Felsted Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £235k in reserve, 18% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 3 years.
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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£13k | £242k | 272 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£28k | £269k | 268 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£54k | £324k | 258 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£45k | £369k | 233 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£20k | £389k | 200 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£79k | £310k | 198 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£53k | £257k | 203 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£22k | £235k | 197 |
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 97% of them. It spends £6,647 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,471.
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 | £3,177 | £3,231 | £3,149–£3,520 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,210 | £1,195 | £905–£1,355 |
Supply staff | £20 | £116 | £48–£173 |
Admin and clerical | £478 | £318 | £246–£417 |
Premises | £499 | £295 | £253–£346 |
Energy | £132 | £87 | £72–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £147 | £294 | £261–£377 |
Bought-in services | £264 | £140 | £94–£281 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Nayland Primary School Large reserves
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School Large reserves
- Tatsfield Primary School Large reserves
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School Healthy
- Reepham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Blakedown CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Silkstone Primary School In deficit
- Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School Large reserves
- St John's Church of England Academy Healthy
- Stanford Primary School In deficit
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,110 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £55k | £280 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £30k | £151 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £83k | £423 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Felsted School (charity 1180860, Registered) raised £22k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £22k | £15k |
2024-07 | £53k | £47k |
2023-07 | £51k | £52k |
2022-07 | £72k | £41k |
2021-07 | £982 | £122 |
FELSTED PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1047021, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £7k |
2024-11 | £22k | £14k |
2023-11 | £23k | £17k |
2022-11 | £7k | £6k |
2021-11 | £4k | £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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 28% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on premises is £499 a pupil, against a typical £295 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £132 a pupil, against a typical £87 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £478 a pupil, against a typical £318 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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