Ashbourne Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £46k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Derbyshire · 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£5k | £9k | 288 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£14k | £23k | 244 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£62k | £85k | 201 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£63k | £22k | 199 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£28k | -£6k | 208 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£52k | £46k | 202 |
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 £6,782 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,522.
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 | £2,919 | £3,449 | £3,045–£3,663 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,197 | £1,557 | £1,330–£1,745 |
Supply staff | £82 | £112 | £50–£171 |
Admin and clerical | £482 | £414 | £337–£503 |
Premises | £413 | £384 | £333–£474 |
Energy | £188 | £101 | £76–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £303 | £381 | £261–£488 |
Bought-in services | £135 | £187 | £88–£307 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet Healthy
- Hightown Primary School Heading for deficit
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Avishayes Community Primary School Large reserves
- Ongar Place Primary School Large reserves
- The Reddings Primary School Large reserves
- Buglawton Primary School Heading for deficit
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Tight
- The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington Heading for deficit
- Stradbroke Primary Academy Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch Tight
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,661 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £79k | £390 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £105k | £521 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £76k | £377 |
Money raised by parents
Ashbourne Primary School Parent Teacher Association (charity 1059156, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £5k | £6k |
2025-08 | £5k | £3k |
2024-08 | £5k | £5k |
2023-08 | £2k | £6k |
2022-08 | £4k | £5k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 30% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £188 a pupil, against a typical £101 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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