Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £80k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £922k | £937k | -£15k | £45k | 204 |
2019-20 | £954k | £967k | -£13k | £31k | 208 |
2020-21 | £999k | £951k | +£49k | £80k | 212 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£44k | £124k | 209 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£10k | £113k | 198 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£66k | £48k | 199 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£64k | £112k | 194 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£32k | £80k | 202 |
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 £6,686 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,547.
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 | £3,345 | £3,133 | £2,970–£3,269 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,201 | £1,144 | £984–£1,330 |
Supply staff | £35 | £88 | £58–£149 |
Admin and clerical | £399 | £320 | £232–£388 |
Premises | £295 | £324 | £295–£389 |
Energy | £72 | £90 | £74–£111 |
Learning resources & ICT | £343 | £349 | £251–£415 |
Bought-in services | £212 | £135 | £63–£214 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Healthy
- Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School In deficit
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Heading for deficit
- Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Broughton Primary School Large reserves
- St John's Primary School Large reserves
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Heading for deficit
- Garstang Community Primary School Healthy
- Manor Way Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School Tight
- Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Tregadillett Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,931 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £34k | £169 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £35k | £172 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £121k | £598 |
Money raised by parents
DEDHAM SCHOOL PARENTS GROUP (charity 1129821, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £15k | £8k |
2024-08 | £12k | £8k |
2023-08 | £11k | £21k |
2022-08 | £5k | £588 |
2021-08 | £6k | £411 |
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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