Consilium Evolve: school finances
Tight
Holds £18k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sunderland · Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES 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 | £410k | £401k | +£9k | £18k | 19 |
2019-20 | £408k | £422k | -£13k | £4k | 20 |
2021-22 | £515k | £331k | +£184k | £0 | 25 |
2022-23 | £775k | £683k | +£92k | £0 | — |
2023-24 | £875k | £783k | +£92k | £0 | — |
2024-25 | £975k | £728k | +£247k | £18k | 27 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 alternative-provision 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 10% of them. It spends £26,963 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £36,760.
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 | £18,556 | £20,103 | £14,219–£26,439 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,185 | £4,232 | £2,798–£7,892 |
Supply staff | £2,741 | £144 | £0–£1,696 |
Admin and clerical | £481 | £1,914 | £975–£3,227 |
Premises | £0 | £1,004 | £231–£1,607 |
Energy | £0 | £328 | £0–£550 |
Learning resources & ICT | £2,000 | £1,210 | £860–£1,901 |
Bought-in services | £111 | £730 | £342–£1,343 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Southampton Hospital School Large reserves
- Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit In deficit
- Great Park School Large reserves
- The Hope Service Tight
- Birchwood Large reserves
- St Christopher's Academy Large reserves
- OA Tunbridge Wells Healthy
- The St Aubyn Centre Education Department Large reserves
- Triple Crown Centre Large reserves
- King's Leadership Phoenix Academy Tight
- Horizon School Large reserves
- The Surrey Teaching Centre Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £975k | £36,111 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £416k | £15,407 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on supply staff is £2,741 a pupil, against a typical £144 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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