Chorlton High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £630k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Manchester · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: PROSPERE 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 | £9.5m | £9.3m | +£131k | £2.7m | 1,491 |
2019-20 | £9.6m | £9.7m | -£71k | £1.4m | 1,497 |
2020-21 | £10.8m | £10.3m | +£435k | £1.6m | 1,530 |
2021-22 | £9.5m | £10.7m | -£1.2m | £1.3m | 1,519 |
2022-23 | £11.1m | £10.8m | +£222k | £819k | 1,503 |
2023-24 | £11.9m | £11.3m | +£610k | £749k | 1,530 |
2024-25 | £12.8m | £12.3m | +£548k | £630k | 1,534 |
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 13% of them. It spends £7,999 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,887.
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 | £4,487 | £4,292 | £4,011–£4,653 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £944 | £885 | £706–£1,047 |
Supply staff | £121 | £170 | £48–£248 |
Admin and clerical | £248 | £438 | £294–£562 |
Premises | £498 | £436 | £365–£901 |
Energy | £157 | £143 | £113–£157 |
Learning resources & ICT | £613 | £463 | £362–£562 |
Bought-in services | £147 | £81 | £19–£178 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Northfield School and Sports College Healthy
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Lift Kingswood Large reserves
- Lift Tendring Large reserves
- Aldridge School - A Science College Large reserves
- Trinity CofE High School Large reserves
- Woodlands School Large reserves
- Soar Valley College Large reserves
- Spalding Academy Large reserves
- The McAuley Catholic High School Heading for deficit
- Nene Park Academy Large reserves
- Stanground Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £12.3m | £8,046 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £504k | £329 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £534k | £348 |
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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