Witnesham Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £165k in reserve, 13% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Suffolk · 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 | £493k | £508k | -£15k | £59k | 99 |
2019-20 | £530k | £540k | -£10k | £49k | 99 |
2020-21 | £531k | £487k | +£44k | £93k | 100 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £936k | +£125k | £219k | 102 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£35k | £253k | 97 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£2k | £255k | 138 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£24k | £231k | 144 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£66k | £165k | 141 |
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 77% of them. It spends £9,608 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,655.
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 | £4,837 | £3,188 | £2,913–£3,466 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,364 | £1,171 | £1,030–£1,472 |
Supply staff | £229 | £145 | £40–£251 |
Admin and clerical | £563 | £279 | £207–£370 |
Premises | £574 | £309 | £246–£376 |
Energy | £174 | £119 | £88–£145 |
Learning resources & ICT | £667 | £302 | £242–£368 |
Bought-in services | £275 | £134 | £75–£271 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ide Primary School In deficit
- St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary Healthy
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School Healthy
- Cameley CEVC Primary School In deficit
- Ranskill Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE First School Large reserves
- Eton Porny CofE First School Large reserves
- Whitegate CofE Primary School In deficit
- Stalyhill Infant School Tight
- Hallow CofE Primary School In deficit
- The Littletons Church of England Academy Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £8,744 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £57k | £402 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £34k | £240 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £56k | £398 |
Money raised by parents
WITNESHAM SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1052226, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £6k |
2024-08 | £6k | £5k |
2023-08 | £5k | £10k |
2022-08 | £10k | £5k |
2021-08 | £1k | £804 |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £667 a pupil, against a typical £302 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £563 a pupil, against a typical £279 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £574 a pupil, against a typical £309 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,837 a pupil, against a typical £3,188 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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