Stone Lodge Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £290k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP 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 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£111k | -£15k | 173 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£172k | £37k | 173 |
2020-21 | £2.9m | £2.6m | +£243k | £137k | 171 |
2021-22 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£346k | £228k | 168 |
2022-23 | £3.5m | £2.9m | +£551k | £0 | 169 |
2023-24 | £3.9m | £3.3m | +£590k | £0 | 170 |
2024-25 | £4.2m | £3.4m | +£763k | £290k | 173 |
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 37% of them. It spends £19,636 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,308.
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 | £8,179 | £10,299 | £9,278–£11,487 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £7,705 | £9,396 | £7,081–£10,233 |
Supply staff | £0 | £362 | £152–£805 |
Admin and clerical | £578 | £1,177 | £867–£1,330 |
Premises | £1,116 | £1,220 | £843–£1,564 |
Energy | £179 | £301 | £199–£391 |
Learning resources & ICT | £457 | £864 | £530–£1,156 |
Bought-in services | £260 | £507 | £265–£2,016 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Welcombe Hills School In deficit
- The Iffley Academy Large reserves
- Landgate School, Bryn Large reserves
- Halesbury School In deficit
- Co-op Academy Delius Large reserves
- Wightwick Hall School In deficit
- Fox Wood Special School Large reserves
- Sheringham Woodfields School Healthy
- Applebee Wood School Large reserves
- Yewstock School Large reserves
- Stone Hill School Large reserves
- Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.2m | £24,445 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.7m | £10,040 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £32k | £185 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF STONE LODGE ACADEMY (charity 802354, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £5k | £6k |
2025-08 | £3k | £4k |
2024-08 | £3k | £4k |
2023-08 | £2k | £773 |
2022-08 | £3k | £2k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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