Three Ways School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 6 years running; at that rate its £275k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bath and North East Somerset · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THREE WAYS SCHOOL can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £5.1m | £5.6m | -£500k | £703k | 221 |
2019-20 | £5.2m | £5.7m | -£513k | £607k | 220 |
2020-21 | £5.4m | £5.6m | -£191k | £645k | 223 |
2021-22 | £5.7m | £6.6m | -£865k | £509k | 225 |
2022-23 | £6.2m | £6.4m | -£181k | £338k | 230 |
2023-24 | £6.8m | £6.9m | -£60k | £275k | 236 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 £29,258 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £25,680.
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 | £10,653 | £9,671 | £8,420–£11,152 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £10,869 | £9,455 | £6,862–£10,881 |
Supply staff | £233 | £402 | £145–£854 |
Admin and clerical | £1,449 | £877 | £616–£1,159 |
Premises | £809 | £1,264 | £1,020–£1,724 |
Energy | £542 | £323 | £261–£508 |
Learning resources & ICT | £958 | £741 | £509–£1,003 |
Bought-in services | £343 | £444 | £253–£867 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Watermill School Large reserves
- Fosse Way School Healthy
- Castle School, Cambridge In deficit
- Priory School Healthy
- Westfield Arts College Healthy
- Ellen Tinkham School In deficit
- Abbey Court Foundation Special School Large reserves
- Princes School Large reserves
- Cleaswell Hill School Large reserves
- Dove House Academy Large reserves
- Morecambe Road School Healthy
- Tulip Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.9m | £24,801 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.8m | £12,030 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £922k | £3,907 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £1,449 a pupil, against a typical £877 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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