Mossbourne Port Side Academy: school finances
In deficit
In deficit by £707k, 14% of a year's income: it has spent more over the years than it received. It has spent more than it received for 2 years running.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Thurrock · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
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 | £3.1m | £3.3m | -£225k | -£619k | 478 |
2019-20 | £3.3m | £3.3m | -£39k | -£659k | 524 |
2020-21 | £3.6m | £3.2m | +£360k | -£299k | 533 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £3.6m | +£351k | £137k | 581 |
2022-23 | £4.4m | £4.7m | -£313k | -£175k | 629 |
2023-24 | £5.2m | £5.3m | -£56k | -£707k | 691 |
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 0% of them. It spends £7,605 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,790.
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 | £4,262 | £4,479 | £4,012–£4,776 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £124 | £938 | £706–£1,058 |
Supply staff | £14 | £122 | £63–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £269 | £471 | £311–£580 |
Premises | £492 | £444 | £369–£547 |
Energy | £336 | £182 | £145–£219 |
Learning resources & ICT | £346 | £491 | £394–£573 |
Bought-in services | £155 | £93 | £33–£135 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- All Saints' Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Leigh UTC Dartford Large reserves
- King Edward VI High School Healthy
- Ruskin Community High School Heading for deficit
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Tight
- Ormiston Park Academy Large reserves
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge Large reserves
- The Dean Academy In deficit
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy Large reserves
- Seaton Valley High School In deficit
- Harrogate High School In deficit
- Alde Valley Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.0m | £7,164 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £60k | £87 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £307k | £444 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Is there a deficit recovery plan agreed with its trust, and when does the school expect to be back in balance?
- What has been cut or changed to close the gap, and how does that affect classes and support staff?
- Spending on energy is £336 a pupil, against a typical £182 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £155 a pupil, against a typical £93 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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