Highwood Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £206k in reserve, 7% 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 council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wokingham · 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£15k | £183k | 294 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£26k | £209k | 342 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£36k | £173k | 381 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£220k | £392k | 456 |
2022-23 | £2.9m | £2.7m | +£169k | £561k | 464 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £3.1m | -£234k | £327k | 455 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £3.2m | -£121k | £206k | 444 |
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 50% of them. It spends £7,298 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,985.
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 | £3,219 | £2,897 | £2,706–£3,037 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,882 | £1,303 | £1,065–£1,516 |
Supply staff | £61 | £94 | £32–£183 |
Admin and clerical | £437 | £237 | £199–£308 |
Premises | £362 | £293 | £262–£334 |
Energy | £99 | £81 | £68–£103 |
Learning resources & ICT | £323 | £240 | £190–£294 |
Bought-in services | £263 | £122 | £87–£194 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Withymoor Primary School In deficit
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Large reserves
- Laurance Haines School Healthy
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Large reserves
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School In deficit
- Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School Healthy
- Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy Large reserves
- Rayleigh Primary School In deficit
- Abbey Primary School Large reserves
- Herons' Moor Academy Large reserves
- Lent Rise School Heading for deficit
- Graham James Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,624 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £195k | £441 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £126k | £283 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £179k | £403 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £263 a pupil, against a typical £122 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £437 a pupil, against a typical £237 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,882 a pupil, against a typical £1,303 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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