Hempstead Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £267k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Medway · 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£26k | £75k | 358 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£65k | £9k | 362 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£112k | £121k | 607 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £2.7m | +£131k | £330k | 343 |
2022-23 | £3.0m | £3.1m | -£67k | £263k | 353 |
2024-25 | £3.5m | £3.4m | +£57k | £280k | 627 |
2025-26 | £3.7m | £3.7m | -£13k | £267k | 622 |
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 £5,983 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,196.
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 | £3,265 | £2,992 | £2,872–£3,103 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £899 | £1,178 | £1,041–£1,360 |
Supply staff | £31 | £112 | £62–£165 |
Admin and clerical | £347 | £236 | £193–£333 |
Premises | £234 | £278 | £205–£325 |
Energy | £64 | £78 | £59–£92 |
Learning resources & ICT | £355 | £255 | £204–£320 |
Bought-in services | £136 | £135 | £40–£194 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Seaside Primary School Large reserves
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Goldsworth Primary School Large reserves
- Middleton Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Healthy
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Leigh North Street Primary School Large reserves
- Earls Hall Primary School Tight
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Large reserves
- Queen's Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hollyfast Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.5m | £5,582 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £77k | £123 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £89k | £143 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £270k | £434 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF HEMPSTEAD JUNIOR SCHOOL (charity 1129327, Registered) raised £27k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £27k | £33k |
2024-08 | £11k | £8k |
2023-08 | £10k | £9k |
2022-08 | £8k | £8k |
2021-08 | £9k | £10k |
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.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £355 a pupil, against a typical £255 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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