Debden Park High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £476k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES 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 | £6.9m | £6.0m | +£942k | £853k | 1,027 |
2019-20 | £7.3m | £6.3m | +£911k | £893k | 1,057 |
2020-21 | £7.4m | £7.3m | +£54k | £675k | 1,069 |
2021-22 | £7.7m | £7.3m | +£354k | £186k | 1,044 |
2022-23 | £8.3m | £7.8m | +£443k | £47k | 1,053 |
2023-24 | £8.8m | £8.4m | +£367k | £11k | 1,065 |
2024-25 | £9.9m | £9.5m | +£436k | £476k | 1,060 |
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 33% of them. It spends £8,935 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,487.
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 | £4,256 | £4,295 | £4,119–£4,569 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £663 | £807 | £608–£974 |
Supply staff | £0 | £102 | £40–£170 |
Admin and clerical | £463 | £414 | £337–£532 |
Premises | £2,871 | £438 | £350–£491 |
Energy | £9 | £135 | £105–£168 |
Learning resources & ICT | £392 | £504 | £393–£639 |
Bought-in services | £56 | £100 | £40–£165 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St James's Church of England High School Large reserves
- The Henry Box School Large reserves
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme Healthy
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Large reserves
- Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Large reserves
- Therfield School Large reserves
- Farnham Heath End Large reserves
- East Leake Academy Tight
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Large reserves
- Eaton Bank Academy Large reserves
- Princes Risborough School Healthy
- Epping St John's Church of England School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.9m | £9,325 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £168k | £158 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £23k | £22 |
Money raised by parents
DEBDEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1090920, Registered) raised £673 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £673 | £652 |
2024-03 | £4k | £4k |
2023-03 | £600 | £600 |
2022-03 | £0 | £0 |
2021-03 | £0 | £0 |
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 premises is £2,871 a pupil, against a typical £438 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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