Raysfield Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £181k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). South Gloucestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MOSAIC PARTNERSHIP TRUST 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, 2021-22 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2021-22 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£63k | £336k | 398 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£40k | £296k | 402 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£36k | £260k | 413 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£134k | £181k | 403 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,467 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,221.
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 | £2,814 | £3,023 | £2,725–£3,129 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,375 | £1,255 | £1,017–£1,475 |
Supply staff | £72 | £66 | £27–£124 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £251 | £186–£321 |
Premises | £308 | £282 | £252–£376 |
Energy | £94 | £81 | £66–£98 |
Learning resources & ICT | £263 | £241 | £189–£304 |
Bought-in services | £184 | £96 | £55–£210 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wildridings Primary School In deficit
- St James' Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Queen Boudica Primary School Healthy
- Civitas Academy Healthy
- Keep Hatch Primary School Tight
- Little Hill Primary Tight
- Bowerhill Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy Healthy
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon Large reserves
- Hill West Primary School In deficit
- Hazeldown School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,583 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £344k | £854 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £87k | £216 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF RAYSFIELD PTA (charity 1198924, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £16k | £9k |
2024-08 | £16k | £13k |
2023-08 | £23k | £23k |
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.
- 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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