Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £108k in reserve, 8% 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 | £776k | £775k | +£1k | £147k | 138 |
2019-20 | £725k | £802k | -£77k | £70k | 146 |
2020-21 | £821k | £819k | +£2k | £72k | 161 |
2021-22 | £874k | £902k | -£28k | £45k | 174 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£14k | £30k | 220 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£2k | £32k | 228 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£67k | £99k | 223 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£9k | £108k | 199 |
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 £6,891 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,457.
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 | £3,095 | £3,105 | £2,917–£3,348 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,672 | £1,167 | £994–£1,239 |
Supply staff | £151 | £106 | £54–£179 |
Admin and clerical | £475 | £319 | £256–£383 |
Premises | £297 | £336 | £299–£384 |
Energy | £136 | £88 | £71–£106 |
Learning resources & ICT | £165 | £325 | £269–£403 |
Bought-in services | £210 | £145 | £96–£233 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Large reserves
- Elworth Hall Primary School Healthy
- Broughton Primary School Large reserves
- Manor Way Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Newton Longville Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ettington CofE Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School In deficit
- Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School In deficit
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Heading for deficit
- Garstang Community Primary School Healthy
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Heading for deficit
- Thingwall Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,739 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £73k | £365 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £22k | £112 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £40k | £200 |
Money raised by parents
HATFIELD PEVEREL INFANT & NURSERY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1146536, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £10k | £10k |
2025-08 | £10k | £10k |
2024-08 | £11k | £3k |
2023-08 | £10k | £3k |
2022-08 | £13k | £6k |
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 energy is £136 a pupil, against a typical £88 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £475 a pupil, against a typical £319 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,672 a pupil, against a typical £1,167 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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