Co-op Academy Bebington: school finances
Healthy
Holds £511k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wirral · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £7.2m | £6.9m | +£275k | £217k | 1,055 |
2019-20 | £7.8m | £7.7m | +£121k | £347k | 1,094 |
2020-21 | £8.2m | £8.0m | +£258k | £606k | 1,119 |
2021-22 | £9.0m | £8.3m | +£638k | £1.2m | 1,118 |
2022-23 | £9.6m | £9.4m | +£182k | £759k | 1,120 |
2023-24 | £10.3m | £10.2m | +£140k | -£58k | 1,122 |
2024-25 | £10.9m | £8.7m | +£2.2m | £511k | 1,066 |
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 £8,148 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,744.
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 | £5,888 | £4,579 | £4,239–£4,805 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £665 | £1,082 | £913–£1,364 |
Supply staff | £159 | £212 | £152–£352 |
Admin and clerical | £594 | £438 | £373–£544 |
Premises | £-24 | £515 | £402–£908 |
Energy | £0 | £188 | £124–£243 |
Learning resources & ICT | £553 | £487 | £396–£731 |
Bought-in services | £17 | £148 | £103–£210 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central Large reserves
- Airedale Academy Large reserves
- St John Bosco Arts College Heading for deficit
- The Herewoode Academy Large reserves
- North Huddersfield Trust School Large reserves
- Dixons Brooklands Academy Large reserves
- The Hathershaw College Tight
- Moseley Park Large reserves
- Boldon School In deficit
- The Robert Napier School Healthy
- Levenshulme High School Large reserves
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.8m | £10,133 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £733k | £688 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £106k | £99 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £5,888 a pupil, against a typical £4,579 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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