Kenilworth Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £103k in reserve, 6% 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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£60k | £101k | 223 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£4k | £97k | 214 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£17k | £114k | 206 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£47k | £66k | 195 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£24k | £42k | 191 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£22k | £64k | 202 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£76k | £140k | 216 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£37k | £103k | 206 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,008 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,959.
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 | £3,353 | £3,235 | £3,036–£3,458 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,494 | £1,336 | £1,143–£1,592 |
Supply staff | £431 | £116 | £57–£254 |
Admin and clerical | £244 | £305 | £249–£407 |
Premises | £460 | £415 | £276–£469 |
Energy | £65 | £111 | £91–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £299 | £325 | £227–£414 |
Bought-in services | £600 | £194 | £115–£264 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mossgate Primary School Healthy
- Corby Old Village Primary School Large reserves
- Meadowside Academy Large reserves
- Elm Road Primary School Healthy
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Tight
- Edleston Primary School Heading for deficit
- Carterton Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Large reserves
- Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy Large reserves
- St Francis Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Frome Vale Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,687 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £113k | £548 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £83k | £404 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £60k | £289 |
Money raised by parents
KENILWORTH PTA (charity 1160991, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £8k | £7k |
2024-07 | £9k | £7k |
2023-07 | £4k | £6k |
2022-07 | £4k | £815 |
2021-07 | £3k | £3k |
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 £431 a pupil, against a typical £116 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £600 a pupil, against a typical £194 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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