Elmwood Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £151k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · Primary · Foundation 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 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£17k | £153k | 440 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£11k | £141k | 440 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£61k | £202k | 439 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£49k | £251k | 411 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£39k | £291k | 406 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.6m | -£154k | £137k | 416 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£24k | £161k | 417 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£11k | £151k | 414 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,196 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,050.
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 | £2,866 | £2,944 | £2,822–£3,099 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,383 | £1,113 | £899–£1,258 |
Supply staff | £47 | £138 | £40–£210 |
Admin and clerical | £307 | £279 | £205–£315 |
Premises | £209 | £283 | £248–£369 |
Energy | £74 | £84 | £71–£100 |
Learning resources & ICT | £344 | £248 | £193–£339 |
Bought-in services | £191 | £161 | £51–£255 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Queen's Inclosure Primary School Large reserves
- Holmer CofE Academy Large reserves
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Wigton Moor Primary School Healthy
- Brook Field Primary School In deficit
- Feniscowles Primary School Healthy
- King Charles Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Park Hill Primary School Healthy
- Locks Heath Junior School Large reserves
- Duston Eldean Primary School Healthy
- Stanbridge Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,662 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £58k | £141 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £89k | £214 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £210k | £508 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ELMWOOD SCHOOL (SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS) (charity 1130129, Registered) raised £38k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £38k | £28k |
2024-08 | £20k | £23k |
2023-08 | £27k | £25k |
2022-08 | £24k | £27k |
2021-08 | £10k | £4k |
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.
- 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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