Rodings Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £505k in reserve, 27% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · Primary · Foundation 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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£33k | £187k | 236 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£10k | £196k | 255 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£110k | £306k | 259 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£77k | £383k | 250 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£34k | £349k | 295 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£96k | £445k | 298 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£30k | £475k | 286 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£30k | £505k | 293 |
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 100% of them. It spends £6,269 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,200.
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 | £3,031 | £3,035 | £2,778–£3,385 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,144 | £1,265 | £1,145–£1,642 |
Supply staff | £66 | £92 | £29–£136 |
Admin and clerical | £370 | £313 | £251–£346 |
Premises | £445 | £305 | £272–£378 |
Energy | £106 | £89 | £70–£103 |
Learning resources & ICT | £445 | £245 | £193–£300 |
Bought-in services | £50 | £169 | £59–£242 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Deanshanger Primary School Healthy
- Hopton Primary School Tight
- Upper Beeding Primary School Healthy
- Turnfurlong Infant School Heading for deficit
- Wheatfields Primary School In deficit
- Downs Infant School Healthy
- Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School Large reserves
- Moorfield Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Tight
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Healthy
- Fairfield Infant School Heading for deficit
- Trinity Church of England First School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £5,818 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £77k | £264 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £59k | £202 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £162k | £552 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF RODINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1053547, Registered) raised £30k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £30k | £11k |
2024-07 | £25k | £43k |
2023-07 | £32k | £14k |
2022-07 | £18k | £16k |
2021-03 | £8k | £13k |
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?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £445 a pupil, against a typical £245 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £445 a pupil, against a typical £305 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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