de Vere Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £91k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP 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 | £815k | £818k | -£3k | £90k | 161 |
2019-20 | £848k | £892k | -£44k | £46k | 173 |
2020-21 | £867k | £854k | +£13k | £25k | 183 |
2021-22 | £983k | £917k | +£66k | £20k | 195 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £997k | +£103k | £30k | 195 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£163k | £0 | 192 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£121k | £91k | 194 |
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 £5,603 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,004.
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 | £3,021 | £3,366 | £2,974–£3,545 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,309 | £1,367 | £1,117–£1,612 |
Supply staff | £0 | £171 | £67–£307 |
Admin and clerical | £237 | £326 | £233–£384 |
Premises | £211 | £376 | £320–£420 |
Energy | £0 | £114 | £90–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £294 | £324 | £259–£463 |
Bought-in services | £57 | £186 | £81–£285 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Thomas Primary School Healthy
- Magdalen Gates Primary School Large reserves
- Roydon Primary Academy Large reserves
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton Heading for deficit
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Healthy
- Ruskin Infant School In deficit
- Scotch Orchard Primary School In deficit
- Colney Heath Primary School Large reserves
- St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,304 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £44k | £227 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £25k | £129 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF DE VERE PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1186346, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-11 | £7k | £6k |
2024-11 | £6k | £10k |
2023-11 | £9k | £8k |
2022-11 | £4k | £1k |
2021-11 | £0 | £1k |
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.
- 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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