Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £38k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Oldham · Primary · Voluntary controlled school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £658k | £648k | +£10k | £11k | 130 |
2019-20 | £684k | £688k | -£4k | £8k | 132 |
2020-21 | £713k | £692k | +£20k | £28k | 137 |
2021-22 | £755k | £785k | -£30k | -£2k | 135 |
2022-23 | £784k | £797k | -£13k | -£16k | 130 |
2023-24 | £821k | £845k | -£24k | -£39k | 131 |
2024-25 | £908k | £867k | +£40k | £1k | 134 |
2025-26 | £986k | £949k | +£37k | £38k | 133 |
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 40% of them. It spends £7,135 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,925.
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 | £3,409 | £3,619 | £3,282–£3,870 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,019 | £1,554 | £1,319–£1,786 |
Supply staff | £215 | £137 | £52–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £375 | £411 | £327–£502 |
Premises | £351 | £389 | £327–£545 |
Energy | £157 | £112 | £97–£161 |
Learning resources & ICT | £308 | £330 | £244–£472 |
Bought-in services | £352 | £231 | £113–£347 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Fowey Primary School Healthy
- Wallisdean Infant School Large reserves
- St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School Large reserves
- Vigo Village School Heading for deficit
- Eling Infant School and Nursery Large reserves
- Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School In deficit
- St Luke's CofE First School Healthy
- Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School Healthy
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Brunswick School In deficit
- Chiltern Primary School Tight
- Badger Hill Academy Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £919k | £6,913 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £24k | £178 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £48k | £364 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £67k | £503 |
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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