Coldfair Green Community Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £137k in reserve, 14% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EVOLUTION ACADEMY 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 | £681k | £636k | +£45k | £39k | 136 |
2019-20 | £667k | £744k | -£77k | -£37k | 135 |
2020-21 | £671k | £652k | +£19k | -£52k | 143 |
2021-22 | £744k | £670k | +£74k | £0 | 141 |
2022-23 | £814k | £767k | +£47k | £0 | 141 |
2023-24 | £911k | £874k | +£37k | £0 | 141 |
2024-25 | £944k | £903k | +£41k | £137k | 148 |
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 83% of them. It spends £6,101 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,844.
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 | £3,980 | £3,416 | £3,085–£3,703 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,135 | £927–£1,725 |
Supply staff | £149 | £128 | £84–£226 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £358 | £253–£437 |
Premises | £439 | £333 | £261–£417 |
Energy | £0 | £109 | £93–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £547 | £310 | £260–£421 |
Bought-in services | £61 | £153 | £44–£250 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Coupe Green Primary School Healthy
- Wychbold First and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Saviours Junior Church School Large reserves
- St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Severn Beach Primary School Large reserves
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Large reserves
- Lanivet Community Primary School Healthy
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £942k | £6,365 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £46k | £311 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £2k | £14 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £547 a pupil, against a typical £310 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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