All Faiths Children's Academy: school finances
Tight
Holds £21k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2019-20, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Medway · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2019-20
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2019-20
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.7m | £1.5m | +£210k | £45k | 220 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.4m | +£246k | £21k | 216 |
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 13% of them. It spends £6,608 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,229.
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 | £3,434 | £3,386 | £3,016–£3,742 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,237 | £1,487 | £1,216–£1,810 |
Supply staff | £65 | £129 | £40–£228 |
Admin and clerical | £283 | £336 | £282–£404 |
Premises | £5 | £384 | £301–£505 |
Energy | £0 | £110 | £80–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £130 | £311 | £248–£405 |
Bought-in services | £139 | £240 | £131–£377 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Knowsley Junior School Large reserves
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Large reserves
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Healthy
- The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary Healthy
- St John's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School In deficit
- Ormesby Primary School Large reserves
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow Large reserves
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery Healthy
- Buckshaw Primary School Healthy
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2019-20
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,740 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £289k | £1,341 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £2k | £9 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,237 a pupil, against a typical £1,487 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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