Beauchamp City Sixth Form: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.5m in reserve, 23% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Leicester · 16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL 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, 2020-21 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2020-21 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | £2.2m | £1.8m | +£398k | £0 | 345 |
2021-22 | £4.8m | £3.1m | +£1.7m | £0 | 794 |
2022-23 | £5.2m | £4.0m | +£1.2m | £0 | 925 |
2023-24 | £6.0m | £4.4m | +£1.6m | £0 | 962 |
2024-25 | £6.6m | £4.5m | +£2.1m | £1.5m | 993 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 post16 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 70% of them. It spends £4,535 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,964.
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 | £2,794 | £3,477 | £2,918–£3,727 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £480 | £558 | £428–£680 |
Supply staff | £39 | £23 | £2–£57 |
Admin and clerical | £187 | £459 | £337–£583 |
Premises | £190 | £297 | £263–£414 |
Energy | £174 | £126 | £98–£179 |
Learning resources & ICT | £324 | £402 | £336–£611 |
Bought-in services | £47 | £23 | £10–£63 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Trinity Sixth Form Academy Healthy
- Elliott Hudson College Healthy
- Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Abbeygate Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Connell Co-Op College Healthy
- Long Road Sixth Form College Large reserves
- Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Large reserves
- Longley Park Sixth Form Academy Large reserves
- Durham Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College Tight
- The Sixth Form College Colchester Large reserves
- Gateway Sixth Form College Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.5m | £6,528 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £9k | £9 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £151k | £152 |
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?
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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