Cranford Community College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £440k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hounslow · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CRANFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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 | £10.8m | £9.9m | +£886k | £1.4m | 1,432 |
2019-20 | £10.6m | £10.7m | -£63k | £1.4m | 1,465 |
2020-21 | £10.7m | £10.5m | +£140k | £1.5m | 1,502 |
2021-22 | £10.8m | £12.2m | -£1.4m | £942k | 1,533 |
2022-23 | £11.7m | £11.7m | -£31k | £679k | 1,491 |
2023-24 | £12.8m | £11.7m | +£1.1m | £506k | 1,490 |
2024-25 | £13.6m | £13.1m | +£471k | £440k | 1,554 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary schools in London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 23% of them. It spends £8,433 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,460.
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 | £4,341 | £4,920 | £4,709–£5,217 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,044 | £783 | £572–£1,033 |
Supply staff | £252 | £163 | £100–£337 |
Admin and clerical | £600 | £515 | £412–£625 |
Premises | £742 | £464 | £377–£573 |
Energy | £201 | £140 | £121–£192 |
Learning resources & ICT | £364 | £520 | £448–£610 |
Bought-in services | £16 | £145 | £63–£212 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chiswick School Large reserves
- Carshalton Boys Sports College Heading for deficit
- Lift Bexleyheath Large reserves
- Burntwood School Large reserves
- Park High School Large reserves
- Bentley Wood High School Large reserves
- Lampton Academy Healthy
- The Ravensbourne School Large reserves
- Ricards Lodge High School In deficit
- Sydenham School Large reserves
- William Perkin Church of England High School Tight
- Riverside School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £12.9m | £8,323 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £511k | £329 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1.2m | £759 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £742 a pupil, against a typical £464 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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