Saddleworth School: school finances
Tight
Holds £0 in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Oldham · Secondary · Academy 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £7.8m | £7.6m | +£165k | £502k | 1,373 |
2019-20 | £8.3m | £8.6m | -£222k | £280k | 1,376 |
2020-21 | £8.4m | £8.3m | +£83k | £363k | 1,376 |
2021-22 | £8.9m | £8.9m | +£30k | £393k | 1,391 |
2022-23 | £9.7m | £10.1m | -£405k | -£13k | 1,404 |
2023-24 | £10.5m | £10.6m | -£73k | -£85k | 1,419 |
2024-25 | £11.1m | £11.0m | +£85k | £0 | 1,415 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 3% of them. It spends £7,761 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,580.
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 | £4,114 | £4,379 | £4,215–£4,517 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,058 | £765 | £624–£936 |
Supply staff | £223 | £88 | £58–£150 |
Admin and clerical | £504 | £420 | £296–£539 |
Premises | £297 | £438 | £333–£761 |
Energy | £135 | £128 | £107–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £233 | £496 | £388–£657 |
Bought-in services | £394 | £81 | £48–£135 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Knole Academy Large reserves
- Kingsthorpe College Large reserves
- Garth Hill College Healthy
- St Clere's School Large reserves
- Penrice Academy Large reserves
- The Grange School Large reserves
- Pudsey Grammar School Heading for deficit
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Trinity School Large reserves
- Mildenhall College Academy Tight
- Pleckgate High School Large reserves
- Severn Vale School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.2m | £7,202 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £290k | £205 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £378k | £267 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £876k | £619 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL (charity 1217171, Registered)
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on bought-in services is £394 a pupil, against a typical £81 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £223 a pupil, against a typical £88 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,058 a pupil, against a typical £765 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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