Hempstalls Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £124k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£66k | £259k | 352 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.1m | +£303k | £368k | 362 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.2m | +£152k | £352k | 376 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£226k | £338k | 414 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£5k | £0 | 416 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£144k | £0 | 422 |
2024-25 | £3.2m | £3.0m | +£179k | £124k | 419 |
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 20% of them. It spends £7,160 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,363.
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 | £2,773 | £3,164 | £2,865–£3,377 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,434 | £1,285 | £1,086–£1,416 |
Supply staff | £21 | £93 | £20–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £255 | £299 | £212–£351 |
Premises | £437 | £288 | £242–£368 |
Energy | £124 | £82 | £65–£100 |
Learning resources & ICT | £260 | £243 | £182–£314 |
Bought-in services | £124 | £130 | £99–£187 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Warden Hill Junior School Healthy
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Healthy
- Meryfield Primary School Large reserves
- Falcon Junior School Heading for deficit
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Large reserves
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Elstow School Large reserves
- Half Acres Primary Academy Large reserves
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary Large reserves
- The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Heading for deficit
- St John and St Francis Church School Large reserves
- Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £7,308 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £187k | £446 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £117k | £279 |
Money raised by parents
HEMPSTALLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS, STAFF AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1188628, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £8k |
2024-08 | £8k | £8k |
2023-08 | £3k | £3k |
2022-08 | £5k | £2k |
2021-08 | £2k | £7k |
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 £2,434 a pupil, against a typical £1,285 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £437 a pupil, against a typical £288 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £124 a pupil, against a typical £82 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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