Ashdon Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £45k in reserve, 8% 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 | £596k | £572k | +£24k | £62k | 83 |
2019-20 | £530k | £538k | -£8k | £54k | 76 |
2020-21 | £466k | £452k | +£14k | £68k | 71 |
2021-22 | £460k | £436k | +£25k | £92k | 66 |
2022-23 | £531k | £509k | +£21k | £114k | 66 |
2023-24 | £555k | £607k | -£52k | £62k | 58 |
2024-25 | £570k | £566k | +£4k | £65k | 54 |
2025-26 | £544k | £564k | -£20k | £45k | 58 |
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 50% of them. It spends £9,722 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,952.
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 | £5,018 | £4,687 | £4,244–£5,116 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,490 | £1,557 | £1,303–£1,975 |
Supply staff | £120 | £137 | £48–£311 |
Admin and clerical | £629 | £524 | £408–£715 |
Premises | £521 | £498 | £392–£595 |
Energy | £144 | £146 | £114–£187 |
Learning resources & ICT | £364 | £461 | £358–£730 |
Bought-in services | £187 | £288 | £137–£363 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ripley Endowed Church of England School Large reserves
- Moor First School In deficit
- Normanby Primary School Healthy
- Hennock Community Primary School Healthy
- Windlesham Village Infant School In deficit
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School In deficit
- Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Large reserves
- Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Broadhempston Village Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £517k | £8,912 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £3k | £46 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £11k | £195 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £27k | £463 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF ASHDON SCHOOL (charity 1145518, Registered) raised £1k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-01 | £1k | £0 |
2025-01 | £0 | £0 |
2024-01 | £0 | £0 |
2023-01 | £7k | £0 |
2022-01 | £2k | £399 |
ASHDON C.P. SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1028671, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £16k | £17k |
2024-12 | £18k | £20k |
2023-12 | £14k | £13k |
2022-12 | £8k | £8k |
2021-12 | £4k | £5k |
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?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 30% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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