Aspire Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £262k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Kingston upon Hull, City of · Not applicable · Free schools alternative provision.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: HEARTWOOD 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 | £3.3m | £2.9m | +£368k | £495k | 217 |
2019-20 | £3.7m | £3.3m | +£381k | £654k | 258 |
2020-21 | £3.9m | £3.5m | +£464k | £972k | 196 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £3.5m | +£524k | £0 | 195 |
2022-23 | £4.0m | £3.9m | +£33k | £0 | 83 |
2023-24 | £4.7m | £4.1m | +£528k | £0 | 82 |
2024-25 | £4.9m | £4.1m | +£801k | £262k | 195 |
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 33% of them. It spends £20,974 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £26,168.
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 | £9,564 | £10,412 | £8,818–£15,043 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £5,185 | £4,829 | £3,506–£6,139 |
Supply staff | £749 | £855 | £95–£1,354 |
Admin and clerical | £1,000 | £1,361 | £945–£2,119 |
Premises | £1,287 | £1,055 | £789–£1,426 |
Energy | £333 | £284 | £206–£418 |
Learning resources & ICT | £805 | £1,229 | £704–£2,259 |
Bought-in services | £97 | £764 | £155–£2,557 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Link School In deficit
- Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service Healthy
- Highfields College In deficit
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy Large reserves
- Haybrook College Large reserves
- The CE Academy Healthy
- Coal Clough Academy Large reserves
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy Healthy
- Esteem Valley Academy Large reserves
- Ash Grove School Healthy
- Danesgate Community Tight
- The Hub School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.9m | £25,179 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £475k | £2,436 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £2k | £10 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 10% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
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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