Lime Academy Hornbeam: school finances
Healthy
Holds £725k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Waltham Forest · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LIME 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 | £7.0m | £6.3m | +£671k | £1.3m | 263 |
2019-20 | £8.0m | £7.4m | +£598k | £1.1m | 294 |
2020-21 | £7.8m | £7.0m | +£774k | £1.1m | 276 |
2021-22 | £7.8m | £7.4m | +£365k | £327k | 276 |
2022-23 | £8.0m | £7.4m | +£562k | £160k | 265 |
2023-24 | £8.3m | £7.6m | +£684k | £101k | 283 |
2024-25 | £9.1m | £8.4m | +£692k | £725k | 291 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special schools in London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 60% of them. It spends £28,883 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £35,512.
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 | £20,333 | £12,691 | £11,377–£13,443 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £3,715 | £11,523 | £9,272–£16,894 |
Supply staff | £0 | £497 | £196–£2,114 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £1,482 | £1,054–£1,817 |
Premises | £1,945 | £1,962 | £1,366–£2,566 |
Energy | £526 | £459 | £297–£645 |
Learning resources & ICT | £251 | £810 | £634–£1,024 |
Bought-in services | £306 | £1,561 | £465–£4,097 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Drumbeat School and ASD Service Tight
- Glebe School Large reserves
- Meadow High School Large reserves
- Cricket Green School Tight
- Little Heath School Large reserves
- Willow Dene School Tight
- Ormiston Queensmill Academy Tight
- Carew Academy Large reserves
- Bensham Manor School In deficit
- Belvue School Healthy
- Greenvale School Heading for deficit
- Charlton Park Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.0m | £30,904 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £5.1m | £17,557 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £104k | £357 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £20,333 a pupil, against a typical £12,691 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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