Warden Park Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £147k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Sussex · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£133k | £101k | 410 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£105k | £177k | 424 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£176k | £131k | 438 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.2m | +£214k | £160k | 426 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£220k | £150k | 439 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£179k | £123k | 437 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.7m | +£123k | £147k | 444 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,153 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,146.
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 | £3,182 | £2,848 | £2,620–£3,230 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,592 | £1,359 | £1,211–£1,608 |
Supply staff | £140 | £117 | £27–£189 |
Admin and clerical | £171 | £284 | £228–£315 |
Premises | £234 | £312 | £251–£349 |
Energy | £65 | £85 | £67–£102 |
Learning resources & ICT | £164 | £251 | £223–£287 |
Bought-in services | £59 | £153 | £92–£219 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Fountain Primary School Heading for deficit
- Herne Junior School Healthy
- Horbury Primary Academy Large reserves
- Carr Lodge Academy Large reserves
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Large reserves
- Cotton End Forest School Heading for deficit
- Woods Loke Primary School Large reserves
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Large reserves
- Worthington Primary School Heading for deficit
- Willow Primary School Heading for deficit
- Highwoods Community Primary School Healthy
- Kader Academy Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £5,813 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £143k | £322 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £274k | £617 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Warden Park Primary (charity 298816, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £11k | £4k |
2024-12 | £14k | £13k |
2023-12 | £16k | £30k |
2022-12 | £31k | £29k |
2021-12 | £12k | £6k |
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.
- 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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