Cheddar Grove Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £148k in reserve, 6% 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: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.0m | +£283k | £238k | 448 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£188k | £211k | 440 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£166k | £0 | 437 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.2m | +£191k | £0 | 456 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£90k | £0 | 445 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£119k | £148k | 453 |
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 23% of them. It spends £5,468 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,007.
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 | £2,925 | £2,934 | £2,678–£3,253 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £934 | £1,263 | £995–£1,555 |
Supply staff | £241 | £81 | £19–£172 |
Admin and clerical | £199 | £257 | £211–£326 |
Premises | £272 | £308 | £265–£342 |
Energy | £82 | £85 | £68–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £294 | £260 | £215–£356 |
Bought-in services | £51 | £120 | £65–£174 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- Priorslee Academy Large reserves
- Herons' Moor Academy Large reserves
- Abbey Primary School Large reserves
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School In deficit
- Whiteknights Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Highwoods Community Primary School Healthy
- Laurance Haines School Healthy
- Weston All Saints CofE Primary School In deficit
- Hill View Junior Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £5,629 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £44k | £97 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £46k | £102 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £241 a pupil, against a typical £81 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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