Folly View Primary: school finances
Healthy
Holds £121k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CAMBRIAN 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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£103k | £149k | 261 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£159k | £220k | 266 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£166k | £302k | 253 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£95k | £295k | 236 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.3m | +£222k | £267k | 206 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£55k | £182k | 258 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£81k | £121k | 336 |
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 50% of them. It spends £6,967 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,605.
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 | £2,988 | £3,361 | £2,993–£3,517 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,839 | £1,239 | £903–£1,508 |
Supply staff | £68 | £133 | £46–£215 |
Admin and clerical | £396 | £311 | £178–£401 |
Premises | £137 | £306 | £260–£360 |
Energy | £173 | £92 | £83–£111 |
Learning resources & ICT | £164 | £253 | £195–£312 |
Bought-in services | £9 | £129 | £63–£194 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Beecroft Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall Healthy
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Large reserves
- Southmead School Healthy
- Falcons Primary School Heading for deficit
- E P Collier Primary School Healthy
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Eastfield Primary School Large reserves
- Roselands Primary School Healthy
- Hadleigh Junior School Healthy
- Burnopfield Primary School Large reserves
- Alder Coppice Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £6,604 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £142k | £423 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £64k | £190 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £173 a pupil, against a typical £92 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,839 a pupil, against a typical £1,239 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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