Kennet School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £672k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Berkshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EQUINOX LEARNING 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 | £10.0m | £10.3m | -£380k | £99k | 1,786 |
2019-20 | £10.6m | £10.4m | +£169k | £171k | 1,797 |
2020-21 | £10.9m | £10.6m | +£330k | £321k | 1,815 |
2021-22 | £11.3m | £11.1m | +£238k | £341k | 1,860 |
2022-23 | £12.9m | £12.3m | +£584k | £631k | 1,877 |
2023-24 | £13.7m | £13.4m | +£300k | £385k | 1,855 |
2024-25 | £14.7m | £13.9m | +£793k | £672k | 1,815 |
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 13% of them. It spends £7,677 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,096.
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 | £4,737 | £4,222 | £3,964–£4,353 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £885 | £738 | £651–£930 |
Supply staff | £16 | £59 | £41–£139 |
Admin and clerical | £486 | £387 | £289–£557 |
Premises | £350 | £375 | £305–£410 |
Energy | £124 | £140 | £111–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £582 | £487 | £390–£637 |
Bought-in services | £37 | £62 | £39–£108 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Littleover Community School Large reserves
- Rainhill High School Large reserves
- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form In deficit
- Shoreham Academy Large reserves
- Northampton School for Girls Large reserves
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Norton Hill Academy Large reserves
- The Priory Academy LSST Large reserves
- Canon Slade School Large reserves
- Garforth Academy Large reserves
- Wildern School Large reserves
- Collingwood College Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £14.6m | £8,044 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £721k | £397 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £126k | £69 |
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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