Thameside Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £90k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CAMBRIAN LEARNING 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 | £1.0m | £1.3m | -£212k | £39k | 190 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£89k | £11k | 194 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£19k | -£9k | 188 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£153k | £135k | 180 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£156k | £67k | 182 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£99k | £0 | 190 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£79k | £90k | 200 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,005 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,556.
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 | £3,288 | £3,377 | £3,079–£3,711 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,075 | £1,505 | £1,249–£1,777 |
Supply staff | £35 | £126 | £53–£247 |
Admin and clerical | £426 | £352 | £296–£421 |
Premises | £356 | £429 | £362–£472 |
Energy | £170 | £123 | £86–£180 |
Learning resources & ICT | £251 | £332 | £228–£393 |
Bought-in services | £271 | £256 | £146–£372 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Longmeadow Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tiverton Academy Healthy
- Royal Rise Primary School Large reserves
- Brentry Primary School In deficit
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Tight
- All Saints Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Lift St Helen's Large reserves
- SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Brimrod Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Pilsley Primary School In deficit
- Bishop Creighton Academy Large reserves
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £7,058 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £83k | £416 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £137k | £687 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,075 a pupil, against a typical £1,505 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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