Moorings Way Infant School: school finances
Tight
Holds £15k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2018-19, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Portsmouth · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19
Income and spending, 2018-19
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £674k | £624k | +£50k | £15k | 138 |
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 30% of them. It spends £4,522 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,211.
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 | £2,254 | £3,332 | £3,100–£3,827 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,043 | £1,511 | £1,195–£1,824 |
Supply staff | £29 | £169 | £90–£324 |
Admin and clerical | £413 | £331 | £247–£411 |
Premises | £7 | £335 | £281–£428 |
Energy | £-7 | £107 | £91–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £138 | £309 | £225–£408 |
Bought-in services | £94 | £234 | £81–£333 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School Tight
- Galley Common Infant School Healthy
- St Luke's Park Primary School Healthy
- St Teath Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hundon Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Tight
- Wittersham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery Large reserves
- Berrow Primary Church Academy Large reserves
- St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Trent Vale Infant School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2018-19
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £608k | £4,406 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £8k | £58 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £66k | £478 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
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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