Woodgate Primary Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £200k in reserve, 16% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Sussex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SUSSEX 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 | £340k | £343k | -£3k | £13k | 39 |
2019-20 | £364k | £350k | +£14k | £27k | 29 |
2020-21 | £347k | £369k | -£22k | £5k | 33 |
2021-22 | £399k | £449k | -£50k | -£45k | 91 |
2022-23 | £784k | £742k | +£42k | -£3k | 123 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £988k | +£68k | £54k | 134 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£175k | £200k | 147 |
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 90% of them. It spends £7,408 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,950.
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 | £3,259 | £3,543 | £3,056–£4,340 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,429 | £1,557 | £1,107–£2,254 |
Supply staff | £116 | £170 | £72–£283 |
Admin and clerical | £299 | £433 | £304–£494 |
Premises | £306 | £434 | £357–£609 |
Energy | £150 | £116 | £95–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £259 | £335 | £273–£453 |
Bought-in services | £34 | £213 | £121–£294 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Merebrook Infant School In deficit
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Healthy
- Misterton Primary and Nursery School In deficit
- Sauncey Wood Primary School Healthy
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School In deficit
- All Saints' CofE School Healthy
- Barwell Infant School In deficit
- Tavistock Infant School Large reserves
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School In deficit
- Brackenwood Infant School Heading for deficit
- Badger Hill Academy Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £8,333 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £211k | £1,435 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £39k | £265 |
Money raised by parents
WOODGATE PRIMARY ACADEMY PTA (charity 1212638, Registered)
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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