Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £65k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Somerset · 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 | £971k | £961k | +£10k | £59k | 208 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£20k | £39k | 201 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£57k | £96k | 204 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£13k | £108k | 207 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£25k | £133k | 204 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£47k | £87k | 192 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£61k | £25k | 185 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£40k | £65k | 188 |
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 50% of them. It spends £7,637 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,615.
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 | £3,203 | £3,184 | £2,968–£3,339 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,142 | £1,188 | £914–£1,450 |
Supply staff | £290 | £131 | £56–£215 |
Admin and clerical | £348 | £311 | £269–£401 |
Premises | £338 | £367 | £294–£407 |
Energy | £71 | £98 | £86–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £262 | £308 | £220–£389 |
Bought-in services | £669 | £155 | £89–£276 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans In deficit
- Moss Hey Primary School Healthy
- Brill Church of England School Large reserves
- Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School Large reserves
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Holy Trinity Primary School Large reserves
- Congerstone Primary School In deficit
- Levendale Primary School Large reserves
- Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School Tight
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Tight
- Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,927 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £113k | £601 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £22k | £119 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £173k | £921 |
Money raised by parents
MILVERTON SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1183386, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £6k | £6k |
2024-08 | £6k | £6k |
2023-08 | £6k | £5k |
2022-08 | £7k | £4k |
2021-08 | £5k | £9k |
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 10% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £669 a pupil, against a typical £155 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £290 a pupil, against a typical £131 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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