Woodthorpe Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £118k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sheffield · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MINERVA 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 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£25k | £78k | 422 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£26k | £104k | 417 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£16k | £88k | 422 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£217k | £0 | 414 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £2.5m | +£240k | £0 | 431 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£222k | £0 | 426 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £3.2m | -£60k | £118k | 412 |
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 13% of them. It spends £7,663 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,607.
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 | £3,808 | £3,358 | £3,034–£3,789 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,675 | £1,650 | £1,462–£1,949 |
Supply staff | £97 | £274 | £109–£415 |
Admin and clerical | £303 | £331 | £248–£463 |
Premises | £427 | £407 | £348–£508 |
Energy | £78 | £105 | £89–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £209 | £311 | £228–£417 |
Bought-in services | £184 | £148 | £66–£229 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Elms Farm Community Primary School Large reserves
- Crab Lane Primary School Healthy
- Phoenix Primary School Healthy
- E-ACT Blackley Academy Large reserves
- Charlestown Community Primary School Healthy
- Oasis Academy Wattville In deficit
- Thames Primary Academy Large reserves
- Paganel Primary School Large reserves
- Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy Large reserves
- Welford Primary School Large reserves
- Peel Hall Primary School Tight
- Lift Green Way Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £7,430 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £65k | £158 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £46k | £112 |
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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