Newport Infant School and Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £146k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Telford and Wrekin · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£27k | £20k | 231 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£12k | £31k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£19k | £51k | 201 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£12k | £63k | 193 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£87k | -£24k | 238 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£8k | -£16k | 222 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£88k | £71k | 222 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£74k | £146k | 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 57% of them. It spends £8,873 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,751.
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 | £3,360 | £3,181 | £2,957–£3,339 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,944 | £1,241 | £1,118–£1,536 |
Supply staff | £59 | £119 | £45–£250 |
Admin and clerical | £466 | £345 | £248–£418 |
Premises | £423 | £318 | £264–£417 |
Energy | £139 | £101 | £90–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £218 | £306 | £263–£412 |
Bought-in services | £239 | £179 | £108–£262 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Newchurch Community Primary School Healthy
- Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Large reserves
- Clare Community Primary School Tight
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Healthy
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough Large reserves
- Orrell Holgate Academy Large reserves
- Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Stockham Primary School In deficit
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Bournehall Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £8,046 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £101k | £501 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £61k | £301 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £248k | £1,225 |
Money raised by parents
NEWPORT INFANTS PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1049546, Registered) raised £1k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-01 | £1k | £1k |
2024-01 | £2k | £2k |
2023-01 | £3k | £7k |
2022-01 | £6k | £8k |
2021-01 | £8k | £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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 12% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,944 a pupil, against a typical £1,241 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £139 a pupil, against a typical £101 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £466 a pupil, against a typical £345 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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