Springwater Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £175k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · Not applicable · Academy special converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£69k | -£19k | 77 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£73k | -£91k | 82 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£139k | £48k | 92 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£77k | £125k | 96 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £2.9m | -£143k | -£18k | 110 |
2023-24 | £3.2m | £3.2m | +£85k | £67k | 112 |
2024-25 | £3.3m | £3.2m | +£108k | £175k | 120 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 17% of them. It spends £26,813 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £28,882.
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 | £10,195 | £9,883 | £8,706–£11,503 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £11,027 | £11,282 | £9,635–£12,933 |
Supply staff | £178 | £184 | £71–£1,176 |
Admin and clerical | £1,305 | £1,236 | £936–£1,798 |
Premises | £815 | £1,484 | £1,199–£2,044 |
Energy | £244 | £423 | £331–£502 |
Learning resources & ICT | £921 | £767 | £536–£1,130 |
Bought-in services | £1,215 | £559 | £217–£1,585 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mill Water School Large reserves
- Blackfriars Academy Large reserves
- Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Healthy
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School Healthy
- The Collett School Large reserves
- Cann Bridge School Healthy
- ACE Tiverton Special School Healthy
- Beckfoot Phoenix Healthy
- Brimble Hill Special School Large reserves
- The Ridgeway School Large reserves
- Castle EAST School Healthy
- St Francis Special School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.3m | £27,309 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.6m | £13,688 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £38k | £313 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £61k | £503 |
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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