Westwood First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £115k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£90k | £16k | 287 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£65k | -£57k | 286 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£81k | -£18k | 286 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£98k | £31k | 287 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£87k | £71k | 277 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£68k | £90k | 276 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£67k | £115k | 267 |
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 £5,981 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,914.
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 | £3,210 | £3,170 | £3,034–£3,398 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,154 | £1,455 | £1,154–£1,876 |
Supply staff | £11 | £134 | £31–£237 |
Admin and clerical | £213 | £288 | £225–£352 |
Premises | £258 | £350 | £304–£435 |
Energy | £79 | £121 | £77–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £202 | £278 | £207–£335 |
Bought-in services | £52 | £116 | £52–£158 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Park Grove Primary Academy Tight
- Codicote Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Bottisham Community Primary School Tight
- Inglewood Infant School In deficit
- Cherry Grove Primary School Heading for deficit
- Caddington Village School In deficit
- The Meadows Primary School Healthy
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School Large reserves
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Tight
- Robert Arkenstall Primary School Healthy
- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Healthy
- Green Lane Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,019 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £59k | £221 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £66k | £247 |
Money raised by parents
WESTWOOD FIRST SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1047429, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £4k | £363 |
2024-09 | £3k | £567 |
2023-09 | £2k | £328 |
2022-09 | £2k | £1k |
2021-09 | £1k | £231 |
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.
- 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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