Hayeswood First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £29k 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 | £657k | £629k | +£28k | -£9k | 153 |
2019-20 | £666k | £639k | +£27k | -£17k | 153 |
2020-21 | £687k | £692k | -£5k | -£60k | 154 |
2021-22 | £723k | £694k | +£29k | -£69k | 152 |
2022-23 | £792k | £789k | +£3k | £0 | 149 |
2023-24 | £836k | £814k | +£22k | £0 | 145 |
2024-25 | £866k | £862k | +£4k | £29k | 142 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,070 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,935.
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 | £3,254 | £3,298 | £3,145–£3,498 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £789 | £1,131 | £866–£1,422 |
Supply staff | £225 | £112 | £42–£188 |
Admin and clerical | £289 | £375 | £306–£458 |
Premises | £387 | £317 | £269–£387 |
Energy | £85 | £110 | £86–£165 |
Learning resources & ICT | £317 | £352 | £292–£447 |
Bought-in services | £42 | £182 | £100–£271 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years Healthy
- Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Cononley Primary School Tight
- Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- Garrick Green Infant School Tight
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School Healthy
- Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Gretton Primary Academy In deficit
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Tight
- Lickey End First School In deficit
- The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £845k | £5,951 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £6k | £42 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £21k | £148 |
Money raised by parents
HAYESWOOD SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1022343, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £14k |
2024-08 | £14k | £9k |
2023-08 | £11k | £8k |
2022-08 | £8k | £7k |
2021-08 | £5k | £7k |
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.
- Spending on supply staff is £225 a pupil, against a typical £112 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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