Charter Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £62k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wiltshire · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£33k | £145k | 203 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£19k | £126k | 196 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£13k | £138k | 204 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£48k | £90k | 200 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£13k | £77k | 215 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£69k | £147k | 216 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£84k | £62k | 200 |
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 27% of them. It spends £9,317 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,853.
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 | £3,970 | £3,271 | £3,040–£3,587 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,034 | £1,298 | £1,101–£1,519 |
Supply staff | £260 | £166 | £58–£348 |
Admin and clerical | £495 | £298 | £216–£380 |
Premises | £392 | £325 | £241–£406 |
Energy | £182 | £113 | £83–£138 |
Learning resources & ICT | £988 | £305 | £245–£448 |
Bought-in services | £140 | £182 | £57–£352 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton Heading for deficit
- Pippins Primary School Large reserves
- Upwood Primary Academy Large reserves
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Brompton Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) In deficit
- Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School Tight
- de Vere Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St James' Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £8,531 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £307k | £1,535 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £88k | £440 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £73k | £365 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £988 a pupil, against a typical £305 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £495 a pupil, against a typical £298 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £182 a pupil, against a typical £113 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,034 a pupil, against a typical £1,298 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,970 a pupil, against a typical £3,271 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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