Wales High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £528k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Rotherham · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: WALES HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £10.7m | £10.5m | +£148k | £1.0m | 1,744 |
2019-20 | £11.2m | £11.6m | -£390k | £615k | 1,778 |
2020-21 | £11.9m | £11.9m | +£17k | £632k | 1,833 |
2021-22 | £12.5m | £12.3m | +£212k | £841k | 1,825 |
2022-23 | £13.4m | £13.6m | -£139k | £702k | 1,850 |
2023-24 | £14.7m | £15.2m | -£558k | £145k | 1,833 |
2024-25 | £15.4m | £14.9m | +£464k | £528k | 1,821 |
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 17% of them. It spends £8,206 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,480.
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 | £5,062 | £4,188 | £3,972–£4,379 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,114 | £837 | £625–£971 |
Supply staff | £0 | £84 | £45–£167 |
Admin and clerical | £345 | £397 | £296–£532 |
Premises | £336 | £417 | £380–£485 |
Energy | £113 | £125 | £109–£156 |
Learning resources & ICT | £318 | £505 | £408–£566 |
Bought-in services | £136 | £61 | £24–£100 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Philip Morant School and College Large reserves
- St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School In deficit
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy Healthy
- Stratford Upon Avon School Large reserves
- Carlton le Willows Academy Large reserves
- Allerton Grange School Healthy
- Camborne Science and International Academy Large reserves
- Plume School Large reserves
- St Paul's Catholic School Large reserves
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Outwood Academy Valley Large reserves
- Coundon Court Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £14.5m | £7,938 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £742k | £407 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £959k | £527 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £136 a pupil, against a typical £61 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,114 a pupil, against a typical £837 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,062 a pupil, against a typical £4,188 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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