Woodhall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £131k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£199k | £290k | 410 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£114k | £0 | 425 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£198k | £0 | 406 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.1m | +£231k | £0 | 412 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.0m | +£480k | £0 | 399 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.4m | +£289k | £0 | 392 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £2.7m | +£334k | £131k | 428 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,203 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,827.
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 | £4,063 | £3,205 | £2,747–£3,326 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,440 | £1,106–£1,687 |
Supply staff | £373 | £136 | £46–£294 |
Admin and clerical | £147 | £270 | £196–£360 |
Premises | £534 | £334 | £273–£426 |
Energy | £68 | £84 | £69–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £432 | £255 | £189–£330 |
Bought-in services | £7 | £172 | £68–£368 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Monkwood Primary School Large reserves
- Greenwood Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Spring Lane Primary School Healthy
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Healthy
- Portswood Primary School Large reserves
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Fairfield Road Primary School Large reserves
- Oakfield Primary Academy Healthy
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Large reserves
- Long Lawford Primary School Healthy
- Dudley Wood Primary School Large reserves
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,747 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £359k | £838 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £101k | £236 |
Money raised by parents
WOODHALL SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1038165, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £18k |
2024-08 | £15k | £5k |
2023-08 | £11k | £4k |
2022-08 | £9k | £8k |
2021-08 | £11k | £12k |
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 £373 a pupil, against a typical £136 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £432 a pupil, against a typical £255 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £534 a pupil, against a typical £334 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,063 a pupil, against a typical £3,205 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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