Holmbush Primary Academy: school finances
Tight
Holds £5k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Sussex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: REACH2 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 | £1.0m | £932k | +£90k | £0 | 205 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £994k | +£48k | £0 | 204 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£6k | £0 | 218 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£12k | £0 | 215 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£8k | £0 | 213 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£45k | £0 | 201 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£46k | £5k | 196 |
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 £6,776 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,856.
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 | £3,755 | £3,170 | £2,888–£3,490 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £41 | £1,496 | £1,152–£1,729 |
Supply staff | £77 | £65 | £41–£170 |
Admin and clerical | £1,235 | £308 | £250–£390 |
Premises | £367 | £350 | £292–£432 |
Energy | £56 | £104 | £89–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £337 | £305 | £245–£381 |
Bought-in services | £5 | £151 | £79–£218 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bocking Primary School Healthy
- Roose School In deficit
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School Tight
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy Healthy
- Horn's Mill Primary School Healthy
- East Farleigh Primary School Heading for deficit
- Clarendon Infants' School Large reserves
- Torpoint Nursery and Infant School Healthy
- Lower Halstow Primary School Large reserves
- Potley Hill Primary School Heading for deficit
- Shaw CE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,668 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £126k | £643 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £67k | £342 |
Money raised by parents
HOLMBUSH SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1155192, Registered) raised £14k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £14k | £12k |
2024-08 | £8k | £20k |
2023-08 | £11k | £3k |
2022-08 | £10k | £1k |
2021-08 | £6k | £13k |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £1,235 a pupil, against a typical £308 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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