Evergreen School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.5m in reserve, 18% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Warwickshire · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£50k | £431k | 122 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£78k | £510k | 123 |
2020-21 | £997k | £969k | +£28k | £538k | 268 |
2021-22 | £6.5m | £5.9m | +£590k | £1.1m | 275 |
2022-23 | £6.4m | £6.6m | -£289k | £839k | 278 |
2023-24 | £7.0m | £6.9m | +£137k | £975k | 283 |
2024-25 | £8.1m | £7.6m | +£481k | £1.5m | 280 |
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 70% of them. It spends £27,183 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,067.
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 | £10,656 | £9,694 | £8,839–£11,184 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £10,529 | £9,770 | £7,707–£12,182 |
Supply staff | £90 | £310 | £41–£815 |
Admin and clerical | £1,081 | £1,176 | £851–£1,569 |
Premises | £1,281 | £1,354 | £1,186–£1,620 |
Energy | £369 | £393 | £306–£459 |
Learning resources & ICT | £634 | £728 | £571–£1,166 |
Bought-in services | £1,162 | £629 | £364–£1,608 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Richmond Hill School Large reserves
- Exhall Grange Specialist School Large reserves
- Freemantles School Healthy
- Forest Way School Large reserves
- Northgate School Academy Trust Large reserves
- Lady Zia Wernher School Large reserves
- Springfield School Large reserves
- Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites Healthy
- Manor Green School Heading for deficit
- Booker Park Community School Large reserves
- Manor Mead School Large reserves
- The Avenue Special School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.9m | £28,185 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £4.0m | £14,135 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £180k | £645 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £250k | £895 |
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?
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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