Ashley Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £288k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE GOOD SHEPHERD 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 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£57k | £228k | 539 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£2k | £185k | 567 |
2020-21 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£235k | £229k | 592 |
2022-23 | £3.3m | £3.2m | +£133k | £87k | 588 |
2023-24 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£48k | £0 | 564 |
2024-25 | £3.7m | £3.4m | +£228k | £288k | 581 |
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 £5,921 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,003.
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 | £2,895 | £3,041 | £2,911–£3,181 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,052 | £1,122 | £777–£1,262 |
Supply staff | £384 | £95 | £31–£195 |
Admin and clerical | £313 | £238 | £177–£312 |
Premises | £313 | £296 | £229–£385 |
Energy | £98 | £86 | £73–£108 |
Learning resources & ICT | £399 | £271 | £212–£331 |
Bought-in services | £21 | £59 | £38–£162 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Lanes Primary School Large reserves
- Northwick Manor Primary School Large reserves
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Rustington Community Primary School Large reserves
- Vale School, Worthing Heading for deficit
- Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Lutley Primary School Large reserves
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Bourton Meadow Academy Healthy
- Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Green Ridge Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £5,520 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £88k | £151 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £461k | £793 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ASHLEY SCHOOL (charity 1024028, Registered) raised £25k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £25k | £47k |
2024-08 | £28k | £20k |
2023-08 | £27k | £6k |
2022-08 | £29k | £51k |
2021-08 | £18k | £44k |
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 supply staff is £384 a pupil, against a typical £95 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £399 a pupil, against a typical £271 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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