Central Hub Brighton: school finances
Healthy
Holds £114k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Brighton and Hove · Not applicable · Pupil referral unit.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£81k | £21k | 51 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£12k | £9k | 88 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£2k | £11k | 88 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£24k | £35k | 90 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£14k | £20k | 89 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£64k | -£44k | 87 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£56k | £12k | 106 |
2025-26 | £3.5m | £3.4m | +£101k | £114k | 115 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 alternative-provision 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 27% of them. It spends £29,755 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,520.
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 | £13,967 | £10,903 | £8,668–£14,938 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £8,211 | £5,629 | £3,915–£7,589 |
Supply staff | £1,312 | £875 | £574–£2,253 |
Admin and clerical | £1,983 | £1,292 | £1,017–£2,237 |
Premises | £1,076 | £1,135 | £930–£1,871 |
Energy | £386 | £407 | £212–£559 |
Learning resources & ICT | £619 | £1,424 | £761–£2,908 |
Bought-in services | £412 | £1,510 | £589–£3,594 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Horizon School, Hartlepool Tight
- Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre In deficit
- Meadow Park School Large reserves
- Rotherham Aspire Tight
- Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit Healthy
- New Heights High School Large reserves
- The Bridge School Large reserves
- The Elland Academy Large reserves
- Denewood Academy Large reserves
- Larches High School Healthy
- Educational Diversity Large reserves
- Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.5m | £30,138 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £502k | £4,361 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £170k | £1,477 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £57k | £496 |
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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