Hunwick Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £29k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). County Durham · 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 | £860k | £875k | -£15k | -£59k | 156 |
2019-20 | £805k | £771k | +£34k | -£25k | 147 |
2020-21 | £764k | £722k | +£42k | £17k | 136 |
2021-22 | £758k | £731k | +£27k | £44k | 118 |
2022-23 | £744k | £744k | -£545 | £43k | 112 |
2023-24 | £729k | £743k | -£14k | £29k | 109 |
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 £6,819 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,860.
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 | £3,284 | £3,518 | £3,144–£3,814 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £918 | £1,378 | £1,261–£1,565 |
Supply staff | £138 | £113 | £51–£272 |
Admin and clerical | £414 | £378 | £315–£594 |
Premises | £423 | £407 | £307–£489 |
Energy | £226 | £115 | £62–£164 |
Learning resources & ICT | £284 | £404 | £263–£465 |
Bought-in services | £245 | £200 | £93–£428 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kingswood Primary School Heading for deficit
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Whipman Woods Flying High Academy Healthy
- Curdworth Primary School In deficit
- Halberton Primary School Large reserves
- Earith Primary School Large reserves
- Haddenham Community Infant School Large reserves
- Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £687k | £6,300 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £22k | £205 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £19k | £178 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £42k | £390 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF HUNWICK SCHOOL (charity 1057358, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £10k | £11k |
2025-08 | £6k | £4k |
2024-08 | £8k | £8k |
2023-08 | £4k | £3k |
2022-10 | £2k | £1k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 30% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £226 a pupil, against a typical £115 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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