Ilchester Community School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £157k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Somerset · 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£4k | £100k | 276 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£16k | £116k | 282 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£58k | £174k | 286 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£7k | £167k | 266 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£113k | £54k | 271 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£79k | £133k | 301 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£24k | £157k | 292 |
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 67% of them. It spends £7,092 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,247.
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 | £2,777 | £3,031 | £2,799–£3,385 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,256 | £1,229 | £1,006–£1,572 |
Supply staff | £140 | £89 | £60–£167 |
Admin and clerical | £315 | £309 | £247–£378 |
Premises | £538 | £298 | £267–£358 |
Energy | £166 | £93 | £72–£114 |
Learning resources & ICT | £393 | £255 | £193–£359 |
Bought-in services | £253 | £91 | £42–£190 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Verwood Church of England First School Healthy
- St Margaret's Infant School Healthy
- Trinity Church of England First School Large reserves
- Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Fairfield Infant School Heading for deficit
- The Oaks Infant School In deficit
- Epworth Primary Academy Large reserves
- Fairford Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Downs Infant School Healthy
- Hayesdown First School Healthy
- The Ferrars Academy Large reserves
- Towngate Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £6,782 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £61k | £208 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £106k | £364 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £114k | £392 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ILCHESTER SCHOOL (charity 1168186, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £10k |
2024-08 | £6k | £9k |
2023-08 | £8k | £2k |
2022-08 | £8k | £4k |
2021-08 | £2k | £2k |
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.
- Spending on bought-in services is £253 a pupil, against a typical £91 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £538 a pupil, against a typical £298 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £166 a pupil, against a typical £93 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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