Spring Cottage Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £180k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Kingston upon Hull, City of · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: HORIZON ACADEMY 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 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£8k | -£78k | 446 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£50k | £31k | 450 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£134k | £119k | 448 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£58k | £56k | 446 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £2.6m | +£153k | £110k | 455 |
2023-24 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£238k | £228k | 453 |
2024-25 | £3.4m | £3.2m | +£234k | £180k | 481 |
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 17% of them. It spends £6,553 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,052.
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 | £2,940 | £2,864 | £2,687–£3,079 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,965 | £1,276 | £1,054–£1,464 |
Supply staff | £179 | £67 | £12–£125 |
Admin and clerical | £252 | £260 | £181–£297 |
Premises | £295 | £305 | £243–£371 |
Energy | £100 | £82 | £72–£96 |
Learning resources & ICT | £220 | £263 | £196–£343 |
Bought-in services | £75 | £122 | £71–£193 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lydgate Junior School Tight
- Bedgrove Junior School Large reserves
- Lift East Wichel Large reserves
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- North Town Academy Healthy
- Mountfields Lodge School Large reserves
- Overdale Junior School Large reserves
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School Healthy
- Newhall Primary Academy Healthy
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Large reserves
- King Edward Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £6,676 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £531k | £1,104 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £219k | £455 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £179 a pupil, against a typical £67 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,965 a pupil, against a typical £1,276 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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