN HALL PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1033793, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,306 a pupil, against a typical £895 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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