Roselands Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £85k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Torbay · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: RIVIERA EDUCATION 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 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£153k | £252k | 328 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£69k | £86k | 330 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£55k | £88k | 328 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£132k | £137k | 326 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£7k | £0 | 330 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£1k | £0 | 326 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£20k | £85k | 339 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,274 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,531.
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 | £3,336 | £3,189 | £2,967–£3,480 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,560 | £1,160 | £813–£1,593 |
Supply staff | £15 | £141 | £58–£221 |
Admin and clerical | £147 | £306 | £222–£396 |
Premises | £274 | £299 | £255–£347 |
Energy | £53 | £89 | £78–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £251 | £289 | £189–£335 |
Bought-in services | £71 | £119 | £60–£166 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Burnopfield Primary School Large reserves
- Hadleigh Junior School Healthy
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Large reserves
- E P Collier Primary School Healthy
- Alder Coppice Primary School Healthy
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Large reserves
- Lower Farm Academy Healthy
- Folly View Primary Healthy
- Southmead School Healthy
- Beecroft Primary School Large reserves
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Ivy Chimneys Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £6,080 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £180k | £531 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £58k | £171 |
Money raised by parents
ROSELANDS PARENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1030732, Registered) raised £25k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £25k | £18k |
2024-08 | £26k | £18k |
2023-08 | £14k | £11k |
2022-08 | £11k | £5k |
2021-08 | £4k | £8k |
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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