Midgley School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £207k in reserve, 30% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Calderdale · 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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £592k | £579k | +£14k | £68k | 102 |
2019-20 | £610k | £587k | +£23k | £91k | 103 |
2020-21 | £591k | £544k | +£47k | £138k | 98 |
2021-22 | £611k | £585k | +£26k | £164k | 96 |
2022-23 | £609k | £607k | +£3k | £167k | 95 |
2023-24 | £689k | £649k | +£40k | £207k | 70 |
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 100% of them. It spends £9,269 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,711.
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 | £3,234 | £4,479 | £3,901–£4,903 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,434 | £1,319 | £1,098–£1,749 |
Supply staff | £566 | £162 | £55–£267 |
Admin and clerical | £450 | £456 | £337–£654 |
Premises | £485 | £431 | £332–£610 |
Energy | £621 | £128 | £99–£161 |
Learning resources & ICT | £681 | £421 | £350–£590 |
Bought-in services | £332 | £169 | £43–£313 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Pamphill Church of England First School Tight
- Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery Large reserves
- Empingham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Newton Village Academy In deficit
- Curbar Primary School Tight
- Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School Large reserves
- Bridgerule Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Polebrook Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School Healthy
- Cheriton Primary School Tight
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £614k | £8,770 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £7k | £106 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £11k | £161 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £75k | £1,073 |
Money raised by parents
MIDGLEY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1167112, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £3k | £3k |
2024-08 | £2k | £6k |
2023-08 | £3k | £4k |
2022-08 | £3k | £4k |
2021-08 | £756 | £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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 31% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £621 a pupil, against a typical £128 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £566 a pupil, against a typical £162 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £681 a pupil, against a typical £421 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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