Cheselbourne Village School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £18k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Dorset · 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 | £323k | £348k | -£26k | -£46k | 44 |
2019-20 | £348k | £309k | +£38k | -£8k | 40 |
2020-21 | £370k | £308k | +£62k | £55k | 42 |
2021-22 | £402k | £348k | +£54k | £109k | 46 |
2022-23 | £453k | £455k | -£3k | £106k | 48 |
2023-24 | £446k | £526k | -£80k | £27k | 52 |
2024-25 | £553k | £533k | +£20k | £47k | 51 |
2025-26 | £554k | £582k | -£28k | £18k | 49 |
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 £11,885 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £11,197.
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 | £5,886 | £5,247 | £4,585–£5,878 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,007 | £1,690 | £1,452–£2,166 |
Supply staff | £103 | £180 | £100–£641 |
Admin and clerical | £610 | £714 | £434–£833 |
Premises | £451 | £486 | £403–£643 |
Energy | £123 | £179 | £146–£229 |
Learning resources & ICT | £718 | £553 | £406–£654 |
Bought-in services | £367 | £321 | £130–£547 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Westwood Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- West Butterwick C of E Primary Academy Large reserves
- Milborne St Andrew First School Large reserves
- Crosscanonby St John's CofE School In deficit
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School In deficit
- Hemington Primary School Large reserves
- Five Lanes Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Brassington Primary School Large reserves
- Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Sapperton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- The Newton Community Primary School Large reserves
- Stoke St Michael Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £539k | £11,005 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £85k | £1,739 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £14k | £278 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £15k | £307 |
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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