South Farnborough Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £106k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£13k | £78k | 396 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£65k | £13k | 390 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£10k | £23k | 405 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£37k | £60k | 407 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£38k | £22k | 410 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£41k | £63k | 411 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£35k | £98k | 395 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£8k | £106k | 399 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,591 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,221.
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 | £3,144 | £3,034 | £2,877–£3,251 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,312 | £1,130 | £967–£1,347 |
Supply staff | £215 | £138 | £58–£297 |
Admin and clerical | £440 | £246 | £210–£317 |
Premises | £364 | £298 | £254–£320 |
Energy | £57 | £79 | £66–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £240 | £243 | £216–£310 |
Bought-in services | £173 | £132 | £69–£198 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Large reserves
- The Greetland Academy Large reserves
- The Dingle Primary School Healthy
- Taverham VC CE Junior School Healthy
- Inmans Primary School Heading for deficit
- Seaford Primary School Large reserves
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Tight
- Oakworth Primary School Healthy
- Hoole Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy Tight
- Woodford Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £6,108 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £148k | £370 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £86k | £216 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £201k | £503 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £440 a pupil, against a typical £246 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £364 a pupil, against a typical £298 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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