Orchard Meadow Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £186k in reserve, 10% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 4 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITED 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 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£31k | £0 | 340 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £2.1m | -£148k | £0 | 307 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£33k | £0 | 288 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £2.0m | -£270k | £0 | 254 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£59k | £0 | 233 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£32k | £0 | 220 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£94k | £186k | 208 |
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 40% of them. It spends £9,389 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 | £4,240 | £3,513 | £3,245–£3,739 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,577 | £1,597 | £1,297–£2,007 |
Supply staff | £476 | £213 | £114–£325 |
Admin and clerical | £413 | £391 | £334–£451 |
Premises | £726 | £414 | £331–£575 |
Energy | £173 | £120 | £90–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £692 | £306 | £249–£367 |
Bought-in services | £322 | £260 | £104–£408 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Larchfield Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Large reserves
- Marshlands Primary School Large reserves
- Springbank Academy Healthy
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- The Mill Academy Heading for deficit
- Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Large reserves
- Haytor View Community Primary School Healthy
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Large reserves
- Charnwood Primary Academy Large reserves
- Moorlands Primary School Large reserves
- St Philip's CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £8,510 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £95k | £457 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £89k | £428 |
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?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 39% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £692 a pupil, against a typical £306 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £476 a pupil, against a typical £213 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £726 a pupil, against a typical £414 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £173 a pupil, against a typical £120 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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