Churchfields, the Village School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £40k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wiltshire · 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 | £663k | £668k | -£6k | £89k | 125 |
2019-20 | £673k | £715k | -£42k | £46k | 122 |
2020-21 | £685k | £673k | +£12k | £59k | 133 |
2021-22 | £803k | £797k | +£6k | £65k | 127 |
2022-23 | £803k | £818k | -£16k | £49k | 121 |
2023-24 | £843k | £853k | -£10k | £40k | 123 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,934 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,642.
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 | £3,487 | £3,451 | £3,191–£3,804 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £753 | £1,290 | £974–£1,571 |
Supply staff | £195 | £181 | £58–£375 |
Admin and clerical | £359 | £397 | £318–£532 |
Premises | £376 | £419 | £351–£483 |
Energy | £202 | £131 | £111–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £469 | £387 | £259–£518 |
Bought-in services | £193 | £166 | £124–£320 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Healthy
- Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Moretonhampstead Primary School Healthy
- Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Adlington Primary School Healthy
- Blackawton Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth Large reserves
- Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £793k | £6,444 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £12k | £94 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £26k | £209 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £51k | £411 |
Money raised by parents
CHURCHFIELDS THE VILLAGE SCHOOL PTA (charity 1029675, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £16k | £17k |
2024-09 | £10k | £13k |
2023-09 | £6k | £7k |
2022-09 | £5k | £1k |
2021-09 | £1k | £2k |
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 energy is £202 a pupil, against a typical £131 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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