Severn Vale School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £498k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Gloucestershire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SEVERN VALE 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 | £6.6m | £6.6m | +£36k | £160k | 1,221 |
2019-20 | £7.1m | £7.1m | +£48k | £425k | 1,240 |
2020-21 | £7.8m | £7.6m | +£162k | £819k | 1,275 |
2021-22 | £8.1m | £8.3m | -£196k | £626k | 1,306 |
2022-23 | £9.1m | £9.0m | +£126k | £784k | 1,354 |
2023-24 | £9.7m | £9.6m | +£132k | £620k | 1,351 |
2024-25 | £10.4m | £10.1m | +£320k | £498k | 1,353 |
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 £7,486 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,649.
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 | £4,761 | £4,368 | £4,212–£4,525 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £273 | £802 | £624–£1,115 |
Supply staff | £60 | £86 | £75–£153 |
Admin and clerical | £586 | £439 | £288–£539 |
Premises | £327 | £423 | £317–£570 |
Energy | £105 | £143 | £123–£176 |
Learning resources & ICT | £414 | £521 | £386–£629 |
Bought-in services | £197 | £72 | £45–£104 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Westhoughton High School Healthy
- Trinity School Large reserves
- Conyers School Large reserves
- Pudsey Grammar School Heading for deficit
- Brighouse High School In deficit
- Mildenhall College Academy Tight
- Pleckgate High School Large reserves
- Kingsthorpe College Large reserves
- The Angmering School Tight
- John Taylor Free School Large reserves
- The Joseph Whitaker School Large reserves
- Saddleworth School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.3m | £7,597 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £372k | £275 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £407k | £301 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF SEVERN VALE SCHOOL (charity 1121533, Registered) raised £17k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £17k | £14k |
2024-08 | £643 | £221 |
2023-08 | £0 | £200 |
2022-08 | £0 | £3k |
2021-08 | £315 | £235 |
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 bought-in services is £197 a pupil, against a typical £72 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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