Swansfield Park Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Northumberland · 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£74k | £3k | 346 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£37k | -£34k | 362 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£1k | -£32k | 364 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£141k | £109k | 346 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.2m | -£188k | -£79k | 343 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£85k | £7k | 364 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£68k | £74k | 352 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,268 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,290.
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 | £2,718 | £3,155 | £2,853–£3,462 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,298 | £1,188 | £913–£1,431 |
Supply staff | £76 | £90 | £55–£162 |
Admin and clerical | £181 | £265 | £191–£318 |
Premises | £327 | £323 | £261–£385 |
Energy | £121 | £85 | £68–£97 |
Learning resources & ICT | £325 | £258 | £213–£378 |
Bought-in services | £180 | £119 | £76–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St George's Junior School Large reserves
- Mrs Bland's Infant School In deficit
- Court Lane Infant Academy Healthy
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell Healthy
- St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School In deficit
- Upton Heath CofE Primary School Healthy
- Frimley CofE School Heading for deficit
- Fulwell Junior School Large reserves
- The Butts Primary School Large reserves
- Northway Primary School Large reserves
- River Mill Primary School Healthy
- Handforth Grange Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £5,818 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £80k | £227 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £97k | £276 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £226k | £641 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SWANSFIELD PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1028688, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £5k |
2024-08 | £7k | £6k |
2023-08 | £6k | £5k |
2022-08 | £4k | £3k |
2021-08 | £226 | £774 |
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 energy is £121 a pupil, against a typical £85 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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