Anston Park Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £61k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Rotherham · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£4k | -£30k | 270 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£22k | -£52k | 255 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£84k | £31k | 254 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£48k | £80k | 240 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£32k | £112k | 220 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£51k | £61k | 215 |
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 £6,287 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,997.
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 | £3,082 | £3,190 | £3,036–£3,460 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £894 | £1,409 | £1,226–£1,633 |
Supply staff | £319 | £113 | £63–£244 |
Admin and clerical | £292 | £323 | £282–£405 |
Premises | £317 | £390 | £291–£425 |
Energy | £256 | £104 | £85–£138 |
Learning resources & ICT | £367 | £298 | £223–£373 |
Bought-in services | £169 | £152 | £91–£325 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lightmoor Village Primary School Healthy
- Princes Risborough Primary School Healthy
- Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School Tight
- St Crispin's Infant School Healthy
- Ferney Lee Primary School Healthy
- Foley Park Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Healthy
- Hogarth Academy Healthy
- Greatstone Primary School Large reserves
- Dordon Primary School Large reserves
- Westgate Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £5,821 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £79k | £369 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £228 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 20% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £319 a pupil, against a typical £113 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £256 a pupil, against a typical £104 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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