Stowmarket High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £290k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: KINGFISHER SCHOOLS 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 | £4.7m | £4.4m | +£274k | £541k | 840 |
2019-20 | £4.8m | £4.7m | +£104k | £428k | 846 |
2020-21 | £4.9m | £4.7m | +£152k | £493k | 829 |
2021-22 | £4.9m | £4.5m | +£386k | £608k | 823 |
2022-23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | +£95k | £318k | 872 |
2023-24 | £6.1m | £5.2m | +£972k | £261k | 901 |
2024-25 | £6.9m | £6.4m | +£442k | £290k | 898 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,158 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,333.
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 | £4,546 | £4,358 | £4,127–£4,756 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £669 | £747 | £540–£890 |
Supply staff | £171 | £105 | £54–£163 |
Admin and clerical | £185 | £406 | £346–£567 |
Premises | £284 | £390 | £279–£469 |
Energy | £102 | £138 | £100–£164 |
Learning resources & ICT | £419 | £489 | £422–£617 |
Bought-in services | £255 | £81 | £40–£172 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bohunt School Worthing Large reserves
- Dowdales School In deficit
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Heading for deficit
- Cottenham Village College Healthy
- King's School Large reserves
- Attleborough Academy Large reserves
- St Patrick's RC High School Heading for deficit
- Sir John Nelthorpe School Large reserves
- Purbrook Park School Large reserves
- Dover Grammar School for Girls Heading for deficit
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Large reserves
- Chertsey High School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.6m | £7,363 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £86k | £96 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £258k | £287 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £255 a pupil, against a typical £81 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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