Prestley Wood Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £131k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Not applicable · Free schools special.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: HORIZONS EDUCATION 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, 2024-25
Income and spending, 2024-25
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£145k | £131k | 65 |
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 47% of them. It spends £28,508 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £33,068.
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 | £11,785 | £12,589 | £10,502–£14,417 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £8,523 | £11,213 | £7,050–£13,734 |
Supply staff | £554 | £378 | £83–£1,240 |
Admin and clerical | £1,092 | £1,406 | £1,042–£1,993 |
Premises | £1,538 | £1,741 | £1,190–£2,005 |
Energy | £1,723 | £598 | £435–£699 |
Learning resources & ICT | £692 | £1,131 | £790–£1,375 |
Bought-in services | £108 | £1,487 | £656–£2,191 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Coppice School Heading for deficit
- Paternoster School Healthy
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Healthy
- Branthwaite Academy Large reserves
- Woodbridge Road Academy Healthy
- The Axis Academy Large reserves
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham Large reserves
- Hopescourt School Large reserves
- Claremont School Heading for deficit
- Brantridge School Large reserves
- Sladewood Academy In deficit
- The Dales School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £30,908 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £907k | £13,954 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £5k | £77 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £1,723 a pupil, against a typical £598 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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