Wooburn Green Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £44k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Buckinghamshire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GREAT LEARNERS 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 | £902k | £921k | -£19k | £84k | 139 |
2019-20 | £846k | £892k | -£46k | £23k | 143 |
2020-21 | £936k | £857k | +£79k | £56k | 121 |
2021-22 | £886k | £819k | +£67k | £88k | 133 |
2022-23 | £902k | £829k | +£73k | £98k | 138 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£7k | £48k | 146 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£64k | £44k | 170 |
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 £6,365 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,097.
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 | £2,118 | £3,266 | £2,892–£3,658 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,353 | £1,285 | £897–£1,739 |
Supply staff | £118 | £187 | £68–£360 |
Admin and clerical | £265 | £349 | £277–£478 |
Premises | £241 | £351 | £309–£401 |
Energy | £100 | £133 | £95–£170 |
Learning resources & ICT | £153 | £271 | £190–£357 |
Bought-in services | £141 | £151 | £87–£261 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam Healthy
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School In deficit
- William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- St Blaise CofE Primary School Large reserves
- West Wycombe School Healthy
- Summerhill Infant School Large reserves
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Tight
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Hassell Primary School In deficit
- St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy Large reserves
- Burrsville Infant Academy Healthy
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,653 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £64k | £376 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £39k | £229 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Wooburn Green Primary (charity 1072380, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £9k |
2024-08 | £13k | £17k |
2023-08 | £10k | £8k |
2022-08 | £12k | £7k |
2021-08 | £5k | £7k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,353 a pupil, against a typical £1,285 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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