Heswall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £102k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wirral · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY 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 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£40k | £75k | 220 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£40k | £115k | 216 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£59k | £174k | 217 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£4k | £178k | 218 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£40k | £138k | 213 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.7m | +£258k | £102k | 241 |
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 57% of them. It spends £7,228 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,712.
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 | £2,888 | £3,147 | £2,835–£3,339 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,440 | £1,329 | £1,138–£1,514 |
Supply staff | £91 | £90 | £44–£227 |
Admin and clerical | £320 | £337 | £230–£450 |
Premises | £270 | £310 | £232–£408 |
Energy | £54 | £103 | £71–£114 |
Learning resources & ICT | £154 | £318 | £241–£363 |
Bought-in services | £232 | £192 | £137–£255 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Paulton Junior School Large reserves
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School In deficit
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Healthy
- Brookfield Primary School In deficit
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School Tight
- Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- High Ash Church of England Primary School Tight
- Oldfield Park Junior School Tight
- Applegarth Primary School Large reserves
- Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,000 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £249k | £1,033 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £313k | £1,299 |
Money raised by parents
HESWALL PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1044343, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £16k | £12k |
2024-09 | £15k | £14k |
2023-09 | £19k | £11k |
2022-09 | £7k | £8k |
2021-09 | £5k | £12k |
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.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,440 a pupil, against a typical £1,329 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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