Newmarket Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £248k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £4.3m | £4.0m | +£312k | -£1.1m | 694 |
2019-20 | £4.1m | £3.8m | +£393k | £0 | 717 |
2020-21 | £4.8m | £4.1m | +£655k | £0 | 771 |
2021-22 | £5.1m | £4.6m | +£505k | £0 | 799 |
2022-23 | £5.7m | £4.6m | +£1.1m | £0 | 836 |
2023-24 | £6.3m | £5.7m | +£687k | £0 | 831 |
2024-25 | £6.6m | £5.8m | +£744k | £248k | 813 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,180 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,577.
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 | £4,878 | £4,340 | £4,149–£4,723 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £90 | £811 | £612–£943 |
Supply staff | £187 | £100 | £57–£214 |
Admin and clerical | £349 | £407 | £329–£539 |
Premises | £295 | £422 | £333–£552 |
Energy | £98 | £140 | £119–£165 |
Learning resources & ICT | £608 | £453 | £344–£574 |
Bought-in services | £2 | £80 | £44–£211 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Bernard's Catholic High School Healthy
- The Catholic High School, Chester In deficit
- Bury Church of England High School Large reserves
- Yate Academy Large reserves
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School Large reserves
- Stanchester Academy Healthy
- John Masefield High School Healthy
- Somervale Secondary School Large reserves
- Winterstoke Hundred Academy Large reserves
- Ivanhoe School Heading for deficit
- The Sir John Colfox Academy Tight
- Theale Green School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.3m | £7,720 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £298k | £367 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £305k | £375 |
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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