Wray Common Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £180k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GREENSAND 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£6k | £400k | 485 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£65k | £217k | 469 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£42k | £212k | 464 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£8k | £138k | 458 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£106k | £180k | 433 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£61k | -£20k | 428 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£209k | £180k | 410 |
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 £5,741 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,977.
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 | £3,120 | £2,912 | £2,721–£3,184 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,088 | £1,195 | £968–£1,418 |
Supply staff | £73 | £106 | £38–£212 |
Admin and clerical | £346 | £281 | £181–£300 |
Premises | £244 | £278 | £202–£317 |
Energy | £151 | £80 | £63–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £146 | £275 | £207–£314 |
Bought-in services | £39 | £89 | £28–£189 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bitham Brook Primary School Large reserves
- Mickleover Primary School Large reserves
- West Monkton Church of England School Healthy
- Monkston Primary School Healthy
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Large reserves
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- West Didsbury CE Primary School Large reserves
- Ling Moor Primary Academy Large reserves
- Shibden Head Primary Academy Large reserves
- Captain Cook Primary School Healthy
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,966 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £61k | £149 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £169k | £412 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF WRAY COMMON SCHOOL (charity 270506, Registered) raised £43k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £43k | £41k |
2024-08 | £36k | £46k |
2023-08 | £43k | £30k |
2022-08 | £33k | £38k |
2021-08 | £15k | £17k |
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 15% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £151 a pupil, against a typical £80 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £346 a pupil, against a typical £281 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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