Winsham Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £23k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Somerset · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE 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 | £335k | £242k | +£93k | £44k | 33 |
2019-20 | £381k | £297k | +£84k | £68k | 31 |
2020-21 | £259k | £295k | -£36k | £0 | 29 |
2021-22 | £301k | £284k | +£17k | £0 | 36 |
2022-23 | £377k | £308k | +£69k | £0 | 37 |
2024-25 | £502k | £474k | +£28k | £23k | 39 |
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 £12,154 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £12,463.
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 | £4,308 | £5,972 | £5,515–£6,531 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £3,000 | £1,448 | £1,172–£1,808 |
Supply staff | £692 | £296 | £90–£700 |
Admin and clerical | £385 | £691 | £393–£937 |
Premises | £897 | £599 | £493–£813 |
Energy | £51 | £236 | £150–£283 |
Learning resources & ICT | £256 | £564 | £389–£799 |
Bought-in services | £103 | £331 | £93–£599 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Slaley First School Healthy
- Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School Healthy
- Drayton Parslow Village School Large reserves
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Reedness Primary School In deficit
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School Large reserves
- Boasley Cross Community Primary School Healthy
- Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School Healthy
- Foxbridge Primary School In deficit
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £449k | £11,513 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £10k | £256 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £53k | £1,359 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £3,000 a pupil, against a typical £1,448 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £897 a pupil, against a typical £599 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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