Chestnuts Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £126k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Milton Keynes · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING 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 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£153k | £157k | 407 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.0m | +£429k | £178k | 399 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£56k | £103k | 398 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£45k | £127k | 403 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£129k | £164k | 424 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£63k | £123k | 418 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£112k | £126k | 420 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,629 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,978.
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 | £2,964 | £3,147 | £3,006–£3,509 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,755 | £1,420 | £1,131–£1,748 |
Supply staff | £0 | £146 | £50–£268 |
Admin and clerical | £302 | £280 | £224–£381 |
Premises | £250 | £398 | £302–£501 |
Energy | £55 | £107 | £91–£136 |
Learning resources & ICT | £190 | £247 | £200–£318 |
Bought-in services | £33 | £165 | £84–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Oak Meadow Primary School Large reserves
- Hunningley Primary Academy Large reserves
- Grange Primary School Healthy
- Oakdale Junior School Tight
- Roskear Primary & Nursery School Healthy
- Stokes Wood Primary School In deficit
- King Offa Primary Academy Large reserves
- Macaulay Primary Academy Large reserves
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Healthy
- Crescent Primary School Healthy
- Willowbrook School Large reserves
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £6,650 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £180k | £429 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £103k | £245 |
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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