Monkston Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £81k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Milton Keynes · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL 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 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£58k | £139k | 419 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£38k | £200k | 419 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£14k | £222k | 422 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£42k | £251k | 421 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£24k | £150k | 421 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£117k | £151k | 416 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£32k | £81k | 410 |
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 13% of them. It spends £5,959 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,985.
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 | £3,327 | £2,887 | £2,707–£3,109 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,007 | £1,166 | £944–£1,393 |
Supply staff | £46 | £126 | £62–£245 |
Admin and clerical | £283 | £261 | £166–£313 |
Premises | £190 | £283 | £254–£369 |
Energy | £41 | £93 | £64–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £276 | £256 | £187–£312 |
Bought-in services | £76 | £88 | £36–£195 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- West Didsbury CE Primary School Large reserves
- Shibden Head Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Large reserves
- Bitham Brook Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Byfleet Healthy
- Mickleover Primary School Large reserves
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Large reserves
- Wray Common Primary School Healthy
- Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Howley Grange Primary School Healthy
- Ling Moor Primary Academy Large reserves
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,639 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £47k | £115 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £163k | £398 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF MONKSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1108154, Registered) raised £26k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £26k | £29k |
2024-08 | £24k | £16k |
2023-08 | £25k | £29k |
2022-08 | £25k | £19k |
2021-08 | £14k | £9k |
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.
- 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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