Chalkwell Hall Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £173k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Southend-on-Sea · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£110k | £338k | 480 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£18k | £356k | 480 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£54k | £410k | 474 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£13k | £423k | 476 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£161k | £262k | 478 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£7k | £270k | 479 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £3.1m | -£97k | £173k | 478 |
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 £6,565 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,187.
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 | £3,112 | £2,972 | £2,687–£3,156 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,107 | £1,307 | £1,049–£1,434 |
Supply staff | £0 | £67 | £12–£123 |
Admin and clerical | £295 | £255 | £195–£289 |
Premises | £231 | £307 | £260–£360 |
Energy | £60 | £76 | £63–£92 |
Learning resources & ICT | £384 | £264 | £224–£308 |
Bought-in services | £292 | £125 | £71–£203 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Overdale Junior School Large reserves
- Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School Healthy
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School Healthy
- Bedgrove Junior School Large reserves
- Spring Cottage Primary School Healthy
- Mountfields Lodge School Large reserves
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Healthy
- Lydgate Junior School Tight
- Crossflatts Primary School Large reserves
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Heading for deficit
- Lift East Wichel Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £5,940 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £71k | £149 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £108k | £225 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £202k | £422 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £292 a pupil, against a typical £125 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £384 a pupil, against a typical £264 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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