Greenleys First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Milton Keynes · Primary · Community 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 | £951k | £957k | -£6k | £79k | 174 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £978k | +£78k | £157k | 153 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £990k | +£46k | £203k | 146 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£51k | £152k | 120 |
2022-23 | £913k | £1.0m | -£121k | £31k | 130 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£6k | £25k | 115 |
2024-25 | £940k | £945k | -£5k | £20k | 110 |
2025-26 | £992k | £946k | +£46k | £66k | 92 |
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 £10,286 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,303.
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 | £4,462 | £4,376 | £3,987–£4,884 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,820 | £1,895 | £1,348–£2,194 |
Supply staff | £384 | £242 | £37–£448 |
Admin and clerical | £440 | £489 | £369–£628 |
Premises | £806 | £633 | £509–£718 |
Energy | £189 | £195 | £118–£253 |
Learning resources & ICT | £301 | £383 | £284–£565 |
Bought-in services | £408 | £253 | £116–£383 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Grasmere Academy Large reserves
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Healthy
- Whitecliffe Academy Heading for deficit
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- High Greave Infant School In deficit
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Selling Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £983k | £10,690 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £3k | £30 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £84k | £913 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £9k | £98 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 47% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on premises is £806 a pupil, against a typical £633 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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