Rocks Park Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £88k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). East Sussex · 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 | £994k | £892k | +£102k | £110k | 209 |
2019-20 | £955k | £966k | -£11k | £99k | 209 |
2020-21 | £977k | £956k | +£21k | £120k | 211 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£9k | £129k | 208 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£13k | £142k | 207 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£15k | £127k | 213 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£69k | £196k | 214 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£109k | £88k | 207 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,908 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,343.
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 | £3,048 | £3,074 | £2,972–£3,170 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,158 | £1,144 | £841–£1,309 |
Supply staff | £298 | £110 | £54–£171 |
Admin and clerical | £315 | £300 | £249–£352 |
Premises | £457 | £320 | £251–£404 |
Energy | £174 | £93 | £73–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £302 | £296 | £259–£358 |
Bought-in services | £193 | £141 | £66–£275 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Buckstones Primary School Healthy
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Norton Infant School Large reserves
- Easebourne CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham Healthy
- Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) Heading for deficit
- Hooe Primary Academy Large reserves
- Coppice Valley Primary School Large reserves
- Birchwood Primary School Large reserves
- Meadowside Primary School In deficit
- Cherhill CofE School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,066 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £38k | £182 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £48k | £234 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £66k | £318 |
Money raised by parents
ROCKS PARK FRIENDS OF SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1172016, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £16k | £16k |
2024-08 | £17k | £14k |
2023-08 | £16k | £10k |
2022-08 | £18k | £10k |
2021-08 | £13k | £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 supply staff is £298 a pupil, against a typical £110 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £174 a pupil, against a typical £93 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £457 a pupil, against a typical £320 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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