Surlingham Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £29k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION 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 | £365k | £344k | +£21k | £98k | 53 |
2019-20 | £356k | £400k | -£44k | £0 | 54 |
2020-21 | £377k | £349k | +£28k | £0 | 51 |
2021-22 | £367k | £380k | -£13k | £0 | 65 |
2022-23 | £448k | £442k | +£6k | £0 | 61 |
2023-24 | £461k | £506k | -£45k | £0 | 56 |
2024-25 | £535k | £478k | +£57k | £29k | 59 |
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 £8,102 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,396.
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 | £3,915 | £4,580 | £4,292–£5,260 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,186 | £1,683 | £1,292–£2,231 |
Supply staff | £102 | £201 | £53–£597 |
Admin and clerical | £712 | £555 | £445–£721 |
Premises | £305 | £525 | £377–£704 |
Energy | £153 | £157 | £126–£215 |
Learning resources & ICT | £356 | £473 | £391–£545 |
Bought-in services | £119 | £332 | £150–£611 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Calstock Community Primary School In deficit
- Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School In deficit
- Tansley Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping Large reserves
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Stanton Drew Primary School In deficit
- Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Netherton Infant School Large reserves
- Portesham Church of England Primary School Tight
- Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy Healthy
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £507k | £8,593 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £12k | £203 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £28k | £475 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF SURLINGHAM SCHOOL (charity 1044747, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £12k | £3k |
2024-09 | £9k | £7k |
2023-09 | £11k | £9k |
2022-09 | £6k | £2k |
2021-09 | £12 | £1k |
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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