Cookham Dean CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £40k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Windsor and Maidenhead · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £802k | £814k | -£12k | £26k | 188 |
2019-20 | £885k | £893k | -£9k | £17k | 185 |
2020-21 | £935k | £915k | +£20k | £37k | 189 |
2021-22 | £961k | £953k | +£8k | £45k | 194 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£3k | £42k | 194 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£141 | £42k | 191 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£32k | £10k | 193 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£30k | £40k | 199 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,337 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,690.
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 | £2,983 | £3,127 | £3,006–£3,312 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,126 | £1,150 | £912–£1,306 |
Supply staff | £203 | £134 | £69–£273 |
Admin and clerical | £309 | £283 | £235–£400 |
Premises | £383 | £323 | £291–£405 |
Energy | £74 | £100 | £75–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £430 | £353 | £255–£423 |
Bought-in services | £277 | £170 | £123–£214 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Queniborough Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School Tight
- Goostrey Community Primary School Large reserves
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Dronfield Infant School Heading for deficit
- Hutton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School Tight
- Cumwhinton School In deficit
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,825 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £58k | £292 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £22k | £110 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £132k | £663 |
Money raised by parents
THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF THE COOKHAM DEAN CHURCHOF ENGLAND (CONTROLLED) PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1014698, Registered) raised £43k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £43k | £28k |
2024-08 | £34k | £43k |
2023-08 | £34k | £57k |
2022-08 | £52k | £35k |
2021-08 | £41k | £35k |
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 £277 a pupil, against a typical £170 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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