Wavendon Gate School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £134k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Milton Keynes · 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 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£8k | £170k | 403 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£131k | £39k | 403 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£6k | £45k | 398 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£16k | £62k | 415 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£24k | £86k | 416 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£2k | £84k | 414 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£28k | £112k | 405 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£21k | £134k | 403 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,290 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,427.
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 | £3,001 | £3,072 | £2,739–£3,255 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,403 | £1,331 | £1,014–£1,714 |
Supply staff | £34 | £98 | £37–£247 |
Admin and clerical | £243 | £252 | £187–£319 |
Premises | £482 | £330 | £292–£389 |
Energy | £71 | £86 | £67–£102 |
Learning resources & ICT | £293 | £240 | £192–£308 |
Bought-in services | £89 | £123 | £63–£207 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hindley Green Community Primary School Large reserves
- Snodland CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Springfield Primary School In deficit
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Large reserves
- St Margaret's Academy Large reserves
- The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Jude's CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Tight
- Glebelands Primary Academy In deficit
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Roe Lee Park Primary School Large reserves
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £6,145 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £67k | £165 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £161k | £400 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £80k | £198 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF WAVENDON GATE COMBINED SCHOOL (charity 1080100, Registered) raised £14k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £14k | £19k |
2024-08 | £13k | £6k |
2023-08 | £8k | £3k |
2022-08 | £9k | £6k |
2021-08 | £5k | £5k |
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 premises is £482 a pupil, against a typical £330 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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