Jolesfield CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £47k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). West Sussex · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £774k | £805k | -£32k | -£38k | 150 |
2019-20 | £787k | £802k | -£14k | -£52k | 149 |
2020-21 | £794k | £768k | +£26k | -£26k | 145 |
2021-22 | £851k | £856k | -£5k | -£31k | 157 |
2022-23 | £908k | £906k | +£2k | -£29k | 148 |
2023-24 | £931k | £917k | +£15k | -£15k | 144 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £975k | +£26k | £11k | 151 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£35k | £47k | 152 |
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 30% of them. It spends £6,927 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,869.
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 | £3,481 | £3,387 | £3,142–£3,584 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,178 | £1,116 | £966–£1,374 |
Supply staff | £246 | £110 | £32–£175 |
Admin and clerical | £503 | £339 | £276–£430 |
Premises | £419 | £314 | £264–£444 |
Energy | £89 | £93 | £78–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £311 | £333 | £220–£450 |
Bought-in services | £132 | £199 | £91–£312 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chestnut Park Primary Healthy
- Crookham Church of England Aided Infant School Healthy
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch Healthy
- Silchester Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Onslow Infant School Large reserves
- Stoke Prior First School Tight
- Keinton Mandeville Primary School Large reserves
- Waltham St Lawrence Primary School In deficit
- St Andrew's Church of England Academy Healthy
- Lickey End First School In deficit
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £988k | £6,500 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £74k | £488 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £20k | £130 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £100k | £658 |
Money raised by parents
JOLESFIELD SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1020104, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £16k | £17k |
2025-08 | £21k | £18k |
2024-08 | £7k | £10k |
2023-12 | £30k | £33k |
2022-12 | £16k | £19k |
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 £246 a pupil, against a typical £110 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £503 a pupil, against a typical £339 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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