Smallwood CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £92k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cheshire East · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE SMALLWOOD ACADEMY 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 | £794k | £808k | -£14k | £69k | 164 |
2019-20 | £805k | £785k | +£20k | £88k | 161 |
2020-21 | £878k | £888k | -£10k | £85k | 156 |
2021-22 | £866k | £951k | -£85k | £0 | 166 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£43k | £60k | 181 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£15k | £68k | 178 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£34k | £92k | 183 |
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 £6,290 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,490.
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 | £3,279 | £3,216 | £2,964–£3,438 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £962 | £1,093 | £848–£1,442 |
Supply staff | £0 | £80 | £41–£167 |
Admin and clerical | £219 | £340 | £267–£392 |
Premises | £388 | £300 | £250–£373 |
Energy | £93 | £105 | £80–£136 |
Learning resources & ICT | £355 | £307 | £193–£408 |
Bought-in services | £230 | £191 | £126–£296 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Gaddesby Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF Tight
- Ropley CofE Primary School Healthy
- Endon Hall Primary School Heading for deficit
- Otley the Whartons Primary School Heading for deficit
- Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- The Priory Primary School Large reserves
- Birches First School Large reserves
- Abbots Farm Infant School Tight
- Harpole Primary School Large reserves
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £5,934 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £34k | £186 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £99k | £541 |
Money raised by parents
SMALLWOOD CE PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1140450, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £10k | £2k |
2024-09 | £10k | £6k |
2023-09 | £2k | £11k |
2022-09 | £8k | £2k |
2021-09 | £728 | £1k |
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.
- 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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