Green Park School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 8% 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£4k | £109k | 309 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£10k | £99k | 314 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£39k | £138k | 310 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£1k | £139k | 298 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£77 | £139k | 298 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£1k | £141k | 301 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£185 | £141k | 295 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£234 | £141k | 289 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,453 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,470.
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 | £3,545 | £3,202 | £3,042–£3,446 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £964 | £1,225 | £1,081–£1,651 |
Supply staff | £29 | £113 | £45–£169 |
Admin and clerical | £330 | £325 | £251–£400 |
Premises | £362 | £335 | £276–£372 |
Energy | £59 | £91 | £74–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £280 | £299 | £232–£366 |
Bought-in services | £301 | £134 | £54–£218 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Pearl Hyde Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Werburgh's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Petersfield Infant School Large reserves
- Hookstone Chase Primary School In deficit
- Langford Village Academy Heading for deficit
- St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold In deficit
- Wygate Park Academy Large reserves
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Healthy
- Merrydale Infant School In deficit
- Darton Primary School Tight
- Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,078 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £14k | £47 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £81k | £279 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £108k | £374 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF GREEN PARK SCHOOL, NEWPORT PAGNELL (charity 1010072, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £22k |
2024-08 | £11k | £11k |
2023-09 | £9k | £4k |
2022-09 | £5k | £2k |
2021-09 | £4k | £4k |
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 £301 a pupil, against a typical £134 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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