Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £784k in reserve, 9% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bradford · 16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DIXONS ACADEMIES 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£128k | -£229k | 349 |
2020-21 | £4.8m | £3.8m | +£970k | £228k | 831 |
2021-22 | £5.1m | £4.7m | +£396k | £0 | 960 |
2022-23 | £6.4m | £5.7m | +£661k | £0 | 1,091 |
2023-24 | £8.4m | £7.5m | +£893k | £0 | 1,219 |
2024-25 | £9.1m | £7.9m | +£1.2m | £784k | 1,258 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,275 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,952.
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 | £3,687 | £3,336 | £2,871–£3,661 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £311 | £560 | £428–£721 |
Supply staff | £66 | £23 | £1–£40 |
Admin and clerical | £304 | £429 | £313–£523 |
Premises | £325 | £285 | £256–£394 |
Energy | £81 | £110 | £95–£139 |
Learning resources & ICT | £785 | £471 | £383–£586 |
Bought-in services | £54 | £26 | £12–£63 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Connell Co-Op College Healthy
- Beauchamp City Sixth Form Large reserves
- Elliott Hudson College Healthy
- Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Trinity Sixth Form Academy Healthy
- Long Road Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Durham Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Abbeygate Sixth Form College Large reserves
- The Sixth Form College Colchester Large reserves
- Gateway Sixth Form College Large reserves
- One Sixth Form College Large reserves
- King Edward VI College Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.1m | £7,257 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £24k | £19 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £56k | £45 |
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 £66 a pupil, against a typical £23 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £785 a pupil, against a typical £471 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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