Giffards Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £156k in reserve, 6% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Thurrock · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GIFFARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL 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 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£33k | £216k | 443 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£7k | £223k | 440 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£84k | £139k | 441 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£64k | £203k | 442 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£119k | £322k | 405 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£30k | £251k | 406 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£52k | £156k | 409 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,347 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,424.
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 | £3,159 | £3,074 | £2,951–£3,235 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,438 | £1,375 | £1,053–£1,519 |
Supply staff | £17 | £133 | £69–£187 |
Admin and clerical | £345 | £268 | £227–£348 |
Premises | £240 | £348 | £281–£390 |
Energy | £149 | £92 | £71–£114 |
Learning resources & ICT | £198 | £260 | £234–£303 |
Bought-in services | £37 | £141 | £84–£216 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Whitefriars Primary School Large reserves
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Victoria Park Primary School Large reserves
- Broadgate Primary School Healthy
- Victoria Primary Academy Tight
- Davington Primary School Healthy
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Healthy
- Wellgate Primary School Large reserves
- Martongate Primary School Tight
- Nicol Mere School Large reserves
- Woodloes Primary School Large reserves
- Ossett South Parade Primary Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,958 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £84k | £205 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £143k | £350 |
Money raised by parents
GIFFARDS PSA (charity 1119194, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £3k |
2024-08 | £9k | £9k |
2023-08 | £11k | £11k |
2022-08 | £11k | £10k |
2021-08 | £6k | £4k |
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 energy is £149 a pupil, against a typical £92 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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