Thornhill Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £117k in reserve, 18% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cumberland · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £403k | £346k | +£56k | £57k | 60 |
2019-20 | £512k | £420k | +£92k | £131k | 62 |
2020-21 | £521k | £883k | -£362k | £130k | 72 |
2021-22 | £647k | £684k | -£37k | £98k | 78 |
2022-23 | £775k | £685k | +£90k | £166k | 67 |
2023-24 | £664k | £1.0m | -£385k | £117k | 75 |
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 93% of them. It spends £13,987 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,128.
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 | £3,347 | £4,409 | £3,242–£5,124 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,573 | £1,683 | £1,338–£1,932 |
Supply staff | £1,613 | £136 | £51–£219 |
Admin and clerical | £453 | £448 | £380–£570 |
Premises | £4,107 | £453 | £385–£610 |
Energy | £160 | £150 | £125–£193 |
Learning resources & ICT | £520 | £402 | £318–£611 |
Bought-in services | £133 | £197 | £101–£494 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Foxhole Learning Academy Healthy
- Germoe Community Primary School Large reserves
- Luckwell Primary School Healthy
- Roxton Church of England Academy Healthy
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's Walden Primary School Heading for deficit
- Kensworth Church of England Academy Healthy
- Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School In deficit
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Aylburton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £621k | £8,280 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £347 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £53k | £707 |
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 supply staff is £1,613 a pupil, against a typical £136 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £4,107 a pupil, against a typical £453 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,573 a pupil, against a typical £1,683 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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