Beckfoot Phoenix: school finances
Healthy
Holds £208k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bradford · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BECKFOOT 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 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£160k | £164k | 98 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£192k | £267k | 96 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£136k | £313k | 104 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£26k | £184k | 102 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£144k | £224k | 108 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£185k | £241k | 110 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£177k | £208k | 113 |
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 37% of them. It spends £25,903 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £29,985.
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 | £7,646 | £10,571 | £9,588–£11,809 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £11,743 | £10,923 | £7,951–£13,310 |
Supply staff | £1,796 | £208 | £74–£1,055 |
Admin and clerical | £1,035 | £1,228 | £934–£1,651 |
Premises | £1,310 | £1,484 | £1,200–£2,044 |
Energy | £664 | £403 | £299–£498 |
Learning resources & ICT | £239 | £789 | £549–£1,130 |
Bought-in services | £389 | £896 | £340–£1,666 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mountjoy School Large reserves
- Cann Bridge School Healthy
- Mill Water School Large reserves
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School Healthy
- The Ridgeway School Large reserves
- Watling View School Healthy
- The Keystone Academy Large reserves
- Curnow School Healthy
- ACE Tiverton Special School Healthy
- Springwater Academy Healthy
- Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Healthy
- Lime Academy Hartwell In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £27,283 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.7m | £14,717 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £22k | £195 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £1,796 a pupil, against a typical £208 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £664 a pupil, against a typical £403 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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