Oaklands Mead Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £139k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Leicester · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£128k | £136k | 109 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£25k | £161k | 110 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£54k | £107k | 101 |
2021-22 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£65k | £43k | 103 |
2022-23 | £2.9m | £3.0m | -£116k | -£74k | 103 |
2023-24 | £3.4m | £3.5m | -£90k | -£164k | 129 |
2024-25 | £4.1m | £3.9m | +£112k | -£52k | 135 |
2025-26 | £4.4m | £4.2m | +£191k | £139k | 138 |
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 £30,397 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,953.
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 | £10,314 | £10,103 | £8,971–£12,224 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £13,553 | £10,002 | £6,303–£12,542 |
Supply staff | £1,136 | £619 | £125–£1,970 |
Admin and clerical | £959 | £1,061 | £820–£1,456 |
Premises | £1,436 | £1,215 | £997–£1,505 |
Energy | £315 | £370 | £293–£589 |
Learning resources & ICT | £737 | £775 | £636–£980 |
Bought-in services | £340 | £469 | £306–£724 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Rocklands School Healthy
- Warren School In deficit
- Southbrook School Large reserves
- Kingfisher Academy Large reserves
- The Russett School Large reserves
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School Healthy
- Netherhall Mead Academy In deficit
- Benton Dene School Healthy
- Highfield Ely Academy Healthy
- The Shrubberies School Healthy
- Samuel Pepys School Large reserves
- Pens Meadow School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.4m | £31,592 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.4m | £17,390 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £82k | £593 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £26k | £192 |
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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