Bungay Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Suffolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ASSET EDUCATION 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 | £1.0m | +£57k | £58k | 226 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£85k | £107k | 211 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£35k | £131k | 190 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£15k | £147k | 174 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£14k | £100k | 169 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£83k | £89k | 178 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£34k | £74k | 202 |
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 23% of them. It spends £6,252 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,438.
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 | £2,602 | £3,347 | £2,865–£3,720 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,951 | £1,578 | £1,208–£1,794 |
Supply staff | £227 | £224 | £120–£404 |
Admin and clerical | £341 | £377 | £292–£445 |
Premises | £291 | £420 | £318–£479 |
Energy | £119 | £105 | £88–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £212 | £305 | £219–£386 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £255 | £163–£372 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Large reserves
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Willow Lane Community Primary School Healthy
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Horninglow Primary School Large reserves
- Coniston Primary School Large reserves
- Necton VA Primary School Tight
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Healthy
- Kingsway Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hertford Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,202 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £129k | £637 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £46k | £227 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BUNGAY PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1036110, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-07 | £6k | £5k |
2025-07 | £3k | £4k |
2024-07 | £4k | £3k |
2023-07 | £5k | £5k |
2022-07 | £4k | £2k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 10% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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