Princes Risborough School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £284k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Buckinghamshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INSIGNIS ACADEMY 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 | £5.9m | £6.1m | -£247k | -£229k | 894 |
2019-20 | £5.6m | £5.8m | -£125k | -£235k | 880 |
2020-21 | £5.9m | £5.1m | +£728k | £38k | 905 |
2021-22 | £6.7m | £5.8m | +£916k | £9k | 924 |
2022-23 | £7.1m | £6.6m | +£498k | £0 | 1,019 |
2023-24 | £8.1m | £7.6m | +£557k | £0 | 1,111 |
2024-25 | £8.8m | £7.7m | +£1.1m | £284k | 1,101 |
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 20% of them. It spends £7,016 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,394.
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 | £4,299 | £4,254 | £4,105–£4,444 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,052 | £746 | £596–£937 |
Supply staff | £121 | £114 | £34–£162 |
Admin and clerical | £215 | £412 | £307–£500 |
Premises | £159 | £407 | £358–£491 |
Energy | £253 | £131 | £109–£163 |
Learning resources & ICT | £537 | £476 | £394–£564 |
Bought-in services | £27 | £93 | £58–£131 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hodgson Academy Healthy
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Large reserves
- Farnham Heath End Large reserves
- Uffculme School Tight
- The Toynbee School Large reserves
- St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy In deficit
- East Leake Academy Tight
- Willingdon Community School Tight
- The Henry Box School Large reserves
- Debden Park High School Healthy
- Denefield School Large reserves
- The Burton Borough School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £8.8m | £8,019 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £402k | £365 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £3 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £253 a pupil, against a typical £131 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,052 a pupil, against a typical £746 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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