Chipping Warden Primary Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £92k in reserve, 14% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Northamptonshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: PRIME7 MAT 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 | £464k | £435k | +£29k | £49k | 86 |
2019-20 | £465k | £447k | +£18k | £23k | 91 |
2020-21 | £552k | £495k | +£57k | £52k | 88 |
2021-22 | £564k | £502k | +£62k | £86k | 82 |
2022-23 | £500k | £511k | -£11k | £47k | 80 |
2023-24 | £619k | £610k | +£9k | £50k | 81 |
2024-25 | £675k | £627k | +£48k | £92k | 91 |
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 80% of them. It spends £6,890 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,511.
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 | £2,879 | £3,956 | £3,407–£4,393 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,187 | £1,366 | £1,281–£1,733 |
Supply staff | £77 | £166 | £75–£292 |
Admin and clerical | £297 | £490 | £415–£593 |
Premises | £484 | £392 | £282–£518 |
Energy | £176 | £114 | £93–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £846 | £416 | £355–£513 |
Bought-in services | £253 | £268 | £131–£515 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Rawcliffe Primary School Healthy
- Stower Provost Community School Healthy
- Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Aston by Sutton Primary School In deficit
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School Healthy
- Walesby CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hinton St George Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Blagdon Primary School Large reserves
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £627k | £6,890 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £39k | £429 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £48k | £527 |
Money raised by parents
CHIPPING WARDEN SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1110674, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £5k |
2024-08 | £5k | £5k |
2023-08 | £4k | £4k |
2022-08 | £10k | £10k |
2021-08 | £854 | £2k |
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 £846 a pupil, against a typical £416 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £176 a pupil, against a typical £114 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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