Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £730k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2022-23, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Telford and Wrekin · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £9.9m | £9.6m | +£286k | £133k | 925 |
2019-20 | £10.5m | £10.6m | -£162k | -£38k | 987 |
2020-21 | £11.5m | £11.0m | +£546k | £314k | 1,033 |
2021-22 | £12.1m | £11.6m | +£495k | £599k | 1,093 |
2022-23 | £13.2m | £12.7m | +£474k | £730k | 1,175 |
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 33% of them. It spends £10,809 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,843.
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 | £5,226 | £4,494 | £4,097–£4,860 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £682 | £839 | £677–£1,129 |
Supply staff | £289 | £108 | £44–£233 |
Admin and clerical | £317 | £437 | £345–£598 |
Premises | £2,435 | £420 | £328–£642 |
Energy | £260 | £136 | £88–£165 |
Learning resources & ICT | £306 | £500 | £390–£556 |
Bought-in services | £50 | £98 | £69–£206 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Heath School Large reserves
- Hertswood Academy In deficit
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Large reserves
- Ifield Community College Large reserves
- Etone College Heading for deficit
- Eckington School Large reserves
- Retford Oaks Academy Tight
- Queen Elizabeth School Large reserves
- Denbigh High School Large reserves
- The Thomas Aveling School Healthy
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Large reserves
- Lyndon School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2022-23
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £13.1m | £11,178 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £237k | £202 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £203k | £173 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on premises is £2,435 a pupil, against a typical £420 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £289 a pupil, against a typical £108 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £260 a pupil, against a typical £136 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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