High Green Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Sheffield · 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
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £971k | £976k | -£5k | £20k | 213 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£3k | £23k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£15k | £38k | 211 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£49k | £87k | 199 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£25k | £112k | 191 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£29k | £83k | 195 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£37k | £45k | 196 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£29k | £74k | 198 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary 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 63% of them. It spends £6,495 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,922.
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 | £2,946 | £3,114 | £2,892–£3,415 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,133 | £1,440 | £1,206–£1,626 |
Supply staff | £251 | £80 | £52–£208 |
Admin and clerical | £479 | £295 | £219–£369 |
Premises | £395 | £358 | £271–£507 |
Energy | £96 | £101 | £83–£126 |
Learning resources & ICT | £350 | £288 | £234–£356 |
Bought-in services | £256 | £186 | £104–£257 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Whitecrest Primary School Healthy
- Old Buckenham Primary School Large reserves
- Thornham St. James CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Peter's CofE Academy In deficit
- Dobwalls Community Primary School Large reserves
- Longvernal Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Tight
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough In deficit
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy Healthy
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,439 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £42k | £211 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £58k | £295 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £40k | £202 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £251 a pupil, against a typical £80 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £479 a pupil, against a typical £295 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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