Hillside Community First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £42k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Dorset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INITIO 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, 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£12k | -£76k | 255 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£27k | -£157k | 242 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£60k | -£154k | 229 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£21k | £0 | 206 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£83k | £0 | 212 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£57k | £42k | 206 |
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 £5,879 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,593.
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 | £2,864 | £3,166 | £2,913–£3,560 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,345 | £1,239 | £976–£1,668 |
Supply staff | £214 | £96 | £28–£227 |
Admin and clerical | £301 | £318 | £271–£361 |
Premises | £306 | £329 | £278–£396 |
Energy | £78 | £106 | £94–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £233 | £290 | £211–£393 |
Bought-in services | £24 | £178 | £102–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Lanner Primary School Healthy
- Ellistown Community Primary School In deficit
- St George's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Shoreside Primary School Tight
- Woodstone Community Primary School In deficit
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Large reserves
- More Park Catholic Primary School Tight
- George Fentham Endowed School Tight
- Wootton Community Primary School Healthy
- Lum Head Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,063 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £66k | £320 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £19k | £92 |
Money raised by parents
HILLSIDE COUNTY FIRST SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1056388, Registered) raised £18k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £18k | £17k |
2024-07 | £14k | £13k |
2023-07 | £13k | £10k |
2022-07 | £6k | £10k |
2021-07 | £6k | £13k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 19% since 2019-20. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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