Highfield Ely Academy

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This school's SEN characteristics

SEN characteristic	% of pupils
Moderate learning difficulty	30.60%
Severe learning difficulty	23.13%
Autistic spectrum disorder	16.42%
Specific learning difficulty	11.94%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty	11.94%
Speech, language and communications needs	3.73%
Physical disability	1.49%
Social, emotional and mental health	0.75%

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Expenditure

£3.27m

Income

£2.38m

In-year balance

-£883.4k

Revenue reserve

£174k

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School details

Address:	Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1BD
Telephone number:	01353662085
Local authority:	Cambridgeshire
School type:	Academy special converter
School phase:	Special
Number of pupils:	134
URN:	143111
Ofsted rating:	2 Good | Ofsted report | Inspected 03 October 2018
LAESTAB:	873 7007
Age range of pupils:	2 to 19
Headteacher's name:	Adam Daw
Has sixth form:	Yes
Has nursery:	Yes
Date of opening:	01 September 2016
School website:	http://www.highfieldschoolely.co.uk
Academy trust:	The Active Learning Trust Limited
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Total expenditure

2021/2022

£3.27m

2021/2022

£3.27m

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£2,622,370
2018/2019	£2,828,169
2019/2020	£3,161,576
2020/2021	£3,192,237
2021/2022	£3,266,099

Staff total

2021/2022

£2.93m

2021/2022

£2.93m

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£2,283,224
2018/2019	£2,456,771
2019/2020	£2,848,246
2020/2021	£2,806,727
2021/2022	£2,930,205

Premises total

2021/2022

£80.5k

2021/2022

£80.5k

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£110,122
2018/2019	£118,733
2019/2020	£91,455
2020/2021	£11,101
2021/2022	£80,543

Occupation total

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These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.

2021/2022

£79.2k

2021/2022

£79.2k

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£84,516
2018/2019	£71,212
2019/2020	£21,282
2020/2021	£89,716
2021/2022	£79,181

Supplies and services total

2021/2022

£176.1k

2021/2022

£176.1k

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£144,507
2018/2019	£181,453
2019/2020	£198,977
2020/2021	£283,563
2021/2022	£176,128

Interest charges for loans and banking

More about interest charges for loans and banking

This includes:

• interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

• interest received

2021/2022

£42

2021/2022

£42

Year	Amount
2017/2018	No data
2018/2019	No data
2019/2020	No data
2020/2021	£1,130
2021/2022	£42

Cost of finance total

2021/2022

£0

2021/2022

£0

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£0
2018/2019	£0
2019/2020	£1,617
2020/2021	No data
2021/2022	No data

Special facilities total

More about special facilities total

This includes:

• swimming pools and sports centres
• boarding provision
• rural studies and farm units
• payments by your school to another school for the benefit of pupils at the other school
• pupil inter-site travel, eg moving between sites
• expenses relating to before and after school clubs
• delegated home to school transport
• indirect employee expenses and agency staff expenses relating to a special facility
• purchase of trading items for re-sale, eg school uniforms, books, stationery
• donations paid by the school to a charity
• community education with a benefit to the pupils at the school

It excludes:

• staff costs associated with managing and supporting the special facility for directly employed staff
• staff teaching in the special facility
• school trips
• residential special schools
• any community-focused expenditure

2021/2022

£0

2021/2022

£0

Year	Amount
2017/2018	£0
2018/2019	£0
2019/2020	£0
2020/2021	£0
2021/2022	£0

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School workforce (Full Time Equivalent)

More about school workforce (full time equivalent)

This is the full-time equivalent (Full Time Equivalent) of the total school workforce.

It includes:

• classroom Teachers (Full Time Equivalent)
• Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)
• teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)
• non-classroom-based support staff

2021/2022

94.16

2021/2022

94.16

Year	Count
2017/2018	87.2
2018/2019	93.3
2019/2020	96.73
2020/2021	93.2
2021/2022	94.16
2017/2018	87.2
2018/2019	93.3
2019/2020	96.73
2020/2021	93.2
2021/2022	94.16

Total number of teachers (Full Time Equivalent)

More about total number of teachers (full time equivalent)

This is the full-time equivalent of all classroom and leadership teachers.

2021/2022

15.93

2021/2022

15.93

Year	Count
2017/2018	14.6
2018/2019	13.8
2019/2020	13.8
2020/2021	13.8
2021/2022	15.93
2017/2018	14.6
2018/2019	13.8
2019/2020	13.8
2020/2021	13.8
2021/2022	15.93

Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (%)

More about teachers with qualified teacher status (%)

This is the number of teachers with Qualified Teacher Status divided by the total number of teachers in the school.

2021/2022

94.1

2021/2022

94.1

Year	Count
2017/2018	89
2018/2019	97.1
2019/2020	91.3
2020/2021	97.1
2021/2022	94.1
2017/2018	89
2018/2019	97.1
2019/2020	91.3
2020/2021	97.1
2021/2022	94.1

Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)

More about senior leadership (full time equivalent)

This is the full-time equivalent of senior leadership roles.

It includes:

• headteachers
• deputy headteachers
• assistant headteachers

2021/2022

2

2021/2022

2

Year	Count
2017/2018	3.6
2018/2019	2
2019/2020	2
2020/2021	2
2021/2022	2
2017/2018	3.6
2018/2019	2
2019/2020	2
2020/2021	2
2021/2022	2

Teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)

More about teaching assistants (full time equivalent)

This is the full-time equivalent of teaching assistants.

It includes:

• teaching assistants
• higher level teaching assistants
• minority ethnic and special educational needs support staff

2021/2022

65.65

2021/2022

65.65

Year	Count
2017/2018	60.8
2018/2019	67.8
2019/2020	69.43
2020/2021	64
2021/2022	65.65
2017/2018	60.8
2018/2019	67.8
2019/2020	69.43
2020/2021	64
2021/2022	65.65

Non-classroom support staff - excluding auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

More about non-classroom support staff - excluding auxiliary staff (full time equivalent)

This is the full-time equivalent of non-classroom-based support staff.

It excludes:

• auxiliary staff
• third party support staff

2021/2022

5.25

2021/2022

5.25

Year	Count
2017/2018	4.2
2018/2019	4.5
2019/2020	5.24
2020/2021	6.1
2021/2022	5.25
2017/2018	4.2
2018/2019	4.5
2019/2020	5.24
2020/2021	6.1
2021/2022	5.25

Auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

More about auxiliary staff (full time equivalent)

This is the full-time equivalent of full and part-time auxiliary staff.

It includes:

• catering
• school maintenance staff

2021/2022

7.33

2021/2022

7.33

Year	Count
2017/2018	7.6
2018/2019	7.2
2019/2020	8.26
2020/2021	9.3
2021/2022	7.33
2017/2018	7.6
2018/2019	7.2
2019/2020	8.26
2020/2021	9.3
2021/2022	7.33

School workforce (headcount)

More about school workforce (headcount)

This is the total headcount of the school workforce.

It includes:

• full and part-time teachers (including school leadership teachers)
• teaching assistants
• non-classroom-based support staff

2021/2022

111

2021/2022

111

Year	Count
2017/2018	107
2018/2019	110
2019/2020	114
2020/2021	111
2021/2022	111
2017/2018	107
2018/2019	110
2019/2020	114
2020/2021	111
2021/2022	111

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