Thomas Gainsborough School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £492k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Academy converter.
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 | £8.5m | £7.8m | +£746k | £260k | 1,513 |
2019-20 | £8.7m | £8.0m | +£704k | £0 | 1,559 |
2020-21 | £9.2m | £8.4m | +£839k | £0 | 1,574 |
2021-22 | £9.5m | £8.8m | +£741k | £0 | 1,582 |
2022-23 | £10.8m | £9.1m | +£1.7m | £0 | 1,576 |
2023-24 | £11.3m | £10.3m | +£1.1m | £0 | 1,584 |
2024-25 | £11.9m | £10.8m | +£1.1m | £492k | 1,615 |
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 £6,708 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,288.
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 | £4,791 | £4,213 | £4,007–£4,437 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £103 | £821 | £710–£950 |
Supply staff | £38 | £88 | £62–£155 |
Admin and clerical | £300 | £388 | £315–£474 |
Premises | £426 | £387 | £353–£438 |
Energy | £131 | £127 | £104–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £409 | £478 | £377–£546 |
Bought-in services | £18 | £88 | £40–£131 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Goffs Academy Large reserves
- The Hazeley Academy Large reserves
- Calderstones School In deficit
- Sheldon School Large reserves
- Plymstock School Large reserves
- Durrington High School Large reserves
- George Spencer Academy Tight
- Oxted School Large reserves
- Rodillian Academy Large reserves
- Lytchett Minster School Tight
- St Mary's Catholic High School Large reserves
- Arthur Mellows Village College Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £11.1m | £6,866 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £293k | £181 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £813k | £503 |
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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