Felixstowe School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £369k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £6.7m | £5.8m | +£944k | £0 | 1,140 |
2019-20 | £6.5m | £6.1m | +£375k | £0 | 1,123 |
2020-21 | £7.1m | £6.2m | +£892k | £0 | 1,164 |
2021-22 | £7.6m | £7.0m | +£518k | £0 | 1,228 |
2022-23 | £8.8m | £7.3m | +£1.4m | £0 | 1,228 |
2023-24 | £9.5m | £8.9m | +£565k | £0 | 1,245 |
2024-25 | £10.1m | £9.3m | +£801k | £369k | 1,211 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,680 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,422.
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 | £5,443 | £4,283 | £3,967–£4,548 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £130 | £809 | £622–£884 |
Supply staff | £140 | £149 | £62–£248 |
Admin and clerical | £445 | £386 | £241–£502 |
Premises | £370 | £396 | £314–£442 |
Energy | £79 | £155 | £117–£206 |
Learning resources & ICT | £399 | £512 | £436–£591 |
Bought-in services | £26 | £63 | £32–£150 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre In deficit
- Redhill School Large reserves
- The Parker E-ACT Academy Large reserves
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Large reserves
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Large reserves
- The Priory School Tight
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Large reserves
- Newton Abbot College Tight
- Laurence Jackson School Tight
- De La Salle School Large reserves
- Hornsea School and Language College Large reserves
- Framwellgate School Durham Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.6m | £7,958 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £327k | £270 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £464k | £383 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £5,443 a pupil, against a typical £4,283 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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