Pakefield High School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £748k in reserve, 13% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CLARION CORVUS 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 | £5.2m | £4.9m | +£341k | £178k | 834 |
2019-20 | £5.0m | £4.3m | +£673k | £784k | 761 |
2020-21 | £4.8m | £4.3m | +£487k | £1.1m | 740 |
2021-22 | £4.9m | £4.4m | +£483k | £1.4m | 691 |
2022-23 | £5.1m | £4.7m | +£344k | £0 | 687 |
2023-24 | £5.5m | £5.3m | +£220k | £1.2m | 687 |
2024-25 | £5.8m | £5.4m | +£418k | £748k | 702 |
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 87% of them. It spends £7,652 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,323.
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 | £3,999 | £4,679 | £4,286–£4,883 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,333 | £1,010 | £701–£1,173 |
Supply staff | £285 | £107 | £48–£246 |
Admin and clerical | £174 | £565 | £320–£714 |
Premises | £507 | £431 | £331–£539 |
Energy | £199 | £171 | £129–£209 |
Learning resources & ICT | £573 | £484 | £387–£609 |
Bought-in services | £7 | £105 | £23–£200 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bronte Girls' Academy Large reserves
- Dixons McMillan Academy Large reserves
- Longfield Academy Tight
- The Cornerstone Academy Large reserves
- Thomas Knyvett College Large reserves
- Walton-Le-Dale High School Large reserves
- Broadoak Academy Large reserves
- Withernsea High School Heading for deficit
- Laureate Academy Large reserves
- All Hallows RC High School Healthy
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School In deficit
- The King's CofE Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.7m | £8,137 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £233k | £332 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £78k | £111 |
Money raised by parents
PAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1147776, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2023-09 | £4k | £1k |
2022-09 | £710 | £153 |
2021-09 | £177 | £143 |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 16% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £285 a pupil, against a typical £107 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,333 a pupil, against a typical £1,010 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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