Penn Hall School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £412k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wolverhampton · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£68k | £2k | 96 |
2019-20 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£2k | £107 | 102 |
2020-21 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£185k | £185k | 106 |
2021-22 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£107k | £292k | 109 |
2023-24 | £4.8m | £4.5m | +£234k | £164k | 134 |
2024-25 | £5.0m | £4.6m | +£324k | £412k | 139 |
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 43% of them. It spends £33,288 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £29,391.
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 | £11,324 | £11,880 | £9,595–£15,524 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £12,935 | £7,352 | £6,388–£11,286 |
Supply staff | £1,669 | £922 | £1–£2,284 |
Admin and clerical | £2,403 | £1,226 | £1,005–£1,973 |
Premises | £1,619 | £1,572 | £929–£1,881 |
Energy | £640 | £462 | £320–£617 |
Learning resources & ICT | £647 | £1,094 | £741–£2,443 |
Bought-in services | £65 | £688 | £256–£1,101 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Springboard Project Large reserves
- Kingfisher School Large reserves
- Tregonwell Academy Tight
- Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School Large reserves
- Trinity Academy New Bridge Large reserves
- Newfield School Large reserves
- The Centre School Tight
- Oastlers School Large reserves
- Marland School Healthy
- Maplefields Academy Healthy
- Aegir - A Specialist Academy Large reserves
- Green Park School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.9m | £35,158 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.6m | £18,842 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £64k | £460 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF PENN HALL SCHOOL (charity 513383, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2022-08 | £3k | £288 |
2021-08 | £3k | £1k |
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 admin and clerical is £2,403 a pupil, against a typical £1,226 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £12,935 a pupil, against a typical £7,352 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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