Dauntsey Academy Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £85k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wiltshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST 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 | £889k | £887k | +£2k | £65k | 197 |
2019-20 | £907k | £920k | -£13k | £79k | 193 |
2020-21 | £965k | £1.0m | -£65k | £52k | 186 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £958k | +£71k | £110k | 173 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£6k | £84k | 195 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£4k | £47k | 197 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£68k | £85k | 185 |
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 £6,481 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,723.
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 | £3,032 | £3,371 | £3,159–£3,484 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,454 | £1,207 | £875–£1,543 |
Supply staff | £195 | £121 | £42–£237 |
Admin and clerical | £270 | £322 | £275–£377 |
Premises | £308 | £307 | £263–£404 |
Energy | £70 | £98 | £80–£123 |
Learning resources & ICT | £162 | £292 | £247–£408 |
Bought-in services | £249 | £153 | £65–£216 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Weedon Bec Primary School Large reserves
- Seaton Sluice First School Large reserves
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Tight
- West Horndon Primary School Large reserves
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Widmer End Community Combined School In deficit
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School In deficit
- The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill Tight
- Thorner Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Bampton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Eagley Infant School Large reserves
- Amotherby Community Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,508 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £71k | £384 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £65k | £351 |
Money raised by parents
DAUNTSEY'S SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION (charity 309478, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £10k | £8k |
2024-07 | £16k | £15k |
2023-07 | £12k | £9k |
2022-07 | £14k | £25k |
2021-07 | £2k | £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.
- Spending on bought-in services is £249 a pupil, against a typical £153 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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