Grange Community Nursery and Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £113k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cheshire West and Chester · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: WEAVER TRUST LIMITED 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £939k | £852k | +£87k | £117k | 161 |
2020-21 | £996k | £889k | +£107k | £193k | 166 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£112k | £260k | 161 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £948k | +£109k | £261k | 142 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£12k | £238k | 159 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£142k | £113k | 202 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,784 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,891.
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 | £2,318 | £3,431 | £3,125–£3,760 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,638 | £1,710 | £1,459–£2,101 |
Supply staff | £0 | £212 | £91–£358 |
Admin and clerical | £303 | £349 | £308–£455 |
Premises | £372 | £408 | £335–£565 |
Energy | £79 | £118 | £105–£154 |
Learning resources & ICT | £784 | £322 | £228–£474 |
Bought-in services | £228 | £222 | £114–£340 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland Large reserves
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Tight
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Tight
- Holy Family RC Primary School In deficit
- Newtown Primary School Large reserves
- Westlands First School Large reserves
- South Kirkby Academy Large reserves
- West End Primary School Healthy
- Warren Primary Academy Healthy
- Jubilee Academy Mossley Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,935 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £267k | £1,325 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £243 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £784 a pupil, against a typical £322 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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