White House Farm: school finances
Healthy
Holds £142k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION 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 | £413k | £391k | +£22k | £0 | 25 |
2020-21 | £488k | £423k | +£65k | £0 | 57 |
2021-22 | £851k | £639k | +£212k | £0 | 112 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£48k | £0 | 164 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£60k | £0 | 216 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£142k | £142k | 285 |
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 77% of them. It spends £6,018 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,443.
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 | £3,130 | £3,170 | £2,823–£3,404 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,277 | £1,192 | £918–£1,555 |
Supply staff | £256 | £123 | £61–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £182 | £286 | £250–£352 |
Premises | £214 | £350 | £278–£477 |
Energy | £95 | £95 | £84–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £263 | £275 | £220–£346 |
Bought-in services | £11 | £165 | £78–£229 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Highfield Primary School Tight
- The Gates Primary School Healthy
- Southover CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Stanton Road Primary School Healthy
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Large reserves
- Coupals Primary Academy Healthy
- Cliffedale Primary School Tight
- Broughton Primary Academy Large reserves
- Greenleas Primary School Large reserves
- Clanfield Junior School Tight
- Moorlands CofE Primary Academy Tight
- Windmill Hill Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,193 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £136k | £477 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £92k | £323 |
Money raised by parents
WHITE HOUSE FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1219503, Registered)
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 £256 a pupil, against a typical £123 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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