School benchmarking data

Benchmarking allows you to check how your school's finances compare with other similar schools.

Schools benchmarking data for the financial year 2019 - 2020 is attached to this page.

If you have any queries please contact Adele Price, email: adele.price@derbyshire.gov.uk.

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Audit Services

Audit services are staffed by highly qualified and experienced auditors drawn from a wide variety of professional backgrounds embracing both the public and private sectors.

Consistent financial reporting (CFR)

A draft copy of your schools CFR return has been produced.

Copyright for schools

Copyright gives creators the freedom to decide what happens to their creations. You may use someone else's work only if you have permission by the copyright owner or if the law allows it.

Early years single funding formula

Changes to the way the Early Years (EY) funding for maintained schools is to be shown in SAP for 2017-2018.

Finance, legal and insurance

The range of financial, legal and insurance services we offer to schools and academies together with documents and useful links.

Letting of school premises

Issues around school lettings, particularly in relation to children's centres and extended services.

Procurement

The Department for Education (DfE) and the Crown Commercial Service have developed free e-learning procurement training modules for school staff who are responsible for budgets and buying.

Provision for doubtful debts - treatment at year-end

Some schools will have noticed a change to the accounting treatment of the above at the year-end. Previously this issue was dealt with outside individual schools cost centres, and schools were only affected at the point of a debt being written-off.

Public liability insurance for bonfires and fireworks displays

Your public liability insurance does not automatically cover bonfire or firework displays organised by the school.

Risk management funding support

Information regarding funding support for the purposes of risk management.

Schools financial year-end

The timetable for preparing the year-end accounts is now available.

Value added tax guide for schools

This guide is a supplement to the main accounts payable and accounts receivable VAT guidance.