Hartford Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cheshire West and Chester · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CREATE LEARNING TRUST 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 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£87k | -£121k | 396 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.6m | +£129k | £8k | 393 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£93k | £101k | 396 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£3k | £104k | 409 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£17k | £121k | 418 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£222k | £79k | 397 |
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 23% of them. It spends £5,683 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,099.
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 | £2,899 | £2,978 | £2,885–£3,158 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,098 | £1,135 | £977–£1,326 |
Supply staff | £48 | £152 | £38–£204 |
Admin and clerical | £232 | £266 | £204–£302 |
Premises | £315 | £294 | £246–£349 |
Energy | £71 | £90 | £74–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £264 | £266 | £241–£302 |
Bought-in services | £118 | £134 | £58–£202 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- King David Primary School Healthy
- Burley Oaks Primary School Healthy
- Tadworth Primary School Large reserves
- Barnfields Primary School Large reserves
- St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Western Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Helmshore Primary School Healthy
- Bure Park Primary School Tight
- Longwell Green Primary School Healthy
- South Benfleet Primary School Large reserves
- Naunton Park Primary School In deficit
- Wheatfield Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,892 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £82k | £207 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £139k | £350 |
Money raised by parents
THE HARTFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 518338, Registered) raised £29k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £29k | £36k |
2024-07 | £33k | £47k |
2023-07 | £46k | £19k |
2022-07 | £19k | £15k |
2021-07 | £4k | £4k |
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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