Saltwood CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £90k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kent · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £879k | £897k | -£18k | £45k | 221 |
2019-20 | £925k | £946k | -£21k | £24k | 222 |
2020-21 | £997k | £943k | +£54k | £79k | 218 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£16k | £95k | 216 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£13k | £82k | 208 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£2k | £80k | 214 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£18k | £62k | 207 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£28k | £90k | 202 |
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 63% of them. It spends £6,386 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,608.
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 | £3,220 | £3,170 | £3,046–£3,361 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £927 | £1,269 | £945–£1,603 |
Supply staff | £78 | £102 | £57–£172 |
Admin and clerical | £511 | £307 | £238–£358 |
Premises | £254 | £330 | £288–£389 |
Energy | £98 | £97 | £83–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £277 | £303 | £241–£399 |
Bought-in services | £128 | £218 | £108–£310 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School Healthy
- Read St John's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Ludgvan School Healthy
- Middleham Church of England Aided School Large reserves
- Stone Church of England Combined School Tight
- Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Britannia Community Primary School Healthy
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock In deficit
- Hunsley Primary Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,133 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £32k | £159 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £33k | £163 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £100k | £495 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF SALTWOOD SCHOOL (charity 272953, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £15k | £9k |
2024-12 | £19k | £13k |
2023-12 | £11k | £3k |
2022-12 | £9k | £15k |
2021-12 | £6k | £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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 9% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £511 a pupil, against a typical £307 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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