Furze Platt Senior School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £830k in reserve, 7% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Windsor and Maidenhead · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: FURZE PLATT SENIOR SCHOOL 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 | £7.4m | £7.6m | -£203k | £1.4m | 1,308 |
2019-20 | £7.7m | £8.2m | -£527k | £1.2m | 1,348 |
2020-21 | £8.1m | £8.9m | -£736k | £951k | 1,407 |
2021-22 | £9.1m | £8.9m | +£173k | £1.1m | 1,456 |
2022-23 | £10.1m | £9.9m | +£180k | £1.3m | 1,512 |
2023-24 | £11.1m | £11.4m | -£322k | £990k | 1,530 |
2024-25 | £12.3m | £12.4m | -£160k | £830k | 1,547 |
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 53% of them. It spends £8,031 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,305.
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 | £4,443 | £4,333 | £4,041–£4,547 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,304 | £783 | £577–£951 |
Supply staff | £90 | £109 | £64–£191 |
Admin and clerical | £540 | £388 | £329–£463 |
Premises | £403 | £399 | £328–£464 |
Energy | £105 | £136 | £113–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £551 | £478 | £399–£570 |
Bought-in services | £180 | £62 | £32–£119 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic High School Large reserves
- Aylsham High School In deficit
- Shenfield High School Heading for deficit
- The Hazeley Academy Large reserves
- Goffs Academy Large reserves
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Tight
- Richard Lander School Large reserves
- King James's School Tight
- Rawlins Large reserves
- Ullswater Community College Large reserves
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy Large reserves
- The Nobel School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £12.4m | £8,017 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £469k | £303 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £181k | £117 |
Money raised by parents
FURZE PLATT SENIOR SCHOOL PTFA (charity 287878, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £13k | £12k |
2025-08 | £11k | £3k |
2024-08 | £15k | £4k |
2023-08 | £18k | £6k |
2022-08 | £18k | £5k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on bought-in services is £180 a pupil, against a typical £62 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,304 a pupil, against a typical £783 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £540 a pupil, against a typical £388 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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