Orchard Vale Community School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £195k in reserve, 9% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Devon · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £1.8m | £1.5m | +£231k | £429k | 326 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.5m | +£166k | £476k | 328 |
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£145k | £499k | 335 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£151k | £546k | 328 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£89k | £636k | 329 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£163k | £7k | 323 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£118k | £195k | 310 |
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 73% of them. It spends £6,744 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,935.
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 | £3,156 | £3,265 | £2,959–£3,536 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,749 | £1,495 | £1,182–£1,694 |
Supply staff | £58 | £162 | £65–£251 |
Admin and clerical | £264 | £306 | £260–£376 |
Premises | £325 | £355 | £265–£433 |
Energy | £58 | £106 | £94–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £634 | £252 | £223–£309 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £166 | £83–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Healthy
- Cheadle Primary School Large reserves
- Holt Farm Junior School Large reserves
- Wyvern School Healthy
- Mount Pleasant Infants Heading for deficit
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Large reserves
- Cobbs Brow School Healthy
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Tight
- Devonshire Infant Academy Large reserves
- Torre Church of England Academy Large reserves
- The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School Large reserves
- Vernon Park Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £6,841 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £74k | £238 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £88k | £283 |
Money raised by parents
ORCHARD VALE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1101582, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £8k |
2024-08 | £3k | £7k |
2023-08 | £7k | £4k |
2022-08 | £12k | £2k |
2021-08 | £500 | £0 |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £634 a pupil, against a typical £252 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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