Worth Valley Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £76k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bradford · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY 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 | £1.2m | +£117k | £122k | 226 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£153k | £170k | 225 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£131k | £246k | 220 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£4k | £308k | 228 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.7m | -£145k | £92k | 242 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£40k | £63k | 231 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£105k | £76k | 224 |
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 30% of them. It spends £8,577 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,797.
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 | £3,960 | £3,476 | £3,129–£3,712 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,251 | £1,673 | £1,248–£2,383 |
Supply staff | £295 | £145 | £55–£250 |
Admin and clerical | £228 | £307 | £256–£428 |
Premises | £483 | £429 | £377–£533 |
Energy | £174 | £123 | £88–£170 |
Learning resources & ICT | £564 | £305 | £221–£359 |
Bought-in services | £63 | £194 | £86–£321 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ranworth Square Primary School Healthy
- Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- St George's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Edward the Elder Primary School Healthy
- Woodbridge Junior School In deficit
- Leamore Primary School Large reserves
- Smallthorne Primary Academy Healthy
- George Grenville Academy In deficit
- Rye Community Primary School Large reserves
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery Healthy
- Oasis Academy New Oak Large reserves
- Rokeby Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £8,425 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £143k | £640 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £54k | £242 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £295 a pupil, against a typical £145 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £564 a pupil, against a typical £305 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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