Chew Magna Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £44k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bath and North East Somerset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £581k | £565k | +£15k | £17k | 102 |
2019-20 | £566k | £551k | +£15k | £3k | 105 |
2020-21 | £590k | £516k | +£74k | £44k | 100 |
2021-22 | £613k | £590k | +£23k | £47k | 103 |
2022-23 | £668k | £621k | +£47k | £60k | 103 |
2023-24 | £718k | £670k | +£48k | £69k | 96 |
2024-25 | £775k | £715k | +£60k | £44k | 95 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,526 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,855.
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 | £3,905 | £3,815 | £3,656–£4,382 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,305 | £1,281 | £922–£1,599 |
Supply staff | £0 | £112 | £54–£239 |
Admin and clerical | £316 | £417 | £304–£497 |
Premises | £400 | £365 | £267–£442 |
Energy | £168 | £108 | £85–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £463 | £396 | £307–£528 |
Bought-in services | £42 | £253 | £156–£399 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Himbleton CofE Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Newbald Primary School Healthy
- Kirtlington Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- The Bramptons Primary School Healthy
- Crockerton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Langton Primary School Large reserves
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne Heading for deficit
- Grateley Primary School Heading for deficit
- Adlington Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £628k | £6,611 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £16k | £168 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £97k | £1,021 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF OF CHEW MAGNA PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1033937, Registered) raised £25k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £25k | £17k |
2025-08 | £21k | £17k |
2024-08 | £20k | £23k |
2023-08 | £20k | £18k |
2022-08 | £17k | £20k |
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.
- Spending on energy is £168 a pupil, against a typical £108 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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