
Finance for Maintained Schools
Information and guidance about everything financial...
From the 1st April 2021 Non-Cheque Book schools will need to use the new receipts account details for advising parents, income collection providers etc. New Receipts Account - Barclays Bank
A new bursar? Need guidance about what you need to do and when? View our Finance responsibilities calendar for maintained schools
Journal forms (Actuals adjustment, Year end accruals, New vendor requests) Contact us using the portal forms
Finance and FMS teams supporting your school
Teams supporting schools flowchart
The SAST team supporting you with budgets, funding, coding, training and statutory returns.
Our packages are based on a credits system, which gives you complete flexibility on how you want to use your credits- whether that is on workshops, telephone/e-mail support, school visit or purchasing the salary modeller tool.
Our packages range from Bronze to Platinum depending on the support you feel you need.
Finance newsletters for important dates and the latest information
Please also see our latest news and updates on the
School Bulletin
Personalised data for your school, including monitoring and transaction reports, and cash advances for Cheque book schools
The Schools Funding & Accountancy Support Team have expanded our Training days and Workshops to provide support to your school.
Regulations relate to the strategic aspects of your budget and Instructions relate to the operational aspects of your budget.
Budgets are also referred to as a Financial Plan (as per monthly summary description) and Annual Budget Listing (ABL as per FMS description) - they all mean the same.
There are two types of Capital for schools:
- Devolved Formula Capital Grant (DFCG)
- Revenue to Capital
Schools are in receipt of a variety of types of income including: lettings, grants, school meals, music tuition etc.
The Finance Zone should contain all the information you require, but if you still have a query please contact us using the appropriate form on the service desk portal
Telephone 01296 382222
Option 1 - Accounts Receivable - Banking and Income queries (excluding funding).
Option 2 - Accounts Payable - Including batches, Imprest, Purchasing cards and creditor queries.
Option 3 - School Package Support - Including ABLs and budgets, Forecasting and funding, Reports, 3 way reconciliations for cheque book schools.