Hilltop Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £180k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Medway · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BEYOND SCHOOLS 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£74k | -£99k | 422 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£6k | -£96k | 421 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£68k | -£164k | 420 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£59k | -£379k | 418 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£44k | -£423k | 431 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.6m | +£244k | £180k | 448 |
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 27% of them. It spends £5,828 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,341.
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 | £2,961 | £2,889 | £2,775–£3,222 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,213 | £1,484 | £1,047–£1,692 |
Supply staff | £13 | £75 | £47–£259 |
Admin and clerical | £121 | £237 | £179–£289 |
Premises | £409 | £315 | £263–£355 |
Energy | £161 | £87 | £79–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £121 | £277 | £215–£341 |
Bought-in services | £25 | £114 | £39–£209 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Cottingley Village Primary School Healthy
- Templenewsam Halton Primary School Large reserves
- Roebuck Academy Healthy
- St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Large reserves
- Parkdale Primary School Large reserves
- Five Lanes Primary School Healthy
- Highwood Primary School Healthy
- St John's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Benton Dene Primary School Healthy
- Fourfields Community Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £5,933 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £122k | £273 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £197k | £440 |
Money raised by parents
HILLTOP PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1106476, Registered) raised £24k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £24k | £14k |
2024-07 | £22k | £12k |
2023-03 | £9k | £40k |
2022-03 | £6k | £32k |
2021-03 | £11k | £5k |
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.
- Spending on energy is £161 a pupil, against a typical £87 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £409 a pupil, against a typical £315 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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