Monks Risborough CofE Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 3 years running; at that rate its £80k reserve runs out in about 3 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Buckinghamshire · 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 | £957k | £923k | +£33k | £36k | 204 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£5k | £31k | 201 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£40k | £71k | 202 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£26k | £97k | 194 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£72k | £170k | 204 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£8k | £162k | 208 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£46k | £115k | 209 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£36k | £80k | 216 |
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 50% of them. It spends £6,844 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,796.
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 | £3,001 | £3,173 | £2,982–£3,493 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,552 | £1,174 | £1,039–£1,429 |
Supply staff | £406 | £122 | £58–£242 |
Admin and clerical | £377 | £319 | £263–£356 |
Premises | £309 | £336 | £238–£397 |
Energy | £106 | £102 | £79–£117 |
Learning resources & ICT | £361 | £327 | £242–£410 |
Bought-in services | £191 | £236 | £169–£320 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Large reserves
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Sharnbrook Primary Large reserves
- Sandhills Community Primary School Large reserves
- Shakespeare Infant School Healthy
- Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School In deficit
- Harnham Infants' School In deficit
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Tight
- Shrubland Street Community Primary School In deficit
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Summerhill Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Giles' Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,460 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £124k | £572 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £63k | £290 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £47k | £220 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF MONKS RISBOROUGH SCHOOL (charity 1084486, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £6k |
2024-08 | £9k | £18k |
2023-08 | £8k | £6k |
2022-08 | £11k | £5k |
2021-08 | £5k | £332 |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on supply staff is £406 a pupil, against a typical £122 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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