Allenbourn Middle School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £105k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Dorset · Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INITIO 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 | £2.8m | £2.6m | +£103k | £170k | 600 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£127k | £178k | 579 |
2020-21 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£63k | £120k | 595 |
2021-22 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£329k | £305k | 582 |
2022-23 | £3.2m | £3.0m | +£169k | £0 | 555 |
2023-24 | £3.3m | £3.0m | +£216k | £0 | 541 |
2024-25 | £3.4m | £2.8m | +£631k | £105k | 512 |
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 27% of them. It spends £5,475 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,893.
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 | £3,574 | £3,990 | £3,611–£4,389 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £482 | £688 | £565–£908 |
Supply staff | £148 | £109 | £70–£194 |
Admin and clerical | £311 | £420 | £262–£538 |
Premises | £221 | £380 | £288–£456 |
Energy | £78 | £112 | £85–£156 |
Learning resources & ICT | £344 | £426 | £356–£591 |
Bought-in services | £21 | £119 | £60–£154 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kirkburton Middle School Large reserves
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle In deficit
- Penkridge Middle School Large reserves
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School Large reserves
- Oldfields Hall Middle School Large reserves
- Bredon Hill Academy Large reserves
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Heading for deficit
- Morpeth Newminster Middle School Large reserves
- Bridgnorth Endowed School In deficit
- Trevelyan Middle School Large reserves
- Codsall Middle School In deficit
- Church Stretton School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.4m | £6,637 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £137k | £268 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £36k | £70 |
Money raised by parents
ALLENBOURN MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION (charity 293451, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £6k | £5k |
2025-08 | £5k | £8k |
2024-08 | £8k | £25k |
2023-08 | £4k | £2k |
2022-08 | £16 | £299 |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 15% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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