Gaddesden Row JMI School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £27k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hertfordshire · 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 | £372k | £364k | +£8k | £70k | 46 |
2019-20 | £419k | £393k | +£26k | £96k | 47 |
2020-21 | £423k | £412k | +£11k | £106k | 48 |
2021-22 | £439k | £456k | -£17k | £89k | 47 |
2022-23 | £433k | £492k | -£59k | £31k | 41 |
2023-24 | £478k | £514k | -£36k | -£5k | 54 |
2024-25 | £579k | £557k | +£22k | £17k | 49 |
2025-26 | £564k | £554k | +£10k | £27k | 49 |
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 33% of them. It spends £11,301 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £11,246.
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 | £6,585 | £5,181 | £4,732–£5,904 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,755 | £1,996 | £1,526–£2,487 |
Supply staff | £209 | £194 | £106–£289 |
Admin and clerical | £610 | £670 | £531–£801 |
Premises | £327 | £545 | £419–£662 |
Energy | £146 | £190 | £148–£237 |
Learning resources & ICT | £455 | £558 | £304–£675 |
Bought-in services | £400 | £255 | £83–£479 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy Tight
- Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School Large reserves
- Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School Heading for deficit
- St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School In deficit
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School In deficit
- Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Michael's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Milborne St Andrew First School Large reserves
- Longwood Infant Academy Healthy
- Trannack Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £538k | £10,979 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £4k | £92 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £23k | £464 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £26k | £529 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £6,585 a pupil, against a typical £5,181 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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