Slaley First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £36k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Northumberland · 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 | £348k | £344k | +£3k | £4k | 47 |
2019-20 | £386k | £364k | +£22k | £26k | 53 |
2020-21 | £372k | £384k | -£12k | £13k | 48 |
2021-22 | £406k | £391k | +£14k | £28k | 47 |
2022-23 | £417k | £408k | +£9k | £37k | 48 |
2023-24 | £450k | £428k | +£22k | £59k | 48 |
2024-25 | £508k | £540k | -£32k | £27k | 46 |
2025-26 | £499k | £490k | +£8k | £36k | 40 |
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 £12,257 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £12,202.
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 | £5,848 | £5,912 | £5,470–£6,531 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,798 | £1,448 | £1,122–£1,921 |
Supply staff | £341 | £296 | £90–£691 |
Admin and clerical | £772 | £649 | £398–£930 |
Premises | £621 | £599 | £493–£852 |
Energy | £132 | £234 | £150–£278 |
Learning resources & ICT | £494 | £564 | £385–£790 |
Bought-in services | £907 | £201 | £93–£519 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Winsham Primary School Healthy
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Reedness Primary School In deficit
- Foxbridge Primary School In deficit
- Humshaugh Church of England First School Healthy
- Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School Healthy
- Drayton Parslow Village School Large reserves
- Ellingham Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £473k | £11,831 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £12k | £300 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £11k | £273 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £26k | £638 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SLALEY SCHOOL (charity 1023339, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £4k | £3k |
2024-03 | £3k | £3k |
2023-03 | £2k | £3k |
2022-03 | £8k | £8k |
2020-09 | £2k | £2k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 15% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £907 a pupil, against a typical £201 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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