Hartland High School: school finances
Tight
Holds £0 in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Reading · Secondary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST 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 | £6.6m | £4.5m | +£2.1m | -£294k | 612 |
2019-20 | £5.8m | £4.7m | +£1.1m | -£264k | 633 |
2020-21 | £5.5m | £4.7m | +£842k | £0 | 673 |
2021-22 | £5.9m | £5.4m | +£542k | £0 | 778 |
2022-23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | -£54k | £0 | 891 |
2023-24 | £7.5m | £6.1m | +£1.3m | £0 | 871 |
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 £7,049 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,273.
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 | £2,803 | £4,324 | £4,082–£4,845 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £986 | £1,033 | £894–£1,216 |
Supply staff | £710 | £164 | £73–£307 |
Admin and clerical | £355 | £437 | £353–£572 |
Premises | £394 | £447 | £360–£581 |
Energy | £268 | £170 | £129–£216 |
Learning resources & ICT | £498 | £454 | £418–£663 |
Bought-in services | £411 | £76 | £28–£129 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Oasis Academy John Williams Large reserves
- Buile Hill Academy Large reserves
- Jarrow School Healthy
- St Aldhelm's Academy Large reserves
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy Large reserves
- Ash Hill Academy Large reserves
- Park Vale Academy Large reserves
- Blaise High School Large reserves
- Yewlands Academy Large reserves
- The Basildon Upper Academy Large reserves
- Salford City Academy Large reserves
- Oasis Academy Mayfield Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.3m | £8,342 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £174k | £200 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £207k | £238 |
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 £411 a pupil, against a typical £76 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £710 a pupil, against a typical £164 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £268 a pupil, against a typical £170 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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