Cottenham Village College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £307k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ASTREA 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 | £5.7m | £5.4m | +£359k | £0 | 879 |
2019-20 | £5.0m | £4.9m | +£190k | £290k | 895 |
2020-21 | £5.3m | £5.4m | -£133k | £0 | 878 |
2021-22 | £5.9m | £5.6m | +£331k | £0 | 877 |
2022-23 | £6.0m | £5.9m | +£128k | £0 | 879 |
2023-24 | £6.6m | £5.8m | +£813k | £0 | 877 |
2024-25 | £6.7m | £5.6m | +£1.1m | £307k | 877 |
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 £6,401 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,376.
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 | £3,796 | £4,394 | £4,218–£4,750 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £559 | £714 | £533–£915 |
Supply staff | £97 | £146 | £59–£189 |
Admin and clerical | £282 | £394 | £343–£549 |
Premises | £417 | £399 | £283–£510 |
Energy | £153 | £131 | £102–£173 |
Learning resources & ICT | £489 | £502 | £418–£607 |
Bought-in services | £17 | £85 | £46–£214 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Dowdales School In deficit
- Stowmarket High School Healthy
- Sir John Nelthorpe School Large reserves
- Millfield School Heading for deficit
- Alleyne's Academy Large reserves
- Cottingham High School Large reserves
- Bohunt School Worthing Large reserves
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Heading for deficit
- Dover Grammar School for Girls Heading for deficit
- Gosford Hill School Large reserves
- Attleborough Academy Large reserves
- Kingsmead Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.4m | £7,268 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £135k | £154 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £322k | £367 |
Money raised by parents
COTTENHAM VILLAGE COLLEGE PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1213320, Registered)
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.
- 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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