Wyvern School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £135k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Milton Keynes · Primary · Foundation 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£11k | £61k | 340 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£48k | £109k | 329 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£34k | £143k | 323 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£50k | £93k | 332 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£3k | £96k | 328 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£5k | £100k | 353 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£20k | £120k | 328 |
2025-26 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£14k | £135k | 314 |
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 40% of them. It spends £7,275 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,878.
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 | £3,317 | £3,259 | £2,959–£3,536 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,041 | £1,504 | £1,184–£1,624 |
Supply staff | £45 | £128 | £57–£251 |
Admin and clerical | £353 | £283 | £240–£379 |
Premises | £357 | £316 | £263–£409 |
Energy | £159 | £107 | £88–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £99 | £252 | £223–£308 |
Bought-in services | £153 | £156 | £70–£232 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mount Pleasant Infants Heading for deficit
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Healthy
- Cheadle Primary School Large reserves
- Orchard Vale Community School Large reserves
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Tight
- Holt Farm Junior School Large reserves
- Torre Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy Healthy
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Large reserves
- Cobbs Brow School Healthy
- Royton Hall Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £7,096 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £80k | £253 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £104k | £332 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £88k | £280 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £159 a pupil, against a typical £107 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,041 a pupil, against a typical £1,504 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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