Hague Bar Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £20k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Derbyshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE TRUE LEARNING 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
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £506k | £523k | -£17k | £8k | 85 |
2019-20 | £486k | £486k | +£173 | £8k | 75 |
2021-22 | £444k | £447k | -£3k | £69k | 63 |
2022-23 | £470k | £462k | +£8k | £0 | 62 |
2023-24 | £469k | £483k | -£14k | £0 | 58 |
2024-25 | £499k | £509k | -£10k | £20k | 47 |
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 £10,830 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,980.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
Show the comparison as a table
| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £5,723 | £5,287 | £4,624–£5,835 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,511 | £1,533 | £1,282–£1,899 |
Supply staff | £0 | £169 | £60–£288 |
Admin and clerical | £553 | £660 | £543–£800 |
Premises | £596 | £499 | £402–£701 |
Energy | £191 | £155 | £130–£212 |
Learning resources & ICT | £553 | £510 | £367–£806 |
Bought-in services | £43 | £204 | £44–£472 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Penruddock Primary School In deficit
- Beetham CofE Primary School Healthy
- Husborne Crawley Lower School In deficit
- St John's CofE Aided Infant School Large reserves
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School In deficit
- Greystoke Primary School In deficit
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Coleshill Church of England Infant School In deficit
- Speen CofE VA School Large reserves
- Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) Tight
- Fellview Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £484k | £10,298 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £40k | £851 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £15k | £319 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 45% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,511 a pupil, against a typical £1,533 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.
Admissions, Ofsted and results for Hague Bar Primary School · All Derbyshire school finances