Fitzharrys School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £184k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ABINGDON LEARNING 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £3.2m | £2.9m | +£245k | £259k | 597 |
2020-21 | £3.5m | £3.2m | +£349k | £319k | 626 |
2021-22 | £3.8m | £3.5m | +£263k | £261k | 679 |
2022-23 | £4.4m | £4.4m | +£12k | £151k | 733 |
2023-24 | £5.3m | £5.0m | +£346k | £42k | 767 |
2024-25 | £5.0m | £4.7m | +£316k | £184k | 845 |
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 £5,508 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,179.
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 | £3,246 | £4,199 | £4,035–£4,451 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £627 | £552 | £422–£682 |
Supply staff | £107 | £79 | £24–£133 |
Admin and clerical | £311 | £442 | £403–£509 |
Premises | £361 | £392 | £357–£462 |
Energy | £163 | £129 | £105–£153 |
Learning resources & ICT | £421 | £564 | £395–£683 |
Bought-in services | £146 | £128 | £84–£172 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Skipton Girls' High School Large reserves
- Ermysted's Grammar School Large reserves
- Newport Girls' High School Academy Large reserves
- Ribston Hall High School Large reserves
- Carre's Grammar School Large reserves
- Rugby High School Heading for deficit
- St Benedict's Catholic College Large reserves
- All Saints Church of England Academy Large reserves
- The Market Bosworth School Heading for deficit
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Valley Gardens Middle School Large reserves
- All Hallows Catholic High School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.6m | £6,671 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £57k | £67 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £120k | £142 |
Money raised by parents
FITZHARRYS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1216815, Registered)
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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