Weetwood Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £142k in reserve, 7% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Leeds · 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£46k | £110k | 256 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£15k | £95k | 254 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£19k | £75k | 252 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£37k | £113k | 246 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£60k | £172k | 248 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£37k | £210k | 239 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£15k | £195k | 251 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£53k | £142k | 236 |
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 57% of them. It spends £8,460 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,412.
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 | £3,169 | £3,086 | £2,955–£3,414 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,415 | £1,129 | £976–£1,324 |
Supply staff | £134 | £98 | £46–£136 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £288 | £246–£356 |
Premises | £474 | £321 | £277–£411 |
Energy | £139 | £97 | £76–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £244 | £343 | £213–£375 |
Bought-in services | £724 | £154 | £103–£255 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Large reserves
- West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge Large reserves
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School In deficit
- West Bridgford Infant School Heading for deficit
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Large reserves
- Harvey Road Primary School Large reserves
- Irby Primary School Healthy
- The Grove Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Long Crendon School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,646 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £127k | £537 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £46k | £193 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £375k | £1,589 |
Money raised by parents
WEETWOOD PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1059770, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £12k | £11k |
2024-08 | £11k | £13k |
2023-08 | £7k | £7k |
2022-08 | £13k | £4k |
2021-08 | £31k | £29k |
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 bought-in services is £724 a pupil, against a typical £154 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,415 a pupil, against a typical £1,129 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £474 a pupil, against a typical £321 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £139 a pupil, against a typical £97 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.
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