Booth Wood Academy: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 5 years running; at that rate its £49k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Leicestershire · 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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£70k | £219k | 228 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£41k | £178k | 229 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£25k | £154k | 225 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£25k | £129k | 233 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£44k | £85k | 242 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£36k | £49k | 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 30% of them. It spends £7,535 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,638.
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 | £2,867 | £3,149 | £2,941–£3,524 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,836 | £1,204 | £1,056–£1,422 |
Supply staff | £30 | £115 | £45–£172 |
Admin and clerical | £463 | £328 | £268–£382 |
Premises | £707 | £337 | £224–£441 |
Energy | £214 | £93 | £75–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £660 | £321 | £243–£411 |
Bought-in services | £368 | £132 | £79–£215 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Unsworth Primary School Heading for deficit
- Watlington Primary School Large reserves
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Large reserves
- Southill Primary School Tight
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Large reserves
- All Saints CofE Junior School Large reserves
- Beechcroft Infant School Heading for deficit
- Pontesbury CofE Primary School Healthy
- Shrubland Street Community Primary School In deficit
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,864 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £77k | £356 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £75k | £349 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £109k | £505 |
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?
- Spending on bought-in services is £368 a pupil, against a typical £132 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £214 a pupil, against a typical £93 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £707 a pupil, against a typical £337 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £660 a pupil, against a typical £321 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,836 a pupil, against a typical £1,204 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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