Greenbank High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £319k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sefton · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SOUTHPORT LEARNING 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 | £5.5m | £5.4m | +£67k | £138k | 991 |
2019-20 | £5.9m | £5.8m | +£112k | £181k | 1,009 |
2020-21 | £6.0m | £5.4m | +£659k | £409k | 1,018 |
2021-22 | £6.3m | £6.0m | +£317k | £643k | 1,033 |
2022-23 | £6.8m | £6.4m | +£451k | £452k | 1,037 |
2023-24 | £7.3m | £7.0m | +£313k | £596k | 1,046 |
2024-25 | £7.9m | £7.8m | +£73k | £319k | 1,039 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,536 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,513.
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 | £4,118 | £4,407 | £4,075–£4,633 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £990 | £844 | £637–£981 |
Supply staff | £206 | £124 | £45–£221 |
Admin and clerical | £346 | £408 | £332–£478 |
Premises | £458 | £381 | £322–£424 |
Energy | £136 | £134 | £120–£168 |
Learning resources & ICT | £518 | £480 | £393–£630 |
Bought-in services | £261 | £89 | £39–£173 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Large reserves
- St Joseph's RC High School Large reserves
- Codsall Community High School Healthy
- Kineton High School In deficit
- Therfield School Large reserves
- The Elton High School Tight
- Sale High School Large reserves
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy In deficit
- Reepham High School and College In deficit
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form Large reserves
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Large reserves
- The Weston Road Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.7m | £7,451 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £150k | £144 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £163k | £157 |
Money raised by parents
GREENBANK HIGH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 510116, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £4k | £5k |
2024-07 | £4k | £9k |
2023-07 | £6k | £5k |
2022-07 | £7k | £4k |
2021-07 | £4k | £1k |
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 £261 a pupil, against a typical £89 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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