Sheet Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £46k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £600k | £602k | -£1k | £70k | 110 |
2019-20 | £647k | £683k | -£36k | £34k | 109 |
2020-21 | £602k | £585k | +£17k | £51k | 105 |
2021-22 | £598k | £594k | +£5k | £56k | 105 |
2022-23 | £658k | £654k | +£4k | £59k | 97 |
2023-24 | £673k | £706k | -£33k | £26k | 109 |
2024-25 | £756k | £763k | -£7k | £19k | 108 |
2025-26 | £819k | £793k | +£26k | £46k | 110 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,212 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,559.
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 | £3,577 | £3,538 | £3,138–£3,980 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,209 | £1,357 | £1,031–£1,684 |
Supply staff | £150 | £97 | £43–£157 |
Admin and clerical | £387 | £436 | £339–£536 |
Premises | £322 | £416 | £294–£521 |
Energy | £94 | £116 | £85–£138 |
Learning resources & ICT | £413 | £370 | £251–£509 |
Bought-in services | £316 | £228 | £129–£411 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Large reserves
- Keelham Primary School Healthy
- Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Shalford Infant School Large reserves
- Misson Primary School Healthy
- Farncombe Church of England Infant School Large reserves
- St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery Healthy
- Woolsery Primary School Healthy
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Minety Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £763k | £6,932 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £42k | £378 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £20k | £181 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £57k | £518 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SHEET SCHOOL (charity 1109672, Registered) raised £32k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £32k | £30k |
2024-12 | £25k | £32k |
2023-12 | £25k | £23k |
2022-12 | £23k | £25k |
2021-12 | £17k | £4k |
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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