Arbour Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £70k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Salford · Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: KINGS ACADEMY 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 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£66k | £20k | 27 |
2019-20 | £999k | £998k | +£496 | £21k | 33 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | £0 | £21k | 38 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | £0 | £21k | 39 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£29k | £50k | 36 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£13k | £0 | 13 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£164k | £70k | 54 |
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 23% of them. It spends £32,481 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £31,165.
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 | £14,963 | £13,926 | £11,550–£18,435 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £4,370 | £7,027 | £4,296–£10,458 |
Supply staff | £3,722 | £921 | £339–£1,812 |
Admin and clerical | £1,463 | £1,625 | £976–£2,385 |
Premises | £870 | £1,184 | £922–£1,951 |
Energy | £333 | £392 | £211–£595 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,500 | £1,258 | £873–£1,916 |
Bought-in services | £3,481 | £251 | £89–£1,848 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Large reserves
- Kickstart Academy Large reserves
- The Bridge Short Stay School Healthy
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Large reserves
- The Bridge Academy In deficit
- Rowhill School In deficit
- Stansfield Academy Large reserves
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Large reserves
- Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Large reserves
- Reach School Large reserves
- The Lodestar Academy Tight
- Newbridge School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £35,519 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.1m | £21,130 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £3,481 a pupil, against a typical £251 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £3,722 a pupil, against a typical £921 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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