Tameside Alternative Provision Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £300k in reserve, 9% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Tameside · Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£149k | -£17k | 152 |
2019-20 | £3.0m | £2.7m | +£238k | £221k | 160 |
2020-21 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£60k | £280k | 128 |
2021-22 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£208k | £488k | 128 |
2022-23 | £3.2m | £3.2m | -£42k | £446k | 145 |
2023-24 | £3.4m | £3.5m | -£146k | £300k | 160 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 alternative-provision 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 53% of them. It spends £22,068 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £25,882.
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 | £7,206 | £11,988 | £9,389–£15,979 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £4,606 | £5,197 | £3,553–£6,259 |
Supply staff | £1,712 | £875 | £544–£1,354 |
Admin and clerical | £716 | £1,320 | £1,011–£2,145 |
Premises | £3,709 | £1,156 | £886–£1,523 |
Energy | £0 | £353 | £249–£466 |
Learning resources & ICT | £706 | £1,265 | £744–£1,997 |
Bought-in services | £2,221 | £844 | £155–£2,564 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy Healthy
- The Link School In deficit
- Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service Healthy
- The CE Academy Healthy
- Coal Clough Academy Large reserves
- Ash Grove School Healthy
- Esteem Valley Academy Large reserves
- Aspire Academy Healthy
- The Hub School Healthy
- The Aspire Academy Large reserves
- Sandwell Community School Large reserves
- Richard Barnes Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £19,239 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.4m | £8,703 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £104k | £652 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £331k | £2,069 |
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?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on premises is £3,709 a pupil, against a typical £1,156 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,712 a pupil, against a typical £875 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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