Wells Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £195k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Redbridge · Primary · Community school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£61k | £104k | 341 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£58k | £46k | 340 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£33k | £79k | 339 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£55k | £24k | 336 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£19k | £5k | 328 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£48k | £53k | 327 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£22k | £75k | 340 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£119k | £195k | 335 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools in London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 63% of them. It spends £7,300 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,287.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
Show the comparison as a table
| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £3,212 | £3,347 | £3,165–£3,727 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,204 | £1,141 | £931–£1,358 |
Supply staff | £437 | £161 | £15–£349 |
Admin and clerical | £452 | £386 | £306–£474 |
Premises | £299 | £362 | £331–£424 |
Energy | £67 | £92 | £78–£112 |
Learning resources & ICT | £218 | £361 | £272–£429 |
Bought-in services | £211 | £219 | £113–£290 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Pickhurst Infant Academy Healthy
- Foulds School Tight
- Honeywell Junior School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's RC Junior School Large reserves
- Newnham Junior School In deficit
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill Large reserves
- Canary Wharf College, East Ferry Large reserves
- St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ardleigh Green Junior School In deficit
- Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £7,312 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £197k | £588 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £39k | £117 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £115k | £344 |
Money raised by parents
WOODFORD WELLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1038803, Registered) raised £29k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £29k | £9k |
2024-08 | £33k | £20k |
2023-08 | £35k | £38k |
2022-08 | £12k | £6k |
2021-08 | £9k | £3k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £437 a pupil, against a typical £161 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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.
Admissions, Ofsted and results for Wells Primary School · All Redbridge school finances