River Mill Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £189k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Kent · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MOSAIC SCHOOLS 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 | £574k | £468k | +£106k | £27k | 60 |
2020-21 | £954k | £865k | +£89k | £119k | 120 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£90k | £207k | 180 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£62k | £210k | 240 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£99k | £235k | 298 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£98k | £189k | 358 |
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 63% of them. It spends £7,109 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,247.
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 | £2,972 | £3,207 | £2,932–£3,436 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,584 | £1,149 | £872–£1,390 |
Supply staff | £478 | £90 | £60–£172 |
Admin and clerical | £117 | £256 | £192–£312 |
Premises | £257 | £321 | £286–£376 |
Energy | £98 | £85 | £68–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £232 | £281 | £211–£388 |
Bought-in services | £338 | £119 | £77–£209 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Martin's Church of England Junior School Tight
- Frimley CofE School Heading for deficit
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Belle Vue Primary School In deficit
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell Healthy
- Hunter's Bar Junior School Heading for deficit
- Send CofE Primary School In deficit
- St George's Junior School Large reserves
- The Butts Primary School Large reserves
- Swansfield Park Primary School Healthy
- Roecroft Lower School In deficit
- Hyde Park Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £6,818 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £205k | £573 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £207k | £578 |
Money raised by parents
RIVER MILL PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1202983, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £15k | £16k |
2025-08 | £16k | £8k |
2024-08 | £11k | £9k |
2023-08 | £7k | £5k |
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 supply staff is £478 a pupil, against a typical £90 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £338 a pupil, against a typical £119 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,584 a pupil, against a typical £1,149 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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