Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £94k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hampshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE GOOD SHEPHERD 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 | £1.3m | +£31k | £41k | 198 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£32k | £56k | 197 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£182k | £186k | 184 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£11k | £134k | 195 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£92k | £0 | 210 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.5m | +£220k | £94k | 190 |
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 37% of them. It spends £8,126 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,330.
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 | £3,570 | £3,403 | £3,153–£3,650 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,210 | £1,395 | £1,177–£1,467 |
Supply staff | £173 | £174 | £89–£316 |
Admin and clerical | £409 | £328 | £248–£369 |
Premises | £530 | £417 | £344–£513 |
Energy | £110 | £99 | £80–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £373 | £309 | £211–£385 |
Bought-in services | £79 | £195 | £83–£297 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Large reserves
- Abbey CofE Infant School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Grove Church of England School Large reserves
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Large reserves
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Gilberdyke Primary School Healthy
- Upwell Academy Large reserves
- Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School In deficit
- Ashburton Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £9,024 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £35k | £184 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £257 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,210 a pupil, against a typical £1,395 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £409 a pupil, against a typical £328 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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