Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.4m in reserve, 14% 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: BRIDGE 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 | £8.8m | £9.0m | -£192k | £77k | 1,468 |
2019-20 | £8.7m | £8.9m | -£217k | -£138k | 1,444 |
2020-21 | £8.5m | £8.6m | -£33k | £0 | 1,461 |
2021-22 | £9.3m | £8.4m | +£928k | £0 | 1,449 |
2022-23 | £9.6m | £8.6m | +£923k | £0 | 1,343 |
2023-24 | £9.8m | £9.0m | +£701k | £0 | 1,292 |
2024-25 | £10.2m | £9.6m | +£598k | £1.4m | 1,258 |
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 63% of them. It spends £7,626 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,262.
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 | £4,124 | £4,302 | £4,086–£4,433 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £751 | £694 | £562–£795 |
Supply staff | £211 | £81 | £44–£146 |
Admin and clerical | £353 | £449 | £335–£518 |
Premises | £534 | £421 | £360–£476 |
Energy | £197 | £132 | £114–£153 |
Learning resources & ICT | £343 | £439 | £381–£648 |
Bought-in services | £119 | £66 | £51–£142 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Healthy
- Chancellor's School Large reserves
- All Hallows Catholic College Large reserves
- Hounsdown School Large reserves
- Stanborough School Large reserves
- Standish Community High School Large reserves
- The Costello School Large reserves
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Heart of England School Large reserves
- Chosen Hill School Large reserves
- William Howard School In deficit
- The Thomas Adams School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.5m | £7,552 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £120k | £95 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £692k | £550 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 14% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £211 a pupil, against a typical £81 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £197 a pupil, against a typical £132 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £534 a pupil, against a typical £421 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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