South Bank University Sixth Form: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £134k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2021-22, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lambeth · 16 plus · Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SOUTH BANK ACADEMIES can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2022-23 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2021-22
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2021-22
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£198k | £433k | 220 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.2m | -£157k | £49k | 218 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£126k | -£27k | 289 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£56k | £134k | 272 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary schools in 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 £8,614 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,032.
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 | £5,404 | £5,577 | £4,732–£6,589 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £268 | £658 | £319–£1,027 |
Supply staff | £279 | £253 | £60–£360 |
Admin and clerical | £875 | £561 | £464–£844 |
Premises | £353 | £624 | £419–£913 |
Energy | £202 | £206 | £149–£313 |
Learning resources & ICT | £235 | £586 | £454–£772 |
Bought-in services | £375 | £202 | £117–£446 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- UTC Heathrow Large reserves
- Wapping High School In deficit
- Space Studio West London In deficit
- Hewens College In deficit
- North Brent School Large reserves
- London Enterprise Academy Large reserves
- Canary Wharf College Crossharbour Large reserves
- St Ursula's Convent School Large reserves
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy Large reserves
- Global Academy Tight
- Harefield School Heading for deficit
- Hornsey School for Girls In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2021-22
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £8,798 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £34k | £125 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £6k | £22 |
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?
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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