Robert Kett Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £170k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£17k | £153k | 523 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£35k | £189k | 584 |
2020-21 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£60k | £249k | 603 |
2021-22 | £3.2m | £3.2m | +£26k | £274k | 621 |
2022-23 | £3.5m | £3.7m | -£143k | £131k | 607 |
2023-24 | £3.5m | £3.4m | +£117k | £0 | 567 |
2024-25 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£88k | £170k | 558 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,267 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,713.
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 | £3,801 | £3,093 | £2,933–£3,566 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,379 | £1,164–£1,800 |
Supply staff | £392 | £70 | £24–£158 |
Admin and clerical | £226 | £293 | £225–£353 |
Premises | £384 | £312 | £251–£400 |
Energy | £115 | £79 | £58–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £337 | £243 | £167–£290 |
Bought-in services | £36 | £98 | £37–£239 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Large reserves
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy Healthy
- Thoresby Primary School Healthy
- Hilton Spencer Academy Large reserves
- Muscliff Primary School Healthy
- St John's Green Primary School Large reserves
- Brunswick Primary School In deficit
- Mellor Community Primary School Healthy
- Marine Academy Primary Large reserves
- Talbot Primary School Large reserves
- Exwick Heights Primary School Large reserves
- Gig Mill Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £5,810 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £137k | £246 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £343k | £615 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Robert Kett School (charity 1096395, Registered) raised £53k in its latest year.
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 supply staff is £392 a pupil, against a typical £70 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £337 a pupil, against a typical £243 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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