Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £222k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
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: ATTAIN ACADEMY 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 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£56k | £216k | 419 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£68k | £35k | 416 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£212k | £108k | 442 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.2m | +£195k | £44k | 453 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£206k | £5k | 449 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.7m | +£250k | £0 | 487 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.7m | +£403k | £222k | 474 |
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 50% of them. It spends £5,648 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,345.
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 | £2,578 | £2,972 | £2,736–£3,178 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,156 | £1,295 | £1,019–£1,666 |
Supply staff | £6 | £75 | £12–£155 |
Admin and clerical | £367 | £257 | £190–£390 |
Premises | £354 | £292 | £241–£403 |
Energy | £34 | £80 | £65–£102 |
Learning resources & ICT | £249 | £252 | £188–£319 |
Bought-in services | £38 | £98 | £40–£188 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Marlcliffe Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Queen's Park Academy Large reserves
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School In deficit
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Tight
- Red Oaks Primary School Large reserves
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £5,759 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £91k | £192 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £381k | £804 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF NEWLANDS SPRING COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 284873, Registered) raised £32k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £32k | £34k |
2024-08 | £30k | £26k |
2023-08 | £27k | £23k |
2022-08 | £20k | £16k |
2021-08 | £4k | £6k |
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.
- 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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