Milldene Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £53k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · 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 | £849k | £863k | -£14k | £37k | 180 |
2019-20 | £906k | £885k | +£21k | £58k | 179 |
2020-21 | £900k | £915k | -£15k | £43k | 182 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£16k | £27k | 187 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£24k | £3k | 193 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£54k | £57k | 196 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£35k | £22k | 196 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£31k | £53k | 185 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,634 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,564.
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 | £3,112 | £3,476 | £3,257–£3,705 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,168 | £1,359 | £1,241–£1,641 |
Supply staff | £180 | £130 | £70–£188 |
Admin and clerical | £417 | £330 | £282–£413 |
Premises | £341 | £389 | £332–£488 |
Energy | £53 | £106 | £85–£139 |
Learning resources & ICT | £282 | £346 | £234–£407 |
Bought-in services | £164 | £207 | £162–£346 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chambersbury Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Heath Fields Primary School In deficit
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Pickering Community Junior School Heading for deficit
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Rossmore School In deficit
- Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School In deficit
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School Healthy
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye Heading for deficit
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,424 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £28k | £151 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £67k | £362 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £70k | £380 |
Money raised by parents
MILLDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1172920, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £9k | £12k |
2025-08 | £15k | £12k |
2024-08 | £13k | £16k |
2023-08 | £15k | £12k |
2022-08 | £9k | £7k |
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.
- 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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