Meon Infant School: school finances
Tight
Holds £18k 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 | £852k | £819k | +£33k | £18k | 178 |
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 23% of them. It spends £4,601 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,409.
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 | £2,764 | £3,600 | £3,240–£3,893 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £742 | £1,450 | £1,133–£1,779 |
Supply staff | £0 | £156 | £50–£369 |
Admin and clerical | £197 | £354 | £265–£426 |
Premises | £0 | £425 | £319–£531 |
Energy | £0 | £124 | £93–£166 |
Learning resources & ICT | £208 | £256 | £192–£344 |
Bought-in services | £101 | £183 | £105–£352 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School Large reserves
- Willows Academy Large reserves
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Tight
- Outwood Primary Academy Greystone Heading for deficit
- Aston Lodge Primary School Large reserves
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Tight
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Howes Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Tight
- Cold Harbour Church of England School Large reserves
- Atlas Community Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2018-19
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £818k | £4,596 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £9k | £51 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £34k | £191 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF MEON (INFANT) SCHOOL (charity 1098637, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £2k | £652 |
2025-08 | £4k | £2k |
2024-08 | £15k | £10k |
2023-08 | £6k | £2k |
2022-08 | £8k | £6k |
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.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- 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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