Laurus Cheadle Hulme: school finances
Healthy
Holds £378k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Stockport · Secondary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE LAURUS 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 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£222k | £84k | 210 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.2m | +£390k | £338k | 427 |
2020-21 | £4.0m | £3.5m | +£509k | £516k | 662 |
2021-22 | £5.5m | £4.8m | +£640k | £676k | 867 |
2022-23 | £7.5m | £7.1m | +£445k | £632k | 1,071 |
2023-24 | £7.8m | £7.8m | +£34k | £305k | 1,067 |
2024-25 | £7.8m | £7.8m | +£25k | £378k | 1,050 |
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 27% of them. It spends £7,397 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,548.
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 | £4,350 | £4,267 | £4,080–£4,591 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £995 | £805 | £583–£974 |
Supply staff | £38 | £129 | £40–£188 |
Admin and clerical | £523 | £429 | £337–£563 |
Premises | £302 | £438 | £365–£510 |
Energy | £122 | £134 | £98–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £144 | £514 | £393–£677 |
Bought-in services | £3 | £116 | £50–£174 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Therfield School Large reserves
- St James's Church of England High School Large reserves
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Large reserves
- Codsall Community High School Healthy
- Debden Park High School Healthy
- Wrotham School Tight
- The Henry Box School Large reserves
- East Leake Academy Tight
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Large reserves
- Eaton Bank Academy Large reserves
- Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Large reserves
- Iveshead School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.7m | £7,310 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £370k | £352 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £116k | £110 |
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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