Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £101k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £761k | £757k | +£4k | £91k | 150 |
2019-20 | £859k | £875k | -£16k | £76k | 159 |
2020-21 | £957k | £908k | +£48k | £124k | 157 |
2021-22 | £976k | £995k | -£19k | £106k | 152 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£63k | £43k | 142 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£5k | £48k | 152 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£35k | £82k | 150 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£19k | £101k | 147 |
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 43% of them. It spends £10,409 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,965.
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 | £3,294 | £3,293 | £2,938–£3,725 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £3,354 | £1,221 | £1,040–£1,783 |
Supply staff | £559 | £82 | £27–£177 |
Admin and clerical | £376 | £339 | £211–£465 |
Premises | £353 | £338 | £284–£425 |
Energy | £122 | £123 | £105–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £599 | £313 | £228–£420 |
Bought-in services | £305 | £186 | £132–£293 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The New Forest Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Blakeney Primary School In deficit
- Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Large reserves
- Brailsford CofE Primary School In deficit
- St James and St John CofE Primary School Healthy
- Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Large reserves
- Walgrave Primary School In deficit
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hensall Community Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Blockley Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £9,251 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £401k | £2,726 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £36k | £247 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £189k | £1,284 |
Money raised by parents
GREAT EASTON C. E. PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1080728, Registered) raised £14k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £14k | £16k |
2024-08 | £14k | £15k |
2023-08 | £14k | £10k |
2022-08 | £11k | £6k |
2021-08 | £4k | £19k |
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 supply staff is £559 a pupil, against a typical £82 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £3,354 a pupil, against a typical £1,221 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £599 a pupil, against a typical £313 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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