Penny Acres Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £33k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Derbyshire · 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 | £337k | £349k | -£13k | £29k | 49 |
2019-20 | £416k | £387k | +£30k | £58k | 49 |
2020-21 | £392k | £373k | +£20k | £78k | 56 |
2021-22 | £433k | £448k | -£15k | £63k | 55 |
2022-23 | £461k | £486k | -£25k | £38k | 55 |
2023-24 | £475k | £483k | -£8k | £30k | 60 |
2024-25 | £560k | £563k | -£4k | £26k | 60 |
2025-26 | £537k | £530k | +£7k | £33k | 59 |
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 £8,988 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,784.
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 | £3,424 | £4,853 | £4,335–£5,231 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,619 | £1,471 | £1,229–£1,909 |
Supply staff | £139 | £137 | £68–£357 |
Admin and clerical | £413 | £512 | £416–£676 |
Premises | £253 | £471 | £354–£600 |
Energy | £145 | £162 | £128–£217 |
Learning resources & ICT | £655 | £485 | £383–£713 |
Bought-in services | £303 | £298 | £150–£370 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Nutley Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Seahouses Primary School Large reserves
- Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Normanton-On-Soar Primary School Large reserves
- Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Windlesham Village Infant School In deficit
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Hennock Community Primary School Healthy
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School In deficit
- Avanti Brook Primary School Large reserves
- Wigley Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £512k | £8,675 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £15k | £258 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £11k | £180 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £26k | £435 |
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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