Farndon Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £70k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cheshire West and Chester · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£3k | £19k | 248 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£63k | £82k | 258 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£36k | £118k | 280 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£49k | £70k | 285 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£3k | £67k | 294 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£30k | £97k | 305 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£19k | £78k | 305 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£8k | £70k | 313 |
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 £6,299 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,237.
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 | £3,170 | £3,024 | £2,893–£3,130 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £842 | £1,164 | £1,008–£1,517 |
Supply staff | £146 | £105 | £44–£174 |
Admin and clerical | £172 | £266 | £228–£345 |
Premises | £258 | £329 | £250–£388 |
Energy | £79 | £93 | £80–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £355 | £247 | £169–£300 |
Bought-in services | £181 | £126 | £62–£213 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Aughton Town Green Primary School Healthy
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Brookside Primary School Healthy
- Five Acres Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton Healthy
- Caen Community Primary School Large reserves
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Parley First School Tight
- Burnham Copse Primary School Tight
- Hallgate Primary School Cottingham In deficit
- Cottam Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £5,540 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £40k | £128 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £58k | £187 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £229k | £733 |
Money raised by parents
FARNDON C P SCHOOL PTA (charity 1027512, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £15k | £13k |
2024-08 | £8k | £8k |
2023-08 | £11k | £4k |
2022-08 | £7k | £3k |
2021-08 | £4k | £8k |
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.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £355 a pupil, against a typical £247 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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