Hennock Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £25k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Devon · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LINK 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 | £316k | £317k | -£1k | £32k | 59 |
2019-20 | £406k | £386k | +£20k | £15k | 69 |
2020-21 | £456k | £409k | +£47k | £16k | 70 |
2021-22 | £472k | £399k | +£73k | £21k | 68 |
2022-23 | £540k | £453k | +£87k | £0 | 70 |
2023-24 | £409k | £496k | -£87k | £0 | 71 |
2024-25 | £552k | £490k | +£62k | £25k | 58 |
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 30% of them. It spends £8,376 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,101.
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 | £4,359 | £4,818 | £4,226–£5,231 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,137 | £1,484 | £1,303–£1,790 |
Supply staff | £17 | £139 | £68–£311 |
Admin and clerical | £769 | £535 | £465–£689 |
Premises | £393 | £482 | £386–£586 |
Energy | £154 | £160 | £125–£192 |
Learning resources & ICT | £222 | £517 | £375–£763 |
Bought-in services | £34 | £305 | £176–£370 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Windlesham Village Infant School In deficit
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School In deficit
- Ashdon Primary School Large reserves
- Ripley Endowed Church of England School Large reserves
- Moor First School In deficit
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Normanby Primary School Healthy
- Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Penny Acres Primary School Healthy
- Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Large reserves
- The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £532k | £9,094 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £8k | £137 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £20k | £342 |
Money raised by parents
HENNOCK COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1206163, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £13k | £7k |
2024-07 | £14k | £8k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,137 a pupil, against a typical £1,484 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £769 a pupil, against a typical £535 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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