The Abbey School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £218k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY 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 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£164k | £239k | 107 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £1.8m | +£173k | £329k | 108 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£67k | £257k | 111 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.0m | +£225k | £333k | 120 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£123k | £316k | 133 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£94k | £331k | 145 |
2024-25 | £3.5m | £3.3m | +£156k | £218k | 157 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 40% of them. It spends £21,331 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £26,720.
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 | £10,739 | £10,005 | £8,771–£11,370 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £5,255 | £9,730 | £7,839–£13,364 |
Supply staff | £312 | £311 | £143–£815 |
Admin and clerical | £1,331 | £1,229 | £946–£1,538 |
Premises | £1,006 | £1,484 | £966–£2,050 |
Energy | £255 | £345 | £286–£448 |
Learning resources & ICT | £803 | £741 | £456–£1,113 |
Bought-in services | £682 | £509 | £255–£1,445 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Highbury School Large reserves
- Breakspeare School Large reserves
- Ash Field Academy Tight
- Treetops Free School Large reserves
- Coppice School Large reserves
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Large reserves
- Reynalds Cross School Heading for deficit
- West Hill School Tight
- Bettridge School In deficit
- Hollywater School Large reserves
- The South Downs School Large reserves
- Willoughby Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £23,242 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.3m | £8,471 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | -£144k | £-917 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL (charity 288277, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £15k | £10k |
2024-08 | £4k | £5k |
2023-08 | £5k | £4k |
2022-08 | £4k | £1k |
2021-08 | £126 | £2k |
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.
- 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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