Roselands Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £155k in reserve, 8% 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: DANES EDUCATIONAL 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 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£105k | £39k | 307 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£156k | £79k | 301 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£177k | £61k | 308 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£188k | £256k | 297 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£44k | £155k | 298 |
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 £6,030 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,344.
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 | £3,205 | £3,087 | £2,832–£3,345 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £846 | £1,316 | £967–£1,585 |
Supply staff | £208 | £106 | £29–£200 |
Admin and clerical | £174 | £307 | £244–£383 |
Premises | £332 | £335 | £257–£376 |
Energy | £107 | £91 | £59–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £430 | £297 | £264–£343 |
Bought-in services | £235 | £119 | £37–£208 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School Large reserves
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Little Paxton Primary School Heading for deficit
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hookstone Chase Primary School In deficit
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Healthy
- Guillemont Junior School Large reserves
- Treeton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Crockerne Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Pearl Hyde Community Primary School Large reserves
- Benson Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £5,977 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £99k | £332 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £60k | £201 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ROSELANDS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 279266, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £12k | £16k |
2024-08 | £9k | £1k |
2023-08 | £10k | £6k |
2022-08 | £5k | £7k |
2021-08 | £444 | £537 |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on bought-in services is £235 a pupil, against a typical £119 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £430 a pupil, against a typical £297 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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