Garvestone Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £34k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY EDUCATION 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 | £408k | £360k | +£48k | £8k | 72 |
2019-20 | £418k | £379k | +£39k | £13k | 67 |
2020-21 | £487k | £395k | +£92k | £31k | 66 |
2021-22 | £459k | £421k | +£38k | £35k | 74 |
2022-23 | £523k | £491k | +£32k | £29k | 72 |
2023-24 | £552k | £520k | +£32k | £21k | 68 |
2024-25 | £577k | £522k | +£55k | £34k | 59 |
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 40% of them. It spends £8,847 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,376.
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 | £5,102 | £4,723 | £4,312–£5,129 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,508 | £1,958 | £1,328–£2,541 |
Supply staff | £34 | £168 | £82–£325 |
Admin and clerical | £390 | £581 | £398–£745 |
Premises | £424 | £517 | £394–£659 |
Energy | £169 | £169 | £128–£221 |
Learning resources & ICT | £203 | £434 | £353–£592 |
Bought-in services | £153 | £277 | £175–£464 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School Large reserves
- Egginton Primary School Large reserves
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Shepeau Stow Primary School Large reserves
- Burton Salmon Community Primary School Healthy
- Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School In deficit
- Longwood Infant Academy Healthy
- Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School Tight
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Stogursey Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Grasslot Infant School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £574k | £9,729 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £13k | £220 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £51 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF GARVESTONE SCHOOL (charity 1004494, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £0 | £0 |
2024-08 | £0 | £0 |
2023-08 | £0 | £0 |
2022-08 | £0 | £0 |
2021-08 | £295 | £241 |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 18% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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