Fairfields Primary School and Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £162k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hertfordshire · 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£16k | £248k | 435 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£56k | £304k | 434 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£9k | £294k | 434 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£9k | £285k | 436 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£63k | £222k | 438 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£5k | £217k | 442 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£14k | £231k | 454 |
2025-26 | £3.0m | £3.0m | -£68k | £162k | 458 |
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 30% of them. It spends £6,591 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,265.
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 | £3,187 | £2,990 | £2,884–£3,196 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,335 | £1,262 | £1,094–£1,483 |
Supply staff | £143 | £66 | £21–£133 |
Admin and clerical | £258 | £255 | £203–£316 |
Premises | £358 | £292 | £260–£387 |
Energy | £69 | £75 | £65–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £306 | £264 | £227–£321 |
Bought-in services | £154 | £149 | £62–£231 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lindens Academy Healthy
- Earls Barton Primary School Tight
- Dunalley Primary School Large reserves
- Birchwood Primary School Large reserves
- West Park Academy Large reserves
- Whyteleafe Primary School Large reserves
- Hook Junior School Large reserves
- Haydn Primary School Heading for deficit
- Crossflatts Primary School Large reserves
- Hazeldene School Large reserves
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £5,928 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £89k | £194 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £78k | £170 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £263k | £575 |
Money raised by parents
FAIRFIELDS PTFA (charity 1196152, Registered) raised £26k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £26k | £25k |
2025-08 | £28k | £27k |
2024-08 | £25k | £28k |
2023-08 | £37k | £38k |
2022-08 | £28k | £35k |
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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