Grange School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £59k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING 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 | £940k | £849k | +£91k | £135k | 158 |
2019-20 | £950k | £845k | +£105k | £0 | 161 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £870k | +£155k | £0 | 142 |
2021-22 | £936k | £882k | +£54k | £6k | 148 |
2022-23 | £980k | £977k | +£3k | £7k | 136 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£12k | £4k | 147 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£55k | £59k | 158 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,937 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,836.
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 | £3,108 | £3,669 | £3,293–£4,064 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,342 | £1,504 | £1,079–£1,897 |
Supply staff | £816 | £188 | £105–£352 |
Admin and clerical | £203 | £354 | £244–£450 |
Premises | £272 | £461 | £360–£518 |
Energy | £139 | £128 | £103–£156 |
Learning resources & ICT | £76 | £303 | £200–£390 |
Bought-in services | £329 | £194 | £72–£313 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Grange Community Primary School Large reserves
- High Leigh Primary School Large reserves
- Mersey Vale Primary School In deficit
- Melton Primary School Large reserves
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery Tight
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Ashton Vale Primary School Healthy
- St John's C of E Academy Large reserves
- High Cliff Academy Healthy
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Large reserves
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,285 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £116k | £734 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £816 a pupil, against a typical £188 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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