St Ann's Heath Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Surrey · 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 | +£18k | £166k | 267 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£78k | £88k | 294 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£7k | £81k | 284 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£6k | £87k | 281 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£46k | £41k | 304 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£28k | £69k | 288 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£14k | £55k | 284 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£19k | £74k | 231 |
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 £8,079 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,880.
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 | £4,028 | £3,147 | £2,948–£3,659 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,185 | £1,398 | £1,069–£1,867 |
Supply staff | £128 | £137 | £75–£254 |
Admin and clerical | £569 | £353 | £266–£442 |
Premises | £520 | £320 | £281–£431 |
Energy | £155 | £104 | £79–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £297 | £285 | £205–£360 |
Bought-in services | £323 | £144 | £70–£278 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Parsons Down Junior School Heading for deficit
- St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Baddow Hall Junior School Large reserves
- Lace Hill Academy In deficit
- St Andrew's Church School In deficit
- Priors Wood Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Uny CofE Academy Healthy
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Dearham Primary School In deficit
- Oakham CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,317 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £87k | £377 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £79k | £341 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £195k | £844 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST ANNS HEATH SCHOOL (charity 1016817, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £16k | £10k |
2024-08 | £19k | £13k |
2023-08 | £37k | £30k |
2022-08 | £38k | £23k |
2021-08 | £9k | £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 13% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £323 a pupil, against a typical £144 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £520 a pupil, against a typical £320 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £569 a pupil, against a typical £353 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £155 a pupil, against a typical £104 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,028 a pupil, against a typical £3,147 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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