Moldgreen Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £90k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kirklees · 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 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£26k | £52k | 366 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£1k | £53k | 364 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£11k | £43k | 362 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£7k | £35k | 366 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£57k | -£21k | 376 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£36k | -£57k | 342 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£61k | £4k | 349 |
2025-26 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£86k | £90k | 338 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,946 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,962.
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 | £3,441 | £3,227 | £2,916–£3,490 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,312 | £1,349 | £918–£1,675 |
Supply staff | £473 | £220 | £119–£290 |
Admin and clerical | £286 | £313 | £249–£358 |
Premises | £364 | £384 | £316–£451 |
Energy | £99 | £96 | £58–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £559 | £279 | £223–£365 |
Bought-in services | £488 | £129 | £47–£218 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hammond Academy Large reserves
- Newker Primary School Healthy
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Heading for deficit
- Parkstone Primary School Large reserves
- Waterwells Primary Academy Large reserves
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Tight
- Durrington Junior School Large reserves
- Marston Green Junior School Large reserves
- Lobley Hill Primary School In deficit
- Holsworthy Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Mile Oak Primary School Tight
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £7,579 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £126k | £372 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £154k | £455 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £210k | £622 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £488 a pupil, against a typical £129 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £473 a pupil, against a typical £220 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £559 a pupil, against a typical £279 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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