Denbury Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £51k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Devon · 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 | £602k | £600k | +£2k | £22k | 114 |
2019-20 | £614k | £631k | -£17k | £5k | 115 |
2020-21 | £638k | £592k | +£46k | £51k | 111 |
2021-22 | £616k | £607k | +£10k | £61k | 98 |
2022-23 | £655k | £679k | -£24k | £37k | 93 |
2023-24 | £730k | £731k | -£1k | £36k | 101 |
2024-25 | £751k | £748k | +£2k | £38k | 105 |
2025-26 | £804k | £792k | +£12k | £51k | 106 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,508 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,310.
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 | £3,772 | £3,421 | £3,273–£3,655 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,259 | £1,350 | £1,080–£1,606 |
Supply staff | £255 | £114 | £53–£146 |
Admin and clerical | £451 | £364 | £281–£428 |
Premises | £256 | £328 | £266–£414 |
Energy | £106 | £118 | £104–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £361 | £338 | £258–£430 |
Bought-in services | £252 | £226 | £94–£443 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell Large reserves
- Stowting Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School In deficit
- Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Healthy
- Bucklesham Primary School Large reserves
- Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Healthy
- All Saints CofE (C) Primary School In deficit
- Redmarley Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School In deficit
- Leighterton Primary School Large reserves
- Temple Guiting Church of England School Large reserves
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £773k | £7,327 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £22k | £212 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £16k | £147 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £31k | £297 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Denbury School (charity 1045335, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £6k | £5k |
2024-07 | £8k | £5k |
2023-07 | £7k | £13k |
2022-07 | £6k | £3k |
2021-07 | £1k | £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 supply staff is £255 a pupil, against a typical £114 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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