Wheatley Hill Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £340k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). County Durham · 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 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£22k | £54k | 242 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£20k | £35k | 284 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£103k | £138k | 330 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £3.0m | -£51k | £87k | 363 |
2022-23 | £3.4m | £3.4m | +£12k | £99k | 390 |
2023-24 | £3.9m | £3.9m | +£22k | £121k | 416 |
2024-25 | £4.2m | £4.1m | +£152k | £273k | 434 |
2025-26 | £4.5m | £4.4m | +£67k | £340k | 426 |
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 £10,300 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,907.
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 | £3,678 | £3,161 | £2,863–£3,438 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,808 | £1,466 | £1,216–£1,993 |
Supply staff | £271 | £175 | £46–£318 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £304 | £229–£402 |
Premises | £677 | £342 | £300–£440 |
Energy | £102 | £104 | £89–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,088 | £290 | £209–£378 |
Bought-in services | £93 | £145 | £57–£272 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Langley Primary School Large reserves
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede Large reserves
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Large reserves
- Blaise Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Ravensfield Primary School Healthy
- Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Large reserves
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Healthy
- Herringham Primary Academy Large reserves
- Denbigh Community Primary School Healthy
- Malvin's Close Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.4m | £10,272 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.1m | £2,554 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £292k | £685 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £179k | £421 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £1,088 a pupil, against a typical £290 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £677 a pupil, against a typical £342 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,808 a pupil, against a typical £1,466 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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