Codsall Community High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £348k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · 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 | £5.4m | £5.2m | +£185k | £188k | 989 |
2019-20 | £5.6m | £5.8m | -£107k | £81k | 1,052 |
2020-21 | £6.2m | £6.0m | +£226k | £307k | 1,076 |
2021-22 | £6.7m | £6.5m | +£195k | £502k | 1,097 |
2022-23 | £7.3m | £7.4m | -£45k | £457k | 1,051 |
2023-24 | £7.6m | £8.0m | -£462k | -£5k | 1,072 |
2024-25 | £8.7m | £8.7m | +£74k | £70k | 1,068 |
2025-26 | £9.3m | £9.0m | +£278k | £348k | 1,046 |
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 27% of them. It spends £8,650 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,530.
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 | £4,739 | £4,407 | £4,113–£4,606 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £911 | £819 | £595–£980 |
Supply staff | £230 | £101 | £37–£188 |
Admin and clerical | £745 | £390 | £337–£473 |
Premises | £189 | £408 | £363–£482 |
Energy | £204 | £134 | £120–£159 |
Learning resources & ICT | £525 | £480 | £392–£570 |
Bought-in services | £20 | £104 | £61–£181 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Therfield School Large reserves
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Large reserves
- Greenbank High School Healthy
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme Healthy
- St Joseph's RC High School Large reserves
- Eaton Bank Academy Large reserves
- Sawtry Village Academy Healthy
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Large reserves
- St James's Church of England High School Large reserves
- Wrotham School Tight
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Large reserves
- St Alban's Catholic High School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £8.0m | £7,636 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £690k | £659 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £171k | £163 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1.3m | £1,280 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £230 a pupil, against a typical £101 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £745 a pupil, against a typical £390 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £204 a pupil, against a typical £134 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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