Kettlefields Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cambridgeshire · 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 | £666k | £693k | -£26k | £71k | 109 |
2019-20 | £640k | £693k | -£52k | £18k | 117 |
2020-21 | £668k | £644k | +£24k | £42k | 121 |
2021-22 | £714k | £656k | +£59k | £100k | 120 |
2022-23 | £742k | £681k | +£61k | £162k | 107 |
2023-24 | £755k | £792k | -£37k | £125k | 126 |
2024-25 | £904k | £897k | +£7k | £132k | 131 |
2025-26 | £929k | £995k | -£66k | £66k | 145 |
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 £6,865 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,555.
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 | £3,290 | £3,143 | £2,913–£3,404 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,253 | £1,251 | £1,038–£1,491 |
Supply staff | £27 | £120 | £52–£234 |
Admin and clerical | £412 | £278 | £204–£364 |
Premises | £204 | £331 | £280–£434 |
Energy | £55 | £119 | £88–£145 |
Learning resources & ICT | £586 | £293 | £228–£368 |
Bought-in services | £106 | £155 | £87–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- High Ercall Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- The Littletons Church of England Academy Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE First School Large reserves
- Gislingham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Cameley CEVC Primary School In deficit
- Marhamchurch CofE Academy Large reserves
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School Healthy
- Whixall CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary Healthy
- Hallow CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £846k | £5,834 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £180 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £23k | £157 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £100k | £690 |
Money raised by parents
KETTLEFIELDS SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1098585, Registered) raised £23k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £23k | £35k |
2024-08 | £24k | £7k |
2023-08 | £13k | £18k |
2022-08 | £9k | £6k |
2021-08 | £2k | £2k |
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 learning resources & ict is £586 a pupil, against a typical £293 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £412 a pupil, against a typical £278 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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