William Fletcher Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £53k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Oxfordshire · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£16k | £66k | 265 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£19k | £85k | 267 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£29k | £114k | 270 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£3k | £112k | 277 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£18k | £130k | 266 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£62k | £67k | 261 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£9k | £76k | 238 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£24k | £53k | 211 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,506 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,671.
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 | £3,867 | £3,162 | £3,080–£3,355 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,445 | £1,195 | £991–£1,442 |
Supply staff | £72 | £90 | £56–£194 |
Admin and clerical | £272 | £326 | £265–£415 |
Premises | £432 | £378 | £300–£445 |
Energy | £88 | £96 | £79–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £441 | £261 | £224–£355 |
Bought-in services | £101 | £181 | £124–£285 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sawtry Infants' School Large reserves
- High Firs Primary School Tight
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Skinners' Kent Primary School Tight
- Bishops Itchington Primary School Healthy
- Sandfield Primary School Large reserves
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Large reserves
- The Wells Free School Healthy
- Hollywell Primary School Large reserves
- Rackheath Primary School Healthy
- Northfold Community Primary School Healthy
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,963 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £94k | £445 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £73k | £344 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £91k | £430 |
Money raised by parents
WILLIAM FLETCHER SCHOOL PTA (charity 1072266, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £9k | £10k |
2024-07 | £11k | £15k |
2023-07 | £9k | £9k |
2022-07 | £8k | £6k |
2021-07 | £4k | £4k |
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 20% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £441 a pupil, against a typical £261 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,867 a pupil, against a typical £3,162 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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