Valley End CofE Infant School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £80k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE GOOD SHEPHERD 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 | £752k | £783k | -£31k | £115k | 161 |
2019-20 | £821k | £831k | -£10k | £104k | 163 |
2020-21 | £871k | £870k | +£1k | £106k | 170 |
2021-22 | £875k | £927k | -£52k | £54k | 167 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £933k | +£77k | £0 | 159 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£69k | £80k | 161 |
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 77% of them. It spends £6,658 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,702.
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 | £3,199 | £3,440 | £3,155–£3,647 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,385 | £1,119 | £796–£1,329 |
Supply staff | £168 | £94 | £17–£166 |
Admin and clerical | £373 | £328 | £266–£446 |
Premises | £404 | £314 | £211–£416 |
Energy | £99 | £99 | £87–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £248 | £339 | £250–£424 |
Bought-in services | £19 | £172 | £64–£264 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Coquet Park First School In deficit
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Warter Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Willow Bank Infant School Tight
- St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Healthy
- Valley Road School In deficit
- Greenfield St Mary's CofE School In deficit
- Langwathby CofE Primary School In deficit
- Muskham Primary School Healthy
- Shiplake Church of England School Tight
- Oaklands Infant School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.0m | £6,366 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £31k | £193 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £116k | £720 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF VALLEY END COE INFANT SCHOOL (charity 1148473, Registered) raised £25k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £25k | £25k |
2024-08 | £27k | £37k |
2023-08 | £6k | £10k |
2022-08 | £19k | £18k |
2021-08 | £12k | £11k |
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.
- 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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