Kents Hill Junior School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £273k in reserve, 13% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE EPSILON STAR 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 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£197k | £267k | 363 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£129k | £243k | 361 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.1m | +£476k | £391k | 357 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.4m | +£309k | £420k | 351 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£83k | £254k | 348 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £1.8m | +£205k | £218k | 366 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £1.8m | +£358k | £273k | 348 |
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 £5,170 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,000.
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 | £2,647 | £3,148 | £2,854–£3,301 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £764 | £1,143 | £976–£1,373 |
Supply staff | £213 | £120 | £50–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £126 | £262 | £198–£342 |
Premises | £296 | £295 | £270–£346 |
Energy | £112 | £84 | £61–£101 |
Learning resources & ICT | £425 | £299 | £222–£370 |
Bought-in services | £106 | £137 | £73–£253 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Grove Junior School Healthy
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Large reserves
- North Worcester Primary School Large reserves
- St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell Large reserves
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Healthy
- Lydgate Infant School In deficit
- Walton Primary Academy Healthy
- Abbey Junior School In deficit
- Mary Elton Primary School Healthy
- Queen Eleanor's Church of England School Healthy
- Ravenshead CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £5,997 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £119k | £342 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £139k | £399 |
Money raised by parents
THE KENTS HILL JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 310824, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £19k | £19k |
2024-08 | £17k | £17k |
2023-08 | £14k | £10k |
2022-08 | £15k | £8k |
2021-08 | £0 | £175 |
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?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £425 a pupil, against a typical £299 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £112 a pupil, against a typical £84 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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