Hawthorn Community Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £300k in reserve, 15% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). North Northamptonshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SYMPHONY 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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£130k | £311k | 301 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£81k | £325k | 297 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£54k | £413k | 285 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£132k | £483k | 287 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£26k | £427k | 294 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£196k | £300k | 316 |
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 80% of them. It spends £5,538 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,601.
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 | £2,835 | £3,275 | £2,804–£3,666 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,373 | £1,412 | £1,142–£1,694 |
Supply staff | £41 | £105 | £59–£171 |
Admin and clerical | £335 | £253 | £210–£311 |
Premises | £152 | £306 | £217–£391 |
Energy | £63 | £93 | £76–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £190 | £275 | £195–£360 |
Bought-in services | £95 | £96 | £55–£243 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Large reserves
- Locking Primary School Healthy
- Bowmansgreen Primary School In deficit
- Cookridge Primary School In deficit
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa Healthy
- Bisley CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham Healthy
- St. Peter's CE Primary Academy Large reserves
- John Ray Infant School Large reserves
- William Austin Infant School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £5,842 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £77k | £244 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £100k | £316 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Hawthorn Community Primary School (charity 1038268, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £6k | £7k |
2024-07 | £6k | £5k |
2023-07 | £5k | £10k |
2022-07 | £4k | £2k |
2021-07 | £4k | £2k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- 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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