The Flitch Green Academy: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 4 years running; at that rate its £39k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE FLITCH GREEN ACADEMY can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£47k | £399k | 252 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£25k | £427k | 272 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£26k | £452k | 259 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£42k | £413k | 260 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£62k | £350k | 277 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£157k | £193k | 278 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£152k | £39k | 265 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,974 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,278.
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 | £3,181 | £3,091 | £2,791–£3,411 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,317 | £1,187 | £960–£1,528 |
Supply staff | £162 | £99 | £72–£188 |
Admin and clerical | £453 | £300 | £257–£337 |
Premises | £449 | £318 | £289–£365 |
Energy | £143 | £86 | £67–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £389 | £271 | £192–£343 |
Bought-in services | £79 | £159 | £81–£188 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Belvidere Primary School Healthy
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Tight
- Pound Hill Infant Academy Tight
- Willaston Primary Academy Large reserves
- Haydon Wick Primary School Large reserves
- Solent Infant School Large reserves
- Downton CofE VA Primary School In deficit
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Healthy
- Orchard Infant School Tight
- Rose Green Infant School In deficit
- Keldmarsh Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £5,925 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £53k | £200 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £126k | £475 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF THE FLITCH GREEN ACADEMY (charity 1126711, Registered) raised £23k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £23k | £13k |
2024-08 | £11k | £25k |
2023-08 | £11k | £4k |
2022-08 | £12k | £4k |
2021-08 | £7k | £3k |
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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on energy is £143 a pupil, against a typical £86 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £453 a pupil, against a typical £300 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £389 a pupil, against a typical £271 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £449 a pupil, against a typical £318 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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