Elmstead Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £54k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: PENROSE 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 | £977k | £965k | +£12k | £100k | 216 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£39k | £61k | 217 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £974k | +£34k | £95k | 206 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£55k | £40k | 206 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£3k | £44k | 211 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£40k | £57k | 207 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£21k | £54k | 211 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,081 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,594.
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 | £3,147 | £3,087 | £2,930–£3,227 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £976 | £1,379 | £1,032–£1,559 |
Supply staff | £5 | £101 | £35–£165 |
Admin and clerical | £322 | £306 | £246–£430 |
Premises | £422 | £366 | £262–£422 |
Energy | £104 | £103 | £76–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £327 | £315 | £243–£364 |
Bought-in services | £246 | £168 | £80–£313 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School Healthy
- Springhead Primary School Healthy
- Monkhouse Primary School Large reserves
- Berkeley Primary School In deficit
- Preston Primary School Healthy
- Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School In deficit
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Brickhill Primary School Heading for deficit
- St James' Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Quinton Church Primary School Large reserves
- Bishops Hull Primary School Tight
- St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,047 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £47k | £223 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £68k | £322 |
Money raised by parents
ELMSTEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1015980, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £19k | £21k |
2024-08 | £16k | £19k |
2023-08 | £13k | £15k |
2022-08 | £19k | £12k |
2021-08 | £3k | £5k |
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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