Ravensmere Infant School: school finances
Tight
Holds £0 in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £349k | £351k | -£2k | £83k | 56 |
2019-20 | £377k | £347k | +£30k | £76k | 59 |
2020-21 | £437k | £403k | +£34k | £94k | 54 |
2021-22 | £422k | £395k | +£27k | £117k | 44 |
2022-23 | £407k | £287k | +£120k | £0 | 47 |
2023-24 | £395k | £372k | +£23k | £0 | 40 |
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 17% of them. It spends £9,300 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £11,722.
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 | £4,750 | £5,247 | £4,497–£5,929 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,625 | £1,949 | £1,523–£2,760 |
Supply staff | £50 | £121 | £42–£316 |
Admin and clerical | £1,050 | £611 | £491–£916 |
Premises | £500 | £560 | £401–£801 |
Energy | £175 | £201 | £163–£275 |
Learning resources & ICT | £275 | £626 | £372–£896 |
Bought-in services | £50 | £402 | £89–£524 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ashill Community Primary School Healthy
- Castlethorpe First School In deficit
- Kinlet CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Mabyn CofE School Large reserves
- Coads Green Primary School Tight
- Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Woodton Primary School Healthy
- Litton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Miserden Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Shirwell Community Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £394k | £9,850 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1k | £25 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 29% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £1,050 a pupil, against a typical £611 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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