Ashton Vale Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £82k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bristol, City of · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES 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 | £951k | £979k | -£28k | £69k | 192 |
2019-20 | £969k | £977k | -£8k | £0 | 181 |
2020-21 | £961k | £1.0m | -£63k | £0 | 187 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£60k | £0 | 191 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£46k | £0 | 185 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£65k | £0 | 172 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£41k | £82k | 162 |
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 33% of them. It spends £7,302 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,915.
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 | £3,519 | £3,639 | £3,225–£4,064 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £870 | £1,524 | £1,079–£1,859 |
Supply staff | £370 | £201 | £120–£359 |
Admin and clerical | £586 | £344 | £242–£450 |
Premises | £636 | £446 | £296–£559 |
Energy | £130 | £110 | £101–£156 |
Learning resources & ICT | £272 | £281 | £171–£359 |
Bought-in services | £204 | £222 | £71–£326 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Grange Community Primary School Large reserves
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Melton Primary School Large reserves
- Stoneferry Primary School Heading for deficit
- High Cliff Academy Healthy
- Grange School Healthy
- High Leigh Primary School Large reserves
- St John's C of E Academy Large reserves
- Millbrook School Large reserves
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Large reserves
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,488 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £59k | £364 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £11k | £68 |
Money raised by parents
ASHTON VALE PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1101704, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £3k | £3k |
2024-08 | £2k | £2k |
2023-08 | £1k | £1k |
2022-08 | £1k | £3k |
2021-08 | £3k | £2k |
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 16% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £586 a pupil, against a typical £344 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £636 a pupil, against a typical £446 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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