Colehill First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £30k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Dorset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INITIO LEARNING 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 | £674k | £639k | +£35k | £42k | 150 |
2019-20 | £699k | £672k | +£27k | £35k | 153 |
2020-21 | £716k | £667k | +£49k | £46k | 148 |
2021-22 | £716k | £673k | +£43k | £50k | 152 |
2022-23 | £822k | £805k | +£17k | £0 | 151 |
2023-24 | £862k | £847k | +£15k | £0 | 150 |
2024-25 | £896k | £849k | +£47k | £30k | 147 |
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 30% of them. It spends £5,776 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,067.
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 | £3,020 | £3,156 | £2,921–£3,473 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,000 | £1,198 | £1,056–£1,481 |
Supply staff | £61 | £145 | £59–£271 |
Admin and clerical | £293 | £278 | £219–£423 |
Premises | £340 | £308 | £280–£373 |
Energy | £88 | £123 | £92–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £231 | £304 | £236–£421 |
Bought-in services | £41 | £191 | £95–£295 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant Large reserves
- Little Hadham Primary School Healthy
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy Large reserves
- Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School Tight
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Marhamchurch CofE Academy Large reserves
- St Michael's CofE (A) First School Large reserves
- Kirklevington Primary School Large reserves
- Beckington Church First School Large reserves
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School In deficit
- Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School In deficit
- Shottermill Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £880k | £5,986 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2k | £14 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £16k | £109 |
Money raised by parents
Colehill First School Association (charity 1125323, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £13k | £16k |
2024-08 | £12k | £12k |
2023-08 | £8k | £2k |
2022-08 | £6k | £2k |
2021-08 | £2k | £4k |
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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