Dringhouses Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £95k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 5 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). York · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£33k | £84k | 311 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£54k | £137k | 309 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£46k | £183k | 312 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£6k | £177k | 310 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£40k | £136k | 308 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£17k | £119k | 308 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£12k | £102k | 308 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£7k | £95k | 312 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,077 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,446.
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 | £3,076 | £3,049 | £2,745–£3,412 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £937 | £1,228 | £1,074–£1,584 |
Supply staff | £96 | £79 | £40–£226 |
Admin and clerical | £341 | £334 | £224–£380 |
Premises | £290 | £328 | £272–£381 |
Energy | £92 | £96 | £78–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £385 | £249 | £199–£298 |
Bought-in services | £261 | £138 | £87–£194 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Large reserves
- Great Moor Junior School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Tight
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School Large reserves
- Copley Primary School Large reserves
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Orchard Community Primary School Large reserves
- Broadstone First School In deficit
- Walmley Infant School Tight
- Flitwick Lower School In deficit
- Greenway Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £5,700 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £56k | £178 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £58k | £187 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £110k | £353 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF DRINGHOUSES PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1095280, Registered) raised £17k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £17k | £17k |
2025-08 | £14k | £12k |
2024-08 | £13k | £29k |
2023-08 | £25k | £14k |
2022-08 | £12k | £6k |
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 bought-in services is £261 a pupil, against a typical £138 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £385 a pupil, against a typical £249 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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