Oakfield Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Surrey · 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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£56k | £139k | 250 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£13k | £151k | 254 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£28k | £179k | 249 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£26k | £153k | 253 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£10k | £143k | 254 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£4k | £147k | 256 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£47k | £99k | 253 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£41k | £141k | 255 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,849 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,294.
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 | £3,637 | £2,901 | £2,754–£3,230 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,269 | £1,332 | £1,051–£1,543 |
Supply staff | £44 | £104 | £83–£177 |
Admin and clerical | £483 | £316 | £257–£381 |
Premises | £287 | £323 | £285–£406 |
Energy | £79 | £97 | £78–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £417 | £281 | £210–£380 |
Bought-in services | £146 | £164 | £93–£203 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tylers Green Middle School Large reserves
- Great Ellingham Primary School Healthy
- Foxmoor Primary School Tight
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Tight
- Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Healthy
- Keldmarsh Primary School Healthy
- Shottermill Junior School Heading for deficit
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Dubricius Church of England VA School Large reserves
- The Gattons Infant School In deficit
- Woodham Ley Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £6,590 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £173k | £678 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £44k | £174 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £108k | £422 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF OAKFIELD SCHOOL (charity 803131, Registered) raised £33k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £33k | £17k |
2024-08 | £35k | £24k |
2023-08 | £32k | £19k |
2022-08 | £41k | £27k |
2021-08 | £5k | £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.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £483 a pupil, against a typical £316 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,637 a pupil, against a typical £2,901 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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