Beechen Cliff School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £558k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bath and North East Somerset · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £8.3m | £7.3m | +£1.1m | £461k | 1,286 |
2020-21 | £8.1m | £7.7m | +£395k | £403k | 1,273 |
2021-22 | £8.7m | £8.1m | +£582k | £653k | 1,307 |
2022-23 | £11.7m | £11.1m | +£627k | £921k | 1,284 |
2023-24 | £8.9m | £9.4m | -£412k | £632k | 1,210 |
2024-25 | £9.1m | £8.7m | +£412k | £558k | 1,224 |
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 47% of them. It spends £7,114 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,193.
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 | £3,776 | £4,314 | £4,100–£4,470 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £824 | £569 | £375–£697 |
Supply staff | £92 | £54 | £26–£117 |
Admin and clerical | £376 | £436 | £307–£507 |
Premises | £381 | £408 | £352–£493 |
Energy | £42 | £127 | £107–£154 |
Learning resources & ICT | £788 | £569 | £443–£646 |
Bought-in services | £141 | £94 | £29–£132 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Willink School Large reserves
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School Large reserves
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College Tight
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Large reserves
- The Rochester Grammar School Tight
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy Tight
- The Robert Smyth Academy Healthy
- Holmer Green Senior School Large reserves
- Cams Hill School In deficit
- St Philip Howard Catholic School Heading for deficit
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School Large reserves
- The Cooper School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £8.8m | £7,208 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £217k | £177 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £585k | £478 |
Money raised by parents
BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1079431, Registered) raised £23k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £23k | £23k |
2024-08 | £20k | £18k |
2023-08 | £13k | £34k |
2022-08 | £17k | £16k |
2021-08 | £33k | £25k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £824 a pupil, against a typical £569 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £788 a pupil, against a typical £569 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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