Ashford Park Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £1.1m in reserve, 23% 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 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£71k | £485k | 536 |
2019-20 | £2.9m | £2.9m | -£18k | £467k | 561 |
2020-21 | £3.2m | £3.0m | +£209k | £676k | 578 |
2021-22 | £3.4m | £3.4m | +£27k | £703k | 615 |
2022-23 | £3.7m | £3.7m | +£43k | £746k | 629 |
2023-24 | £4.0m | £3.9m | +£122k | £869k | 643 |
2024-25 | £4.5m | £4.3m | +£121k | £990k | 646 |
2025-26 | £4.9m | £4.7m | +£146k | £1.1m | 645 |
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 97% of them. It spends £7,332 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,471.
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 | £3,085 | £3,029 | £2,832–£3,269 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,426 | £1,427 | £1,120–£1,776 |
Supply staff | £227 | £86 | £29–£202 |
Admin and clerical | £415 | £264 | £207–£372 |
Premises | £263 | £316 | £254–£409 |
Energy | £96 | £75 | £56–£102 |
Learning resources & ICT | £308 | £221 | £169–£279 |
Bought-in services | £900 | £118 | £64–£182 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- East Tilbury Primary School Large reserves
- Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Healthy
- Copnor Primary School Large reserves
- The Willows Primary School Healthy
- Alderman Jacobs School Large reserves
- Broadacre Primary School Large reserves
- Edward Bryant School Large reserves
- Hamilton Academy Large reserves
- Kings Heath Primary School Healthy
- Fairfield Spencer Academy Large reserves
- Cedar Children's Academy Healthy
- River Beach Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.6m | £7,136 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £515k | £799 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £243k | £377 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £286k | £444 |
Money raised by parents
ASHFORD PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1162578, Registered) raised £27k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2023-08 | £27k | £32k |
2022-08 | £23k | £19k |
2021-08 | £3k | £10k |
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 bought-in services is £900 a pupil, against a typical £118 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £227 a pupil, against a typical £86 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £415 a pupil, against a typical £264 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £308 a pupil, against a typical £221 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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