Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge: school finances
Healthy
Holds £198k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MAIDEN ERLEGH 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 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£229k | £204k | 361 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£41k | £16k | 347 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£133k | £0 | 355 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £2.5m | +£367k | £0 | 341 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£92k | £0 | 395 |
2023-24 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£168k | £0 | 456 |
2024-25 | £4.2m | £3.7m | +£433k | £198k | 421 |
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 53% of them. It spends £8,843 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,995.
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 | £4,746 | £4,335 | £3,796–£4,766 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £366 | £825 | £571–£995 |
Supply staff | £145 | £95 | £44–£212 |
Admin and clerical | £425 | £472 | £349–£674 |
Premises | £494 | £440 | £334–£606 |
Energy | £299 | £164 | £121–£232 |
Learning resources & ICT | £884 | £502 | £337–£608 |
Bought-in services | £14 | £77 | £35–£189 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Catshill Middle School In deficit
- St Egwin's CofE Middle School Large reserves
- Queen Elizabeth High School Tight
- Brewood Middle CofE Academy Tight
- Boroughbridge High School In deficit
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Large reserves
- University Technical College Norfolk Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown Large reserves
- Madani Boys School In deficit
- Nidderdale High School In deficit
- Lincoln UTC Large reserves
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.9m | £9,361 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £259k | £615 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £226k | £537 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £299 a pupil, against a typical £164 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £884 a pupil, against a typical £502 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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