Courtlands School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £187k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Plymouth · Not applicable · Academy special 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 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£126k | £487k | 85 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.0m | +£285k | £0 | 97 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£1k | £0 | 97 |
2021-22 | £2.7m | £2.4m | +£236k | £0 | 101 |
2022-23 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£2k | £0 | 100 |
2023-24 | £3.2m | £3.2m | £0 | £0 | 107 |
2024-25 | £3.7m | £3.7m | +£2k | £187k | 108 |
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 30% of them. It spends £33,972 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £28,703.
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 | £11,343 | £9,859 | £9,213–£12,482 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £10,898 | £8,505 | £7,031–£10,170 |
Supply staff | £3,917 | £694 | £335–£1,431 |
Admin and clerical | £1,380 | £1,271 | £1,071–£1,598 |
Premises | £370 | £1,516 | £1,170–£1,930 |
Energy | £398 | £354 | £261–£511 |
Learning resources & ICT | £111 | £1,016 | £681–£1,327 |
Bought-in services | £1,667 | £634 | £326–£1,940 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Brook Green Centre for Learning Healthy
- Merefield School Large reserves
- Longspee Academy Tight
- Downland School Large reserves
- St Nicholas School Large reserves
- Cherry Oak School Large reserves
- The Cavendish High Academy Large reserves
- Great Arley School Healthy
- Hope High School Tight
- Springhead School Healthy
- Meadowside School In deficit
- Larwood School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.7m | £33,972 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.3m | £21,130 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £8k | £74 |
Money raised by parents
COURTLANDS SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1212521, Registered)
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.
- Spending on supply staff is £3,917 a pupil, against a typical £694 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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