Eastwick Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £195k in reserve, 7% 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 HOWARD 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£15k | £0 | 385 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£31k | -£88k | 381 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£59k | -£95k | 370 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£22k | -£133k | 362 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£1k | £0 | 375 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£115k | £0 | 359 |
2024-25 | £2.8m | £2.6m | +£133k | £195k | 327 |
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 60% of them. It spends £8,098 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,541.
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 | £4,459 | £3,088 | £2,837–£3,401 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,257 | £1,323 | £1,047–£1,493 |
Supply staff | £101 | £101 | £44–£177 |
Admin and clerical | £303 | £257 | £208–£339 |
Premises | £235 | £328 | £251–£445 |
Energy | £131 | £94 | £69–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £498 | £321 | £241–£374 |
Bought-in services | £190 | £140 | £50–£216 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lower Wortley Primary School Heading for deficit
- Greenfields Junior School Large reserves
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Heading for deficit
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Healthy
- Loddon Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Tight
- The Grove School Tight
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Trenance Learning Academy Large reserves
- Carr Green Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £8,040 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £370k | £1,131 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £152k | £465 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 15% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £498 a pupil, against a typical £321 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,459 a pupil, against a typical £3,088 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £131 a pupil, against a typical £94 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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