Avanti Brook Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £90k in reserve, 12% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hertfordshire · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2023-24 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2023-24 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | £489k | £492k | -£3k | £0 | 28 |
2024-25 | £764k | £810k | -£46k | £90k | 63 |
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 £12,857 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,846.
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 | £4,841 | £4,707 | £3,839–£5,231 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,587 | £1,501 | £1,241–£2,012 |
Supply staff | £603 | £138 | £85–£287 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £480 | £392–£658 |
Premises | £1,794 | £401 | £355–£538 |
Energy | £825 | £153 | £114–£200 |
Learning resources & ICT | £778 | £485 | £381–£656 |
Bought-in services | £349 | £313 | £151–£476 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Grange Moor Primary School Healthy
- Denton CofE School Large reserves
- Broughton Moor Primary School In deficit
- Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Otterhampton Primary School Tight
- Eyam CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School Healthy
- Taddington and Priestcliffe School Large reserves
- Harlestone Primary School Healthy
- Nutley Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Seahouses Primary School Large reserves
- Oldfield Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £765k | £12,143 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £91k | £1,444 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | -£1k | £-16 |
Money raised by parents
AVANTI BROOK PTA (charity 1218832, 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?
- Spending on energy is £825 a pupil, against a typical £153 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £1,794 a pupil, against a typical £401 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £603 a pupil, against a typical £138 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,587 a pupil, against a typical £1,501 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £778 a pupil, against a typical £485 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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