Cuddington Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £119k 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 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£14k | £385k | 186 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£7k | £357k | 222 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£127k | £447k | 225 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£53k | £466k | 219 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£50k | £0 | 206 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£43k | £0 | 195 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£157k | £119k | 199 |
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 47% of them. It spends £7,070 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,684.
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 | £3,568 | £3,197 | £2,780–£3,547 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,568 | £1,291 | £957–£1,620 |
Supply staff | £357 | £142 | £35–£314 |
Admin and clerical | £317 | £292 | £242–£368 |
Premises | £251 | £359 | £276–£481 |
Energy | £75 | £112 | £93–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £261 | £282 | £212–£342 |
Bought-in services | £70 | £171 | £85–£287 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Greatwood Community Primary School In deficit
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth In deficit
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Patrington CofE Primary Academy Tight
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Healthy
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Large reserves
- Milecastle Primary School Large reserves
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Bottesford Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,819 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £220k | £1,106 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £8k | £40 |
Money raised by parents
CUDDINGTON PARENTS ASSOCIATION (charity 802605, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £13k | £23k |
2025-08 | £7k | £3k |
2024-08 | £6k | £3k |
2023-08 | £6k | £6k |
2022-08 | £5k | £5k |
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 £357 a pupil, against a typical £142 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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