Oakfield Junior School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 5 years running; at that rate its £12k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2022-23, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Gateshead · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£2k | £79k | 238 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£7k | £72k | 238 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£5k | £68k | 405 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£4k | £64k | 237 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£52k | £12k | 240 |
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 £5,463 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,405.
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 | £2,840 | £3,028 | £2,755–£3,282 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £674 | £1,229 | £1,053–£1,456 |
Supply staff | £117 | £109 | £43–£181 |
Admin and clerical | £252 | £312 | £256–£418 |
Premises | £264 | £335 | £294–£367 |
Energy | £115 | £97 | £76–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £419 | £296 | £217–£435 |
Bought-in services | £189 | £115 | £59–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Healthy
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Greenhill Primary School Tight
- Crawley Ridge Junior School In deficit
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly Healthy
- Elangeni School Large reserves
- Olney Infant Academy Large reserves
- Tarleton Community Primary School Tight
- Bushey Heath Primary School Healthy
- Adel Primary School Healthy
- Kiwi Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2022-23
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £4,778 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £15k | £63 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £55k | £231 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £113k | £470 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
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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