Robertsbridge Community College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £238k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). East Sussex · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
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 | £3.7m | £3.6m | +£115k | £246k | 723 |
2019-20 | £4.0m | £4.0m | -£14k | £233k | 721 |
2020-21 | £4.3m | £4.4m | -£84k | £149k | 733 |
2021-22 | £4.7m | £4.8m | -£114k | £35k | 740 |
2022-23 | £5.1m | £4.9m | +£162k | £197k | 754 |
2023-24 | £5.7m | £5.7m | +£41k | £238k | 759 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,510 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,069.
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 | £3,510 | £4,421 | £4,306–£4,745 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,456 | £866 | £622–£1,023 |
Supply staff | £246 | £117 | £31–£220 |
Admin and clerical | £502 | £496 | £359–£570 |
Premises | £468 | £484 | £358–£565 |
Energy | £198 | £163 | £139–£196 |
Learning resources & ICT | £542 | £520 | £446–£654 |
Bought-in services | £178 | £94 | £54–£189 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Alderman White School Healthy
- The Deanery CofE Academy Large reserves
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Large reserves
- Penwortham Priory Academy Large reserves
- Fakenham Academy Large reserves
- West Somerset College Tight
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College In deficit
- St Andrew's CofE High School Healthy
- Ibstock School Large reserves
- St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School Healthy
- Bury St Edmunds County High School Healthy
- Notre Dame RC School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.5m | £7,195 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £273k | £360 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £190k | £250 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £279k | £368 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £246 a pupil, against a typical £117 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,456 a pupil, against a typical £866 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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