Ranelagh Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £107k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Suffolk · 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£7k | £270k | 280 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£74k | £197k | 300 |
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£35k | £232k | 312 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£10k | £222k | 295 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£143k | £79k | 302 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£2k | £81k | 314 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£32k | £113k | 299 |
2025-26 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£6k | £107k | 262 |
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 37% of them. It spends £8,231 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,186.
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 | £3,670 | £3,342 | £3,077–£3,644 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,084 | £1,517 | £1,203–£1,679 |
Supply staff | £161 | £108 | £43–£200 |
Admin and clerical | £449 | £321 | £254–£463 |
Premises | £402 | £401 | £282–£474 |
Energy | £83 | £115 | £85–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £225 | £316 | £220–£449 |
Bought-in services | £490 | £132 | £82–£264 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Healthy
- Great Hollands Primary School Healthy
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Clements Primary Academy Healthy
- New Road Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- World's End Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- Greenfield Primary School Healthy
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis Large reserves
- Brookfield Primary Academy Large reserves
- Caldew Lea School Large reserves
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Abbey Park Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £8,045 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £137k | £523 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £147k | £561 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £44k | £167 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £490 a pupil, against a typical £132 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,084 a pupil, against a typical £1,517 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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