Arundale Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £105k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Tameside · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£16k | £146k | 208 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£48k | £194k | 202 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£28k | £167k | 202 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£57k | £110k | 188 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£28k | £82k | 198 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£23k | £105k | 189 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,492 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,619.
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 | £3,361 | £3,732 | £3,532–£4,108 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,364 | £1,688 | £1,340–£2,017 |
Supply staff | £1 | £238 | £148–£434 |
Admin and clerical | £369 | £420 | £325–£528 |
Premises | £1,982 | £453 | £311–£552 |
Energy | £0 | £153 | £120–£197 |
Learning resources & ICT | £223 | £323 | £247–£434 |
Bought-in services | £531 | £155 | £77–£359 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Halesowen CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Dinnington Community Primary School In deficit
- Walton on the Naze Primary School Large reserves
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery In deficit
- Eskdale Academy Healthy
- Willow Tree Primary School In deficit
- Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Moor Nook Community Primary School Healthy
- Biddick Hall Infants' School Heading for deficit
- Water Hall Primary School Large reserves
- Burton Fields School Healthy
- Fieldhead Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £8,494 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £16k | £86 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £148k | £784 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £22k | £119 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 9% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on premises is £1,982 a pupil, against a typical £453 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £531 a pupil, against a typical £155 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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