Carew Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.2m in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sutton · Not applicable · Free schools special.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE 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.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £4.6m | £4.1m | +£486k | £725k | 220 |
2019-20 | £5.7m | £4.9m | +£848k | £936k | 250 |
2020-21 | £6.1m | £5.3m | +£798k | £1.2m | 260 |
2021-22 | £6.4m | £5.9m | +£492k | £1.1m | 252 |
2022-23 | £6.6m | £6.0m | +£642k | £1.2m | 247 |
2023-24 | £7.3m | £6.7m | +£677k | £1.2m | 246 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special schools in London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 83% of them. It spends £27,085 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £34,475.
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 | £12,764 | £12,719 | £11,459–£13,665 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £7,764 | £10,420 | £7,209–£13,210 |
Supply staff | £2,215 | £497 | £196–£1,488 |
Admin and clerical | £1,057 | £1,527 | £1,121–£1,810 |
Premises | £459 | £1,783 | £1,293–£2,247 |
Energy | £297 | £452 | £265–£591 |
Learning resources & ICT | £801 | £862 | £712–£1,408 |
Bought-in services | £435 | £1,949 | £482–£4,455 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bensham Manor School In deficit
- Cricket Green School Tight
- Belvue School Healthy
- Charlton Park Academy Large reserves
- Greenvale School Heading for deficit
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre Heading for deficit
- Willow Dene School Tight
- Ormiston Queensmill Academy Tight
- The Bridge School Large reserves
- Lime Academy Hornbeam Healthy
- Paddock School Heading for deficit
- Castlebar School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.3m | £29,683 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £4.0m | £16,163 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £154 |
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 supply staff is £2,215 a pupil, against a typical £497 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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