Newchurch Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £68k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Isle of Wight · 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 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£20k | £10k | 210 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£7k | £3k | 214 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£54k | £57k | 216 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£29k | £85k | 213 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£34k | £119k | 212 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£23k | £96k | 211 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£60k | £36k | 213 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£32k | £68k | 209 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,672 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,601.
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 | £3,292 | £3,145 | £2,919–£3,275 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,457 | £1,186 | £846–£1,433 |
Supply staff | £0 | £149 | £76–£210 |
Admin and clerical | £430 | £310 | £262–£363 |
Premises | £259 | £330 | £252–£422 |
Energy | £104 | £89 | £76–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £320 | £310 | £257–£356 |
Bought-in services | £99 | £242 | £147–£287 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Crowthorne Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Moortown Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Luke's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Barrow URC Primary School Tight
- Upperthong Junior and Infant School Healthy
- Woodfield Primary School Healthy
- Arundel CofE Primary School Tight
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Healthy
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Heading for deficit
- St John's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Thurlbear Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,298 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £60k | £289 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £40k | £192 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £110k | £525 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £430 a pupil, against a typical £310 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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