Fir Vale Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £3.7m in reserve, 39% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sheffield · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITED 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 | £6.8m | £5.8m | +£1.0m | £763k | 1,024 |
2019-20 | £7.3m | £6.8m | +£502k | £1.3m | 947 |
2020-21 | £7.1m | £6.7m | +£396k | £1.7m | 967 |
2021-22 | £7.7m | £7.1m | +£598k | £2.2m | 1,000 |
2022-23 | £8.4m | £7.7m | +£717k | £2.9m | 1,022 |
2023-24 | £9.4m | £8.6m | +£813k | £3.7m | 981 |
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 97% of them. It spends £8,787 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,590.
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 | £4,215 | £4,656 | £4,233–£5,050 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £895 | £1,190 | £962–£1,567 |
Supply staff | £325 | £107 | £72–£260 |
Admin and clerical | £625 | £483 | £332–£779 |
Premises | £1,482 | £528 | £395–£1,244 |
Energy | £0 | £184 | £85–£227 |
Learning resources & ICT | £663 | £585 | £417–£747 |
Bought-in services | £157 | £104 | £20–£219 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lift Unity City Large reserves
- Aston Manor Academy In deficit
- Benfield School Healthy
- Walker Riverside Academy Large reserves
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Tight
- George Dixon Academy Large reserves
- Skegness Academy Large reserves
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Large reserves
- Holte School Large reserves
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy Large reserves
- Alvaston Moor Academy Tight
- Ark Charter Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.8m | £9,953 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £28k | £29 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on supply staff is £325 a pupil, against a typical £107 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £1,482 a pupil, against a typical £528 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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