Seymour Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £200k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Sussex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES 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 | £2.7m | £2.0m | +£640k | £355k | 526 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.1m | +£584k | £385k | 482 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£178k | £403k | 457 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£258k | £151k | 452 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£176k | £125k | 469 |
2023-24 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£251k | £0 | 487 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£301k | £200k | 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 47% of them. It spends £6,317 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,834.
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 | £3,366 | £3,043 | £2,872–£3,276 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,273 | £1,538 | £1,275–£1,829 |
Supply staff | £189 | £169 | £81–£262 |
Admin and clerical | £301 | £286 | £216–£353 |
Premises | £337 | £351 | £270–£402 |
Energy | £0 | £100 | £83–£114 |
Learning resources & ICT | £290 | £248 | £186–£314 |
Bought-in services | £20 | £142 | £90–£196 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) Healthy
- Home Farm Primary School Healthy
- Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Meadhurst Primary School Healthy
- Stoke Primary School Healthy
- Eastwood Community School Large reserves
- Skelton Primary School Large reserves
- Old Park Primary School Large reserves
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy In deficit
- Old Basford School Large reserves
- May Park Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £6,938 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £112 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £25k | £56 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SEYMOUR SCHOOL (charity 1015815, Registered) raised £635 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £635 | £485 |
2024-03 | £27 | £2k |
2023-03 | £2k | £910 |
2022-03 | £808 | £1k |
2021-03 | £183 | £339 |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 16% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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