Hingham Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £83k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Norfolk · 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 | £843k | £837k | +£6k | £32k | 171 |
2019-20 | £878k | £889k | -£11k | £21k | 166 |
2020-21 | £901k | £848k | +£53k | £75k | 154 |
2021-22 | £878k | £906k | -£28k | £47k | 147 |
2022-23 | £928k | £964k | -£36k | £11k | 151 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £982k | +£31k | £42k | 171 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£40k | £82k | 177 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£2k | £83k | 179 |
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 £7,280 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,285.
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 | £3,891 | £3,464 | £3,104–£3,635 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,073 | £1,321 | £1,070–£1,568 |
Supply staff | £300 | £94 | £48–£202 |
Admin and clerical | £242 | £340 | £263–£430 |
Premises | £318 | £369 | £338–£459 |
Energy | £126 | £105 | £78–£132 |
Learning resources & ICT | £268 | £307 | £232–£345 |
Bought-in services | £219 | £194 | £132–£303 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Farington Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Peel Common Primary School Tight
- Winklebury Infant School Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Stilton Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Hilltop First School Heading for deficit
- Hathern Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Pickering Community Junior School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall Heading for deficit
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School Healthy
- St Anne's Infant School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,741 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £80k | £446 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £70k | £388 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £98k | £549 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF HINGHAM SCHOOL (charity 1037206, Registered) raised £18k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-01 | £18k | £12k |
2025-01 | £16k | £12k |
2024-01 | £15k | £18k |
2023-01 | £12k | £8k |
2022-01 | £2k | £6k |
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 £300 a pupil, against a typical £94 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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