Place Farm Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £123k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £1.7m | +£182k | £440k | 411 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£143k | £0 | 408 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.8m | +£187k | £0 | 390 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£116k | £0 | 393 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £1.9m | +£304k | £0 | 408 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£179k | £0 | 410 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£165k | £123k | 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 47% of them. It spends £6,020 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,788.
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 | £4,486 | £3,075 | £2,868–£3,332 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,346 | £1,204–£1,524 |
Supply staff | £0 | £208 | £40–£298 |
Admin and clerical | £189 | £300 | £232–£340 |
Premises | £382 | £329 | £304–£438 |
Energy | £119 | £105 | £86–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £362 | £238 | £194–£374 |
Bought-in services | £5 | £175 | £64–£283 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Large reserves
- Park Primary School Large reserves
- Lings Primary School Large reserves
- Grove Park Primary School Heading for deficit
- Cofton Primary School In deficit
- Higher Failsworth Primary School Large reserves
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Tight
- Bowburn Primary School Large reserves
- Glynwood Community Primary School In deficit
- Woodseats Primary School Tight
- St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Cavalry Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £6,166 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £114k | £283 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £106k | £263 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £4,486 a pupil, against a typical £3,075 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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