Horton Lodge Community Special School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £170k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · Not applicable · Community 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 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£161k | £43k | 48 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£34k | £9k | 50 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£52k | -£44k | 55 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£68k | £24k | 55 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£61k | -£36k | 57 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£80k | -£116k | 60 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£83k | -£33k | 61 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£202k | £170k | 66 |
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 37% of them. It spends £36,387 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £32,348.
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 | £8,144 | £12,213 | £10,126–£14,417 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £17,491 | £11,437 | £8,195–£13,734 |
Supply staff | £163 | £291 | £5–£1,228 |
Admin and clerical | £1,397 | £1,487 | £1,093–£1,961 |
Premises | £592 | £1,766 | £1,302–£2,111 |
Energy | £697 | £605 | £435–£760 |
Learning resources & ICT | £600 | £1,115 | £790–£1,375 |
Bought-in services | £517 | £1,124 | £540–£2,112 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Paternoster School Healthy
- Prestley Wood Academy Healthy
- The Coppice School Heading for deficit
- The Axis Academy Large reserves
- Hopescourt School Large reserves
- Woodbridge Road Academy Healthy
- The Dales School Healthy
- Branthwaite Academy Large reserves
- Thomasson Memorial School Tight
- Westfield School Large reserves
- Sladewood Academy In deficit
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £38,994 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £752k | £11,392 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £32k | £487 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £30k | £459 |
Money raised by parents
THE HORTON LODGE SCHOOL PARENT STAFF AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1064943, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-07 | £10k | £7k |
2023-07 | £10k | £7k |
2022-07 | £15k | £4k |
2021-07 | £7k | £11k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £17,491 a pupil, against a typical £11,437 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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