Cromer Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £264k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INSPIRATION 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 | £3.5m | £3.1m | +£400k | £0 | 587 |
2019-20 | £3.6m | £3.4m | +£244k | £0 | 613 |
2020-21 | £4.0m | £3.5m | +£440k | £0 | 649 |
2021-22 | £4.2m | £3.8m | +£420k | £0 | 670 |
2022-23 | £4.8m | £4.3m | +£462k | £0 | 692 |
2023-24 | £5.2m | £4.7m | +£526k | £0 | 667 |
2024-25 | £5.6m | £5.1m | +£507k | £264k | 650 |
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 43% of them. It spends £7,845 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,929.
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 | £4,375 | £4,304 | £4,109–£4,579 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,165 | £765 | £613–£1,112 |
Supply staff | £58 | £99 | £51–£181 |
Admin and clerical | £335 | £507 | £339–£566 |
Premises | £394 | £518 | £413–£626 |
Energy | £177 | £165 | £152–£210 |
Learning resources & ICT | £246 | £470 | £397–£593 |
Bought-in services | £162 | £137 | £66–£248 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Skipton Academy Large reserves
- Hurworth School Tight
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Large reserves
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School Large reserves
- Whitworth Community High School Large reserves
- Torpoint Community College Large reserves
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy Large reserves
- Breckland School Healthy
- St John's Church of England Middle School Academy Healthy
- Middlewich High School Healthy
- The Vale Academy Large reserves
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.4m | £8,337 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £24k | £37 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £187k | £288 |
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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