Kemble Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £47k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Gloucestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CORINIUM 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 | £537k | £546k | -£9k | £76k | 98 |
2019-20 | £519k | £516k | +£3k | £61k | 100 |
2020-21 | £566k | £498k | +£68k | £63k | 101 |
2021-22 | £581k | £572k | +£9k | £29k | 105 |
2022-23 | £682k | £641k | +£41k | £21k | 103 |
2023-24 | £760k | £683k | +£77k | £45k | 105 |
2024-25 | £761k | £700k | +£61k | £47k | 107 |
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 £6,542 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,398.
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 | £3,598 | £3,428 | £3,229–£3,645 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £916 | £1,270 | £1,111–£1,585 |
Supply staff | £121 | £136 | £47–£264 |
Admin and clerical | £290 | £352 | £279–£433 |
Premises | £327 | £353 | £265–£428 |
Energy | £140 | £126 | £90–£170 |
Learning resources & ICT | £243 | £346 | £265–£424 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £254 | £113–£410 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Healthy
- White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Temple Guiting Church of England School Large reserves
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Stottesdon CofE Primary School Tight
- Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh Healthy
- Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School Healthy
- St Peter's Catholic Primary Academy Large reserves
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley Large reserves
- Temple Grafton CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £718k | £6,710 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £23k | £215 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £43k | £402 |
Money raised by parents
KEMBLE SCHOOL PARENTS GROUP (charity 1087967, Registered) raised £24k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £24k | £25k |
2024-02 | £16k | £15k |
2023-02 | £12k | £5k |
2022-02 | £0 | £4k |
2021-02 | £50 | £5k |
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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