Guillemont Junior School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £382k in reserve, 15% 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 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£7k | £141k | 320 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£68k | £72k | 348 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£72k | £145k | 352 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£159k | £304k | 367 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£39k | £344k | 368 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£19k | £362k | 362 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£10k | £352k | 334 |
2025-26 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£30k | £382k | 303 |
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 80% of them. It spends £8,237 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,250.
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 | £3,906 | £3,121 | £2,857–£3,363 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,607 | £1,144 | £894–£1,496 |
Supply staff | £126 | £133 | £56–£203 |
Admin and clerical | £304 | £255 | £205–£324 |
Premises | £442 | £304 | £239–£364 |
Energy | £92 | £91 | £78–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £666 | £287 | £232–£335 |
Bought-in services | £337 | £138 | £51–£236 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Merrydale Infant School In deficit
- Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Minehead First School In deficit
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead Large reserves
- Arnold View Primary School Healthy
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Hookstone Chase Primary School In deficit
- Uphill Village Academy Large reserves
- Sutton Green Primary School In deficit
- Grange Primary School Healthy
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £7,384 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £236k | £778 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £74k | £245 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £288k | £951 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF GUILLEMONT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1073914, Registered) raised £21k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-02 | £21k | £25k |
2024-02 | £19k | £20k |
2023-02 | £17k | £11k |
2022-02 | £8k | £4k |
2021-02 | £632 | £11k |
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 bought-in services is £337 a pupil, against a typical £138 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £666 a pupil, against a typical £287 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £442 a pupil, against a typical £304 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,906 a pupil, against a typical £3,121 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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