Moorpark Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £110k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE NEW GUILD 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 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£154k | £159k | 237 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£14k | £171k | 233 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£217k | £220k | 228 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£51k | £167k | 228 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.8m | -£109k | £65k | 238 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£22k | £45k | 240 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£62k | £110k | 239 |
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 £8,046 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,167.
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 | £2,946 | £3,415 | £3,162–£3,911 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,079 | £1,832 | £1,584–£2,317 |
Supply staff | £1,054 | £109 | £24–£254 |
Admin and clerical | £565 | £365 | £267–£476 |
Premises | £582 | £437 | £350–£521 |
Energy | £42 | £111 | £79–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £243 | £363 | £240–£434 |
Bought-in services | £356 | £255 | £82–£374 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Coleridge Primary Large reserves
- Moorcroft Wood Academy Large reserves
- Dallam Community Primary School Large reserves
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Healthy
- Broadwood Primary School Heading for deficit
- All Saints Primary School Healthy
- West Park Primary School Large reserves
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Large reserves
- St James' Church of England Primary School Tight
- William Booth Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Bellfield Junior School In deficit
- Forest Gate Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,280 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £55k | £230 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £249k | £1,042 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £1,054 a pupil, against a typical £109 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £565 a pupil, against a typical £365 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £582 a pupil, against a typical £437 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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