Northfield School and Sports College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £549k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Stockton-on-Tees · Secondary · Community school.
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 | £8.3m | £8.3m | -£59k | £517k | 1,383 |
2019-20 | £8.1m | £8.3m | -£116k | £401k | 1,395 |
2020-21 | £8.9m | £8.5m | +£399k | £800k | 1,439 |
2021-22 | £9.3m | £9.6m | -£229k | £571k | 1,442 |
2022-23 | £9.8m | £10.2m | -£370k | £201k | 1,484 |
2023-24 | £10.6m | £10.4m | +£114k | £315k | 1,518 |
2024-25 | £11.6m | £11.4m | +£175k | £490k | 1,541 |
2025-26 | £12.4m | £12.3m | +£59k | £549k | 1,522 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 13% of them. It spends £8,101 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,887.
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 | £4,262 | £4,384 | £3,991–£4,706 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £758 | £927 | £706–£1,118 |
Supply staff | £288 | £145 | £48–£244 |
Admin and clerical | £428 | £459 | £267–£577 |
Premises | £499 | £431 | £347–£901 |
Energy | £129 | £143 | £113–£157 |
Learning resources & ICT | £866 | £471 | £355–£614 |
Bought-in services | £181 | £70 | £19–£159 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chorlton High School Healthy
- Woodlands School Large reserves
- Lift Kingswood Large reserves
- The McAuley Catholic High School Heading for deficit
- Aldridge School - A Science College Large reserves
- Trinity CofE High School Large reserves
- Co-op Academy Walkden Large reserves
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Spalding Academy Large reserves
- Lift Tendring Large reserves
- Bodmin College Large reserves
- Nene Park Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £12.2m | £8,003 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £281k | £185 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £507k | £333 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £208k | £137 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £181 a pupil, against a typical £70 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £288 a pupil, against a typical £145 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £866 a pupil, against a typical £471 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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