Meadows Primary School and Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £183k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Telford and Wrekin · 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£36k | £71k | 416 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£37k | £34k | 438 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£115k | £149k | 430 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£14k | £162k | 431 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£5k | £168k | 434 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£7k | £174k | 440 |
2024-25 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£8k | £183k | 443 |
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 £6,295 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,691.
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 | £2,955 | £3,096 | £2,862–£3,282 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,285 | £1,329 | £1,137–£1,653 |
Supply staff | £134 | £119 | £37–£206 |
Admin and clerical | £199 | £268 | £219–£340 |
Premises | £366 | £346 | £273–£444 |
Energy | £128 | £82 | £68–£94 |
Learning resources & ICT | £256 | £266 | £204–£339 |
Bought-in services | £196 | £169 | £51–£226 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- West Thurrock Academy Healthy
- Woodlands Primary School Large reserves
- Peckover Primary School In deficit
- Wrotham Road Primary School Large reserves
- Kew Woods Primary School In deficit
- Eaton Valley Primary School Large reserves
- Montrose School Healthy
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton Healthy
- Folkestone Primary Large reserves
- Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School Healthy
- Dixons Marchbank Primary Large reserves
- Woodvale Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £5,992 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £94k | £211 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £156k | £352 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £142k | £321 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £128 a pupil, against a typical £82 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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