Holden Clough Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £166k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Tameside · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES 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 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£35k | £79k | 360 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£62k | £18k | 377 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£71k | £89k | 402 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£10k | £79k | 382 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£62k | £17k | 367 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£162k | £120k | 336 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£163k | £166k | 312 |
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 £6,112 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,945.
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 | £2,643 | £3,245 | £2,968–£3,555 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,136 | £1,474 | £1,204–£1,716 |
Supply staff | £275 | £153 | £61–£228 |
Admin and clerical | £266 | £277 | £239–£364 |
Premises | £397 | £332 | £271–£382 |
Energy | £125 | £99 | £75–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £259 | £226 | £178–£337 |
Bought-in services | £387 | £138 | £65–£220 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Geoffrey Field Infant School Large reserves
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy Healthy
- Clowne Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Engaines Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Columb Major Academy Healthy
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) Healthy
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Hungerford Primary School Healthy
- Riverside Primary Academy Large reserves
- Walliscote Primary School Large reserves
- Norwich Road Academy In deficit
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £6,454 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £81k | £259 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £66k | £211 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF HOLDEN CLOUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1211709, 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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 13% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £387 a pupil, against a typical £138 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £275 a pupil, against a typical £153 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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