The Gateway Primary Free School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £154k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Thurrock · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY 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 | £2.1m | £2.7m | -£629k | £229k | 403 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£24k | £194k | 400 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£26k | £174k | 408 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£166k | £226k | 427 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£6k | £94k | 435 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.7m | +£250k | £0 | 439 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £2.7m | +£334k | £154k | 439 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,116 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,042.
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 | £3,852 | £3,117 | £2,886–£3,490 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,155 | £1,538 | £1,165–£1,802 |
Supply staff | £2 | £121 | £33–£295 |
Admin and clerical | £285 | £287 | £238–£340 |
Premises | £84 | £381 | £314–£469 |
Energy | £30 | £97 | £82–£126 |
Learning resources & ICT | £392 | £267 | £227–£324 |
Bought-in services | £109 | £206 | £140–£333 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Freehold Community Academy Large reserves
- Great Bridge Primary School Large reserves
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Christopher Pickering Primary School Large reserves
- Burnley Brow Community School In deficit
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School Healthy
- Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Large reserves
- Hillcrest Academy Large reserves
- Park Lane Primary School Large reserves
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Giles Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Southfields Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.0m | £6,733 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £114 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £142k | £323 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £392 a pupil, against a typical £267 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,852 a pupil, against a typical £3,117 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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