Mount Tamar School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £187k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Plymouth · Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
Reserve at the end of each year, 2023-24 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2023-24 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | £4.2m | £4.2m | £0 | £0 | 106 |
2024-25 | £4.6m | £4.6m | -£1k | £187k | 108 |
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 30% of them. It spends £42,870 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £31,107.
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 | £17,370 | £11,921 | £10,512–£13,816 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £10,694 | £7,401 | £6,270–£9,748 |
Supply staff | £3,778 | £1,366 | £340–£2,842 |
Admin and clerical | £963 | £1,362 | £1,101–£1,968 |
Premises | £963 | £1,563 | £1,207–£2,546 |
Energy | £620 | £423 | £327–£607 |
Learning resources & ICT | £250 | £1,369 | £951–£1,697 |
Bought-in services | £1,259 | £1,178 | £509–£2,307 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- High Well School Large reserves
- Thomas Ashton School In deficit
- Keyham Lodge School Tight
- St Anthony's School Healthy
- The Sky Academy Tight
- Emily Wilding Davison School In deficit
- Mo Mowlam Academy Large reserves
- Westbury Academy Large reserves
- Elms School Large reserves
- Riverside Meadows Academy Healthy
- Springwell Special Academy Large reserves
- Pine Green Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.3m | £40,037 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.8m | £25,657 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £28 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £3,778 a pupil, against a typical £1,366 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £17,370 a pupil, against a typical £11,921 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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