Wolvercote Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £158k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: RIVER 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 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£75k | £16k | 290 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£80k | £58k | 303 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£64k | £101k | 318 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£96k | £118k | 326 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£17k | £137k | 330 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£61k | £120k | 329 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.2m | +£114k | £158k | 331 |
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 57% of them. It spends £6,767 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,268.
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 | £2,955 | £3,149 | £2,795–£3,210 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,779 | £1,256 | £1,041–£1,449 |
Supply staff | £169 | £93 | £37–£176 |
Admin and clerical | £381 | £289 | £229–£342 |
Premises | £323 | £293 | £253–£340 |
Energy | £82 | £84 | £69–£108 |
Learning resources & ICT | £254 | £232 | £191–£319 |
Bought-in services | £145 | £129 | £61–£219 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School Healthy
- Chandlers Ridge Academy Tight
- Toddington St George Church of England School Large reserves
- Victoria Dock Primary School Large reserves
- Tottington Primary School Large reserves
- Drayton CofE Junior School Heading for deficit
- Woodlands Primary School Large reserves
- Preston Primary School Tight
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Snaith Primary School In deficit
- St John's Catholic Primary School Tight
- Deer Park Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £5,964 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £114k | £344 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £349k | £1,054 |
Money raised by parents
WOLVERCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1074566, Registered) raised £18k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £18k | £27k |
2024-08 | £23k | £20k |
2023-08 | £22k | £17k |
2022-08 | £17k | £13k |
2021-08 | £13k | £17k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,779 a pupil, against a typical £1,256 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £381 a pupil, against a typical £289 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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