Chapel Green School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £202k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Norfolk · Not applicable · Foundation special 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 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£16k | £15k | 87 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£20k | -£6k | 105 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£56k | £50k | 116 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£40k | £90k | 128 |
2022-23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | -£2k | £88k | 161 |
2023-24 | £4.2m | £4.3m | -£54k | £33k | 174 |
2024-25 | £5.0m | £4.9m | +£54k | £87k | 179 |
2025-26 | £5.6m | £5.5m | +£114k | £202k | 199 |
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 27% of them. It spends £27,804 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,093.
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 | £11,232 | £10,165 | £8,499–£11,507 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £10,577 | £10,057 | £7,749–£11,281 |
Supply staff | £175 | £257 | £113–£1,222 |
Admin and clerical | £950 | £1,125 | £877–£1,273 |
Premises | £1,503 | £1,154 | £816–£1,485 |
Energy | £560 | £310 | £281–£435 |
Learning resources & ICT | £655 | £809 | £555–£1,170 |
Bought-in services | £958 | £823 | £328–£1,782 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Brooke School Tight
- The Valley School Large reserves
- Lift Pioneer Large reserves
- Fort Royal Large reserves
- Aspire School Healthy
- Marshlands School Large reserves
- Woodley School and College Tight
- St Luke's Primary School Large reserves
- Millwood Primary Special School Large reserves
- Selworthy Special School Tight
- Belmont School Large reserves
- The Fountains Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.5m | £27,580 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.8m | £13,974 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £98k | £491 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £159k | £798 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF CHAPEL GREEN SCHOOL (charity 325000, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £15k | £13k |
2024-03 | £7k | £44k |
2023-03 | £10k | £7k |
2022-03 | £6k | £10k |
2021-03 | £6k | £4k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £560 a pupil, against a typical £310 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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