Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 7 years running; at that rate its £25k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE WENSUM 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 | £920k | £928k | -£8k | £74k | 190 |
2019-20 | £925k | £997k | -£72k | £49k | 198 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£75k | -£6k | 200 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£75k | -£41k | 193 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£47k | £0 | 191 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£97k | £0 | 178 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.5m | -£153k | £25k | 172 |
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 37% of them. It spends £8,564 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,755.
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 | £4,419 | £3,272 | £3,109–£3,540 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,262 | £1,248 | £984–£1,487 |
Supply staff | £23 | £101 | £59–£218 |
Admin and clerical | £227 | £310 | £234–£433 |
Premises | £337 | £333 | £212–£414 |
Energy | £122 | £104 | £75–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £297 | £295 | £239–£395 |
Bought-in services | £41 | £187 | £114–£274 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- May Bank Infants' School Large reserves
- Goring Church of England Aided Primary School In deficit
- Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School In deficit
- Thomas Russell Infants School Large reserves
- St Martin's Academy Chester Tight
- Sedgeberrow CofE First School Heading for deficit
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Healthy
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School Healthy
- Foxhills Infant School Large reserves
- Linslade Lower School Large reserves
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School Healthy
- Much Birch CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £7,413 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £71k | £413 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £45k | £262 |
Money raised by parents
ARDEN GROVE HOME-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1046754, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £6k |
2024-08 | £9k | £7k |
2023-08 | £3k | £7k |
2022-08 | £4k | £13k |
2021-08 | £14k | £2k |
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 is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 9% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,262 a pupil, against a typical £1,248 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,419 a pupil, against a typical £3,272 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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