South Shore Academy: school finances
In deficit
In deficit by £205k, 3% of a year's income: it has spent more over the years than it received.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Blackpool · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED 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 | £5.0m | £4.8m | +£158k | -£525k | 711 |
2019-20 | £5.0m | £4.8m | +£254k | -£455k | 734 |
2020-21 | £6.1m | £5.8m | +£376k | -£350k | 750 |
2021-22 | £6.5m | £6.2m | +£350k | -£14k | 783 |
2022-23 | £7.0m | £6.9m | +£104k | -£511k | 779 |
2023-24 | £7.3m | £7.0m | +£305k | -£205k | 726 |
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 10% of them. It spends £9,638 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,323.
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 | £4,709 | £4,661 | £4,345–£5,042 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,610 | £1,217 | £909–£1,441 |
Supply staff | £530 | £152 | £88–£296 |
Admin and clerical | £490 | £496 | £381–£859 |
Premises | £472 | £503 | £234–£571 |
Energy | £207 | £186 | £128–£270 |
Learning resources & ICT | £915 | £587 | £405–£851 |
Bought-in services | £37 | £89 | £42–£280 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Gainsborough Academy Large reserves
- Smith's Wood Academy Large reserves
- Birkenhead Park School Large reserves
- Outwood Academy Ormesby Large reserves
- Blackpool Aspire Academy Large reserves
- Outwood Academy Riverside Large reserves
- Alvaston Moor Academy Tight
- St Matthias School Large reserves
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Tight
- Ark Boulton Academy Large reserves
- Astor Secondary School In deficit
- Weston Secondary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.3m | £9,990 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £262k | £361 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £67 |
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 supply staff is £530 a pupil, against a typical £152 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,610 a pupil, against a typical £1,217 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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