Fair Field Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £100k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hertfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: POPPY 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£13k | £159k | 229 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£44k | £158k | 224 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£57k | £190k | 222 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£35k | £178k | 230 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£71k | £89k | 228 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£29k | £62k | 225 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£10k | £100k | 215 |
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 60% of them. It spends £7,112 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,874.
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 | £3,349 | £3,187 | £3,064–£3,457 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £865 | £1,251 | £1,079–£1,476 |
Supply staff | £116 | £117 | £35–£174 |
Admin and clerical | £716 | £304 | £267–£417 |
Premises | £512 | £391 | £289–£500 |
Energy | £88 | £98 | £78–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £372 | £300 | £190–£419 |
Bought-in services | £256 | £148 | £77–£263 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Blackshaw Primary School In deficit
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Healthy
- Hillmead Primary School Large reserves
- Clifton Primary School Tight
- Whitchurch Community Primary School Healthy
- Broomgrove Junior School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy In deficit
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Healthy
- Winkleigh Primary School Healthy
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Healthy
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,805 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £42k | £195 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £83k | £386 |
Money raised by parents
FAIR FIELD SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 292219, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £6k |
2024-08 | £8k | £4k |
2023-08 | £12k | £2k |
2022-08 | £11k | £2k |
2021-08 | £7k | £627 |
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 admin and clerical is £716 a pupil, against a typical £304 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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