Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £51k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kent · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £395k | £392k | +£3k | £35k | 79 |
2019-20 | £477k | £436k | +£41k | £76k | 87 |
2020-21 | £456k | £465k | -£8k | £67k | 78 |
2021-22 | £470k | £502k | -£31k | £36k | 86 |
2022-23 | £584k | £533k | +£51k | £87k | 81 |
2023-24 | £581k | £591k | -£10k | £77k | 78 |
2024-25 | £603k | £636k | -£32k | £45k | 85 |
2025-26 | £651k | £645k | +£6k | £51k | 90 |
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 67% of them. It spends £7,167 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,895.
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 | £4,042 | £4,027 | £3,729–£4,489 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,135 | £1,254 | £982–£1,529 |
Supply staff | £7 | £69 | £30–£181 |
Admin and clerical | £358 | £356 | £252–£470 |
Premises | £145 | £351 | £268–£461 |
Energy | £44 | £120 | £96–£160 |
Learning resources & ICT | £457 | £389 | £295–£492 |
Bought-in services | £351 | £191 | £146–£322 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gretton Primary School Large reserves
- St James Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Barby Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Tedburn St Mary School Healthy
- Lidlington Primary School In deficit
- East Allington Primary School In deficit
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Tight
- Caversham Park Primary School In deficit
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Healthy
- Clive CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £637k | £7,081 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £17k | £191 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £12k | £130 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £23k | £260 |
Money raised by parents
THE TROTTISCLIFFE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1065492, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-02 | £11k | £11k |
2024-02 | £5k | £5k |
2023-02 | £25k | £23k |
2022-02 | £3k | £4k |
2021-02 | £3k | £1k |
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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