Ambergate Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £30k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Derbyshire · 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 | £468k | £473k | -£5k | £4k | 81 |
2019-20 | £474k | £484k | -£10k | -£6k | 87 |
2020-21 | £528k | £505k | +£23k | £17k | 88 |
2021-22 | £573k | £565k | +£8k | £25k | 81 |
2022-23 | £579k | £597k | -£18k | £7k | 79 |
2023-24 | £665k | £632k | +£32k | £40k | 86 |
2024-25 | £694k | £716k | -£22k | £18k | 85 |
2025-26 | £735k | £723k | +£12k | £30k | 79 |
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 53% of them. It spends £9,153 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,720.
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 | £4,065 | £4,174 | £3,966–£4,559 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,034 | £1,506 | £1,246–£1,793 |
Supply staff | £130 | £187 | £96–£274 |
Admin and clerical | £378 | £427 | £345–£471 |
Premises | £217 | £393 | £323–£511 |
Energy | £83 | £128 | £103–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £634 | £404 | £322–£545 |
Bought-in services | £241 | £306 | £115–£434 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Pitton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Stapleford Primary School Large reserves
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School In deficit
- Isbourne Valley School In deficit
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Bromham Healthy
- Churchstanton Primary School Heading for deficit
- Corvedale CofE Primary School In deficit
- Lanercost CofE Primary School Healthy
- Norton Sub Hamdon Church School Tight
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £665k | £8,422 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £627 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £13k | £168 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £70k | £888 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £634 a pupil, against a typical £404 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,034 a pupil, against a typical £1,506 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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