Jack Hunt Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £604k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Peterborough · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: KEYS 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, 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 | £11.1m | £11.0m | +£67k | £941k | 1,724 |
2019-20 | £11.2m | £12.8m | -£1.6m | £865k | 1,744 |
2020-21 | £12.1m | £12.3m | -£177k | £612k | 1,794 |
2021-22 | £12.7m | £12.7m | +£25k | £682k | 1,833 |
2022-23 | £13.9m | £13.0m | +£936k | £694k | 1,870 |
2023-24 | £14.6m | £14.5m | +£140k | £0 | 1,878 |
2024-25 | £16.0m | £14.2m | +£1.8m | £604k | 1,892 |
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 13% of them. It spends £7,511 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,835.
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 | £3,901 | £4,364 | £4,108–£4,744 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,035 | £906 | £733–£1,045 |
Supply staff | £261 | £148 | £86–£225 |
Admin and clerical | £379 | £379 | £284–£455 |
Premises | £1,032 | £409 | £316–£788 |
Energy | £177 | £134 | £87–£184 |
Learning resources & ICT | £369 | £461 | £371–£525 |
Bought-in services | £174 | £84 | £24–£174 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Clacton County High School Large reserves
- Shoeburyness High School Large reserves
- President Kennedy School Academy Large reserves
- Meadowhead School Academy Trust Large reserves
- Jesmond Park Academy Large reserves
- Tupton Hall School Healthy
- Cotham School Large reserves
- Trinity Academy Halifax Healthy
- The Sittingbourne School Healthy
- Highfields School Large reserves
- The Canterbury Academy Tight
- Harton Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £15.7m | £8,312 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £286k | £151 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £259k | £137 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £1,032 a pupil, against a typical £409 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £261 a pupil, against a typical £148 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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