Addington School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.4m in reserve, 14% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wokingham · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £5.4m | £5.5m | -£99k | £351k | 214 |
2019-20 | £6.1m | £6.2m | -£91k | £260k | 222 |
2020-21 | £7.3m | £6.7m | +£572k | £832k | 242 |
2021-22 | £8.0m | £7.5m | +£429k | £1.3m | 256 |
2022-23 | £8.4m | £8.6m | -£171k | £1.1m | 273 |
2023-24 | £10.1m | £9.8m | +£290k | £1.4m | 289 |
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 63% of them. It spends £34,056 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,030.
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 | £12,128 | £9,626 | £8,828–£10,910 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £13,666 | £9,649 | £8,226–£11,746 |
Supply staff | £949 | £89 | £8–£463 |
Admin and clerical | £2,063 | £1,115 | £772–£1,727 |
Premises | £2,049 | £1,382 | £1,261–£1,704 |
Energy | £514 | £386 | £260–£474 |
Learning resources & ICT | £880 | £701 | £512–£1,117 |
Bought-in services | £740 | £708 | £439–£2,149 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lift Columbus Large reserves
- Woodlands Meed Healthy
- Wigston Birkett House Community Special School Large reserves
- Leigh Academy Snowfields Tight
- Glenwood School Tight
- Brookfields School Large reserves
- Beaucroft Foundation School Healthy
- Exhall Grange Specialist School Large reserves
- Evergreen School Large reserves
- Harlow Fields School and College In deficit
- Lady Zia Wernher School Large reserves
- Richmond Hill School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.1m | £34,965 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £6.8m | £23,597 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £64k | £221 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £28k | £96 |
Money raised by parents
ADDINGTON SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1088765, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-01 | £7k | £1k |
2024-01 | £4k | £284 |
2023-01 | £5k | £22k |
2022-01 | £7k | £32k |
2021-01 | £8k | £2k |
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?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on supply staff is £949 a pupil, against a typical £89 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £2,063 a pupil, against a typical £1,115 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £2,049 a pupil, against a typical £1,382 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £13,666 a pupil, against a typical £9,649 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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