Rounds Green Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £191k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sandwell · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £2.1m | £2.4m | -£309k | -£310k | 404 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.2m | +£328k | £19k | 410 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£65k | £84k | 388 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£47k | £37k | 370 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£199k | £171k | 368 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£32k | £0 | 364 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£26k | £191k | 370 |
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 50% of them. It spends £6,885 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,368.
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 | £3,560 | £3,369 | £3,070–£3,590 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,196 | £1,660 | £1,266–£1,824 |
Supply staff | £308 | £170 | £99–£271 |
Admin and clerical | £405 | £280 | £250–£360 |
Premises | £386 | £366 | £301–£447 |
Energy | £94 | £110 | £94–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £119 | £249 | £213–£312 |
Bought-in services | £73 | £235 | £113–£341 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Large reserves
- Iveson Primary School In deficit
- Heath Primary School Healthy
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Healthy
- Arbury Primary School Large reserves
- Lift Brockworth Large reserves
- Featherby Junior School Large reserves
- Haslingden Primary School Healthy
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Martin's Primary School Large reserves
- Hillside Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £6,842 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £146k | £394 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £42k | £113 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 8% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £308 a pupil, against a typical £170 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £405 a pupil, against a typical £280 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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