Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £130k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Nottinghamshire · 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 | +£10k | £82k | 296 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£26k | £57k | 304 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£55k | £112k | 310 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£51k | £163k | 327 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£65k | £227k | 334 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£30k | £197k | 334 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£23k | £220k | 322 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£90k | £130k | 314 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,627 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,416.
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 | £3,429 | £3,136 | £2,960–£3,387 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £944 | £1,249 | £970–£1,555 |
Supply staff | £205 | £108 | £49–£235 |
Admin and clerical | £276 | £296 | £248–£357 |
Premises | £405 | £304 | £261–£361 |
Energy | £64 | £86 | £68–£112 |
Learning resources & ICT | £292 | £286 | £206–£361 |
Bought-in services | £297 | £147 | £78–£216 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Redlands Primary School Large reserves
- The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Large reserves
- Altofts Junior Academy Tight
- Mytham Primary School In deficit
- Ravensmead Primary School Large reserves
- Jotmans Hall Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Healthy
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Tight
- Sitwell Junior School Healthy
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- Asquith Primary School Tight
- St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £5,867 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £87k | £279 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £87k | £278 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £149k | £474 |
Money raised by parents
RADCLIFFE ON TRENT JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT AND TEACHERS HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1217400, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
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 £297 a pupil, against a typical £147 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £405 a pupil, against a typical £304 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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