West Hill School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £572k in reserve, 9% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Tameside · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: WEST HILL SCHOOL 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 | £4.7m | £4.9m | -£196k | £809k | 837 |
2019-20 | £4.8m | £5.0m | -£191k | £822k | 843 |
2020-21 | £5.1m | £5.5m | -£330k | £770k | 845 |
2021-22 | £5.5m | £1.2m | +£4.4m | £929k | 836 |
2022-23 | £5.8m | £5.9m | -£88k | £914k | 834 |
2023-24 | £6.1m | £5.9m | +£201k | £1.0m | 847 |
2024-25 | £6.1m | £6.6m | -£448k | £572k | 854 |
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 60% of them. It spends £7,674 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,531.
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 | £4,499 | £4,348 | £4,142–£4,557 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £912 | £869 | £642–£1,025 |
Supply staff | £83 | £108 | £69–£243 |
Admin and clerical | £447 | £368 | £279–£516 |
Premises | £430 | £402 | £333–£583 |
Energy | £207 | £151 | £114–£191 |
Learning resources & ICT | £536 | £473 | £413–£584 |
Bought-in services | £118 | £90 | £47–£173 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Greenacre School Healthy
- Testwood School Large reserves
- Dixons Kings Academy Large reserves
- Belvidere School Large reserves
- The Lenham School Large reserves
- Coombeshead Academy Large reserves
- Kempston Academy Large reserves
- The Dorcan Academy Tight
- The Grove School Large reserves
- Brook Mead Academy Large reserves
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Large reserves
- Tottington High School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.6m | £7,731 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £111k | £130 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £108k | £126 |
Money raised by parents
WEST HILL SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 508413, Registered) raised £1k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £1k | £0 |
2024-07 | £1k | £0 |
2023-07 | £1k | £0 |
2022-07 | £2k | £790 |
2021-07 | £2k | £3k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- 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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