Meade Hill School: school finances
Tight
Holds £79k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Manchester · Not applicable · Academy special 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£96k | £113k | 89 |
2019-20 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£48k | £65k | 90 |
2020-21 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£55k | £120k | 93 |
2021-22 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£118k | £238k | 173 |
2022-23 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£71k | £309k | 172 |
2023-24 | £4.1m | £4.3m | -£229k | £79k | 172 |
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 10% of them. It spends £25,084 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £28,055.
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 | £6,221 | £10,230 | £8,698–£12,297 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £4,063 | £8,864 | £6,971–£10,418 |
Supply staff | £2,993 | £567 | £164–£1,377 |
Admin and clerical | £976 | £1,213 | £952–£1,680 |
Premises | £773 | £1,694 | £1,115–£2,253 |
Energy | £784 | £492 | £337–£616 |
Learning resources & ICT | £2,444 | £1,049 | £735–£1,928 |
Bought-in services | £890 | £783 | £319–£1,280 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Discovery Special Academy Healthy
- New Park Academy Large reserves
- Southern Cross School Tight
- Woodfield Large reserves
- Pioneer House High School Large reserves
- Knowle DGE Academy Large reserves
- Elemore Hall School Large reserves
- North Ridge High School Healthy
- Sir Charles Parsons School Healthy
- Lindsworth School Large reserves
- Pennine View School Large reserves
- Silverdale School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.4m | £19,609 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.8m | £10,537 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £141k | £819 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £837k | £4,864 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on supply staff is £2,993 a pupil, against a typical £567 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £2,444 a pupil, against a typical £1,049 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £784 a pupil, against a typical £492 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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