Parklands Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £154k in reserve, 5% 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 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£86k | £27k | 437 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£12k | £15k | 434 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£26k | -£12k | 423 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£75k | £63k | 426 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£95k | £158k | 426 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£101k | £58k | 432 |
2024-25 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£21k | £79k | 430 |
2025-26 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£75k | £154k | 426 |
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 £6,948 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,431.
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 | £3,419 | £3,135 | £2,865–£3,354 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,577 | £1,349 | £1,017–£1,551 |
Supply staff | £368 | £110 | £25–£170 |
Admin and clerical | £290 | £300 | £214–£352 |
Premises | £381 | £310 | £265–£391 |
Energy | £48 | £84 | £64–£112 |
Learning resources & ICT | £272 | £260 | £201–£307 |
Bought-in services | £105 | £120 | £59–£183 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary Large reserves
- Richard Avenue Primary School Healthy
- Fens Primary School Large reserves
- South View Community Primary School Large reserves
- Dixons Music Primary Large reserves
- Bewdley Primary School In deficit
- St Peters CofE Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's Fields Academy Healthy
- Glenfrome Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tudor Primary School Large reserves
- The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Healthy
- Tithe Farm Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,850 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £380k | £892 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £138k | £324 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £117k | £274 |
Money raised by parents
PARKLANDS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1105501, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £10k | £4k |
2025-08 | £9k | £9k |
2024-08 | £12k | £10k |
2023-08 | £14k | £13k |
2022-08 | £9k | £14k |
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 £368 a pupil, against a typical £110 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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