Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 5 years running; at that rate its £74k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · Primary · Voluntary controlled school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2021-22 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2021-22 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | £615k | £642k | -£27k | £181k | 105 |
2022-23 | £687k | £692k | -£5k | £176k | 104 |
2023-24 | £704k | £718k | -£14k | £163k | 105 |
2024-25 | £769k | £782k | -£13k | £150k | 96 |
2025-26 | £812k | £887k | -£76k | £74k | 94 |
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 63% of them. It spends £9,388 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,292.
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 | £4,076 | £4,002 | £3,639–£4,189 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,816 | £1,512 | £1,234–£1,834 |
Supply staff | £698 | £116 | £53–£286 |
Admin and clerical | £396 | £442 | £315–£551 |
Premises | £568 | £392 | £297–£507 |
Energy | £175 | £121 | £93–£148 |
Learning resources & ICT | £530 | £394 | £277–£465 |
Bought-in services | £183 | £228 | £101–£402 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lea CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Marsden Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School Heading for deficit
- Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School Tight
- St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Large reserves
- Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Street Lane Primary School Healthy
- Brenzett Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £776k | £8,209 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £45k | £478 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £26k | £280 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £36k | £379 |
Money raised by parents
SPOFFORTH SCHOOL PTA (charity 1060604, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £8k |
2024-08 | £11k | £5k |
2023-08 | £12k | £8k |
2022-08 | £13k | £10k |
2021-08 | £3k | £5k |
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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 10% since 2021-22. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £698 a pupil, against a typical £116 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £568 a pupil, against a typical £392 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £175 a pupil, against a typical £121 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £530 a pupil, against a typical £394 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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