Fosse Way School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £381k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bath and North East Somerset · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE PARTNERSHIP 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 | £5.0m | £5.1m | -£64k | £838k | 217 |
2019-20 | £5.3m | £5.7m | -£487k | £879k | 217 |
2020-21 | £5.4m | £5.3m | +£107k | £503k | 217 |
2021-22 | £5.7m | £5.4m | +£261k | £355k | 220 |
2022-23 | £5.6m | £5.3m | +£373k | £344k | 220 |
2023-24 | £6.1m | £5.7m | +£384k | £373k | 226 |
2024-25 | £6.9m | £6.2m | +£732k | £381k | 224 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 37% of them. It spends £27,616 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £26,434.
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 | £11,911 | £9,543 | £8,365–£10,992 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £8,857 | £9,802 | £6,945–£11,029 |
Supply staff | £152 | £277 | £63–£927 |
Admin and clerical | £1,272 | £909 | £690–£1,219 |
Premises | £1,545 | £1,301 | £1,073–£1,746 |
Energy | £795 | £342 | £234–£508 |
Learning resources & ICT | £826 | £760 | £627–£966 |
Bought-in services | £196 | £450 | £284–£867 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Priory School Healthy
- Morecambe Road School Healthy
- Three Ways School Heading for deficit
- Riverbank School Healthy
- Tulip Academy Healthy
- Heltwate School Healthy
- Spring Common Academy Healthy
- Castle School, Cambridge In deficit
- Sidestrand Hall School Healthy
- Westfield Arts College Healthy
- Abbey Court Foundation Special School Large reserves
- Green Meadows Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.4m | £28,692 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £3.0m | £13,205 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £196k | £875 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £795 a pupil, against a typical £342 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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