Wykeham Church of England Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £99k in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · 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 | £336k | £340k | -£4k | £3k | 59 |
2019-20 | £396k | £381k | +£15k | £18k | 63 |
2020-21 | £398k | £381k | +£17k | £35k | 67 |
2021-22 | £934k | £923k | +£11k | £99k | 66 |
2022-23 | £979k | £986k | -£7k | £92k | 61 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£7k | £99k | 121 |
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 63% of them. It spends £8,337 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,569.
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 | £3,712 | £3,714 | £3,210–£4,117 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,407 | £1,341 | £1,114–£1,679 |
Supply staff | £323 | £153 | £58–£276 |
Admin and clerical | £257 | £339 | £272–£473 |
Premises | £408 | £376 | £276–£446 |
Energy | £182 | £117 | £81–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £658 | £377 | £280–£501 |
Bought-in services | £444 | £166 | £79–£312 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Old Cleeve Church of England First School In deficit
- The Middle Rasen Primary School Healthy
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School In deficit
- Ashcott Primary School Tight
- Cuckney CofE Primary School In deficit
- Blackwater Community Primary School Large reserves
- Bozeat Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hemsby Primary School Healthy
- St John Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School Large reserves
- Christ Church CofE First School In deficit
- Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £996k | £8,231 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £11k | £88 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £20k | £165 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £54k | £446 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF WYKEHAM SCHOOL (charity 1086224, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £5k | £3k |
2025-08 | £3k | £2k |
2024-08 | £2k | £685 |
2023-08 | £2k | £2k |
2022-08 | £943 | £3k |
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?
- Spending on bought-in services is £444 a pupil, against a typical £166 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £323 a pupil, against a typical £153 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £658 a pupil, against a typical £377 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £182 a pupil, against a typical £117 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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