Hylton Castle Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £263k in reserve, 14% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Sunderland · 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£25k | £129k | 219 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£6k | £123k | 219 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£89k | £212k | 224 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£45k | £257k | 221 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£4k | £253k | 212 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£16k | £269k | 218 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£8k | £261k | 218 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£1k | £263k | 216 |
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 90% of them. It spends £8,385 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,116.
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 | £3,338 | £3,614 | £3,366–£4,019 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,563 | £1,792 | £1,382–£2,092 |
Supply staff | £238 | £183 | £55–£363 |
Admin and clerical | £398 | £338 | £310–£425 |
Premises | £557 | £440 | £391–£617 |
Energy | £137 | £133 | £100–£172 |
Learning resources & ICT | £666 | £356 | £251–£396 |
Bought-in services | £218 | £229 | £141–£361 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Cage Green Primary School Healthy
- Hawbush Primary School Healthy
- Meadowbank Primary School Healthy
- Grimes Dyke Primary School In deficit
- Reevy Hill Primary School In deficit
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Large reserves
- St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Studley Green Primary School Large reserves
- Abbey Primary School Heading for deficit
- Stanhope Primary School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £8,008 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £58k | £268 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £150k | £694 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £83k | £382 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF HYLTON CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1132044, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £2k | £0 |
2024-07 | £697 | £662 |
2023-07 | £24 | £1k |
2022-07 | £12 | £0 |
2021-07 | £8 | £464 |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £666 a pupil, against a typical £356 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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