NeneGate: school finances
Healthy
Holds £104k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Peterborough · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MERIDIAN 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£9k | £130k | 46 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£3k | £127k | 51 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£77k | £204k | 48 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£79k | £125k | 54 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£113k | £4k | 64 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.0m | +£236k | £104k | 65 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 53% of them. It spends £31,492 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £33,841.
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 | £13,785 | £14,318 | £11,958–£15,567 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £6,262 | £7,525 | £5,748–£10,902 |
Supply staff | £2,354 | £1,895 | £362–£3,374 |
Admin and clerical | £1,154 | £1,519 | £1,215–£2,716 |
Premises | £1,277 | £1,878 | £1,407–£2,692 |
Energy | £492 | £515 | £359–£754 |
Learning resources & ICT | £2,985 | £1,251 | £781–£2,657 |
Bought-in services | £662 | £1,262 | £385–£2,428 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Norman Cornish Academy In deficit
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Large reserves
- Peak Academy In deficit
- Haywood Grove School Large reserves
- Gilbrook School In deficit
- King's Academy Lord Wilson In deficit
- Woolston Brook School In deficit
- The Waterloo School Large reserves
- Riversides School Large reserves
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Heading for deficit
- Hamilton School Tight
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £34,615 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.3m | £20,431 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £33k | £508 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £2,985 a pupil, against a typical £1,251 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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