ACE Schools Plymouth: school finances
Healthy
Holds £508k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Plymouth · Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: REACH SOUTH ACADEMY 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 | £8.2m | £7.8m | +£411k | £195k | 282 |
2019-20 | £8.0m | £6.9m | +£1.1m | £0 | 283 |
2020-21 | £8.3m | £7.5m | +£796k | £0 | 221 |
2021-22 | £8.8m | £7.8m | +£994k | £0 | 228 |
2022-23 | £9.1m | £9.1m | +£8k | £0 | 221 |
2023-24 | £9.6m | £9.6m | £0 | £0 | 233 |
2024-25 | £11.3m | £11.3m | £0 | £508k | 294 |
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 £38,500 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £25,987.
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 | £14,286 | £12,356 | £9,164–£15,299 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £10,007 | £4,911 | £3,092–£6,571 |
Supply staff | £5,150 | £396 | £71–£1,098 |
Admin and clerical | £847 | £1,404 | £727–£1,978 |
Premises | £401 | £1,225 | £706–£1,495 |
Energy | £238 | £247 | £169–£426 |
Learning resources & ICT | £561 | £1,092 | £683–£2,052 |
Bought-in services | £1,690 | £823 | £150–£2,013 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Aspire Large reserves
- Bridge Street School Tight
- Everton Free School & Football College Large reserves
- Oakfield School Large reserves
- The Altus School Large reserves
- Rise Academy Healthy
- Danesgate Community Tight
- EOTAS Swindon Tight
- West Sussex Alternative Provision College Healthy
- UET Pathfinder Academy Large reserves
- Highfields College In deficit
- River Tees Secondary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £12.1m | £41,241 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £8.6m | £29,228 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £5,150 a pupil, against a typical £396 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £10,007 a pupil, against a typical £4,911 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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