West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £63k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Shropshire · 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 | £699k | £713k | -£14k | -£5k | 143 |
2019-20 | £731k | £720k | +£10k | £6k | 152 |
2020-21 | £770k | £745k | +£26k | £32k | 148 |
2021-22 | £805k | £781k | +£24k | £56k | 152 |
2022-23 | £850k | £872k | -£23k | £33k | 142 |
2023-24 | £915k | £930k | -£15k | £18k | 145 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £986k | +£45k | £63k | 156 |
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 77% of them. It spends £6,319 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,295.
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 | £2,651 | £3,532 | £3,232–£3,973 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,865 | £1,418 | £1,004–£1,778 |
Supply staff | £15 | £177 | £54–£273 |
Admin and clerical | £261 | £355 | £243–£461 |
Premises | £302 | £406 | £318–£461 |
Energy | £69 | £104 | £86–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £287 | £289 | £223–£356 |
Bought-in services | £205 | £185 | £93–£290 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lockwood Primary School Healthy
- Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- St James' CofE Junior School Large reserves
- Trinity CofE Primary School Tight
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Burwash CofE School Healthy
- Gorse Ride Junior School Large reserves
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Countess Gytha Primary School Large reserves
- Escomb Primary School In deficit
- Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Tight
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £939k | £6,018 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £99k | £635 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £31k | £201 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £92k | £589 |
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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