Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £302k in reserve, 18% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wakefield · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES 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 | £955k | £972k | -£17k | -£76k | 163 |
2019-20 | £988k | £1.0m | -£26k | -£140k | 170 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£15k | -£166k | 174 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£54k | -£155k | 202 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£101k | -£98k | 211 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£140k | £0 | 218 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.5m | +£208k | £302k | 214 |
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 87% of them. It spends £6,921 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,690.
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 | £3,112 | £3,507 | £3,223–£3,835 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,692 | £1,588 | £1,271–£2,006 |
Supply staff | £65 | £149 | £63–£268 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £425 | £336–£473 |
Premises | £411 | £452 | £332–£574 |
Energy | £112 | £111 | £83–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £290 | £311 | £230–£465 |
Bought-in services | £112 | £242 | £102–£362 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Heading for deficit
- Carlton Hill Primary School In deficit
- Berrycoombe School In deficit
- St Philip's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Charnwood Primary Academy Large reserves
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Large reserves
- Bredbury Green Primary School In deficit
- Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Large reserves
- The Mill Academy Heading for deficit
- Maryvale Catholic Primary School Healthy
- King Street Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,808 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £117k | £547 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £18k | £84 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
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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