Ilkley Grammar School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £658k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bradford · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MOORLANDS 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 | £10.1m | £10.0m | +£114k | £111k | 1,746 |
2019-20 | £10.6m | £10.2m | +£457k | £51k | 1,843 |
2020-21 | £11.2m | £10.5m | +£763k | £170k | 1,947 |
2021-22 | £12.0m | £11.1m | +£865k | £353k | 2,039 |
2022-23 | £13.5m | £12.6m | +£872k | £489k | 2,083 |
2023-24 | £15.2m | £14.5m | +£685k | £472k | 2,134 |
2024-25 | £16.5m | £15.6m | +£877k | £658k | 2,174 |
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 £7,182 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,055.
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 | £4,117 | £4,082 | £3,908–£4,442 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £557 | £634 | £506–£781 |
Supply staff | £124 | £66 | £28–£96 |
Admin and clerical | £307 | £362 | £264–£459 |
Premises | £301 | £338 | £295–£410 |
Energy | £92 | £130 | £104–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £518 | £611 | £456–£722 |
Bought-in services | £47 | £64 | £29–£81 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Aidan's Church of England High School Large reserves
- Gordano School Large reserves
- Saffron Walden County High School Heading for deficit
- Salesian School, Chertsey Large reserves
- St Bede's School Large reserves
- Sandringham School Large reserves
- Maiden Erlegh School Large reserves
- Harrogate Grammar School Large reserves
- Beauchamp College Large reserves
- Great Sankey High School Tight
- South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College Large reserves
- The West Bridgford School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £15.4m | £7,094 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £763k | £351 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1.1m | £518 |
Money raised by parents
ILKLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 505659, Registered) raised £53k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-11 | £53k | £53k |
2024-08 | £10k | £10k |
2023-08 | £16k | £20k |
2022-08 | £13k | £11k |
2021-08 | £12k | £12k |
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 supply staff is £124 a pupil, against a typical £66 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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