Hollycombe Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £65k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). West Sussex · 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 | £519k | £521k | -£2k | £31k | 101 |
2019-20 | £544k | £546k | -£2k | £29k | 95 |
2020-21 | £570k | £580k | -£10k | £19k | 100 |
2021-22 | £614k | £605k | +£9k | £29k | 107 |
2022-23 | £655k | £634k | +£21k | £50k | 104 |
2023-24 | £745k | £704k | +£41k | £91k | 113 |
2024-25 | £773k | £811k | -£38k | £54k | 107 |
2025-26 | £874k | £863k | +£11k | £65k | 103 |
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 27% of them. It spends £8,376 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,521.
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 | £3,978 | £3,752 | £3,462–£3,886 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,698 | £1,322 | £1,036–£1,657 |
Supply staff | £469 | £113 | £44–£244 |
Admin and clerical | £611 | £413 | £321–£498 |
Premises | £433 | £330 | £260–£427 |
Energy | £68 | £121 | £101–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £435 | £368 | £283–£471 |
Bought-in services | £131 | £258 | £143–£355 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Penponds School Tight
- Birdlip Primary School Large reserves
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Hipsburn Primary School Large reserves
- Swinford Church of England Primary School In deficit
- East Anstey Primary School Large reserves
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Amberley Parochial School Large reserves
- Yardley Hastings Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot Large reserves
- West Dean CofE Primary School Healthy
- Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £755k | £7,329 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £40k | £389 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £9k | £87 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £119k | £1,154 |
Money raised by parents
HOLLYCOMBE PARENTS ASSOCIATION (charity 1109084, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £5k |
2024-08 | £7k | £7k |
2023-08 | £5k | £5k |
2022-08 | £9k | £9k |
2021-08 | £5k | £5k |
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 supply staff is £469 a pupil, against a typical £113 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £611 a pupil, against a typical £413 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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