Ravensfield Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £175k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Tameside · 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 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£26k | £156k | 459 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£18k | £137k | 444 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£52k | £190k | 436 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£13k | £203k | 431 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£87k | £290k | 434 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £3.0m | -£115k | £175k | 432 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,857 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,996.
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 | £2,558 | £3,194 | £2,958–£3,412 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,629 | £1,468 | £1,256–£2,020 |
Supply staff | £487 | £175 | £46–£305 |
Admin and clerical | £305 | £295 | £216–£391 |
Premises | £293 | £354 | £303–£457 |
Energy | £109 | £98 | £86–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £350 | £315 | £213–£418 |
Bought-in services | £215 | £135 | £52–£305 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Large reserves
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede Large reserves
- Denbigh Community Primary School Healthy
- Netherfield Primary School Healthy
- Walverden Primary School Large reserves
- The Godolphin Junior Academy Large reserves
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School Healthy
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Large reserves
- Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy Healthy
- Langley Primary School Large reserves
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,329 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £62k | £145 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £249k | £578 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £181k | £419 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £487 a pupil, against a typical £175 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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