Priorslee Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £437k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Telford and Wrekin · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MIGHTY OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£74k | £612k | 436 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£57k | £669k | 433 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£76k | £520k | 430 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£19k | £520k | 432 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£85k | £434k | 446 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£145k | £437k | 450 |
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 90% of them. It spends £5,422 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,162.
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 | £2,369 | £2,943 | £2,706–£3,192 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,211 | £1,309 | £995–£1,566 |
Supply staff | £200 | £81 | £19–£165 |
Admin and clerical | £133 | £257 | £211–£347 |
Premises | £244 | £304 | £267–£337 |
Energy | £73 | £85 | £68–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £258 | £251 | £194–£330 |
Bought-in services | £207 | £114 | £63–£168 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- Highwoods Community Primary School Healthy
- Cheddar Grove Primary School Healthy
- Herons' Moor Academy Large reserves
- Whiteknights Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School In deficit
- Abbey Primary School Large reserves
- Laurance Haines School Healthy
- Horbury Primary Academy Large reserves
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Large reserves
- Warmsworth Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,289 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £65k | £144 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £205k | £456 |
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?
- Spending on supply staff is £200 a pupil, against a typical £81 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £207 a pupil, against a typical £114 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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