West Horndon Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £306k in reserve, 20% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · 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 | £875k | £865k | +£9k | £137k | 129 |
2019-20 | £940k | £988k | -£48k | £89k | 146 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£2k | £91k | 142 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£26k | £65k | 157 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£37k | £102k | 170 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£69k | £171k | 163 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£80k | £251k | 173 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£55k | £306k | 186 |
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 90% of them. It spends £7,816 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,483.
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 | £4,054 | £3,323 | £3,030–£3,462 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £741 | £1,207 | £909–£1,470 |
Supply staff | £82 | £132 | £41–£237 |
Admin and clerical | £321 | £313 | £268–£372 |
Premises | £783 | £312 | £270–£349 |
Energy | £175 | £98 | £76–£115 |
Learning resources & ICT | £645 | £283 | £236–£386 |
Bought-in services | £186 | £121 | £41–£216 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Weedon Bec Primary School Large reserves
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School Healthy
- Seaton Sluice First School Large reserves
- The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill Tight
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Tight
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Widmer End Community Combined School In deficit
- Bampton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery Healthy
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School In deficit
- Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Buxted CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £8,024 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £269 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £50k | £271 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £16k | £86 |
Money raised by parents
WEST HORNDON SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION (charity 1170849, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-01 | £6k | £4k |
2025-01 | £6k | £12k |
2024-01 | £7k | £6k |
2023-01 | £8k | £4k |
2022-01 | £11k | £6k |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on premises is £783 a pupil, against a typical £312 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £645 a pupil, against a typical £283 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £175 a pupil, against a typical £98 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,054 a pupil, against a typical £3,323 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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