Wootton Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £249k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bedford · 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 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£49k | £146k | 505 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£16k | £130k | 499 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£38k | £168k | 556 |
2021-22 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£45k | £213k | 590 |
2022-23 | £3.3m | £3.4m | -£28k | £186k | 590 |
2023-24 | £3.8m | £3.7m | +£64k | £249k | 628 |
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 £5,971 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,458.
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 | £2,502 | £2,955 | £2,791–£3,215 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,503 | £1,255 | £987–£1,544 |
Supply staff | £265 | £85 | £25–£152 |
Admin and clerical | £237 | £247 | £206–£319 |
Premises | £236 | £299 | £263–£351 |
Energy | £170 | £85 | £65–£111 |
Learning resources & ICT | £183 | £240 | £189–£288 |
Bought-in services | £127 | £126 | £86–£184 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Little Thurrock Primary School Large reserves
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Large reserves
- Rykneld Primary School Healthy
- Hampton Hargate Primary School Healthy
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Montpelier Primary School Large reserves
- Greswold Primary School Large reserves
- Crown Wood Primary School Large reserves
- Peartree Spring Primary School In deficit
- Launde Primary School Large reserves
- Chuter Ede Primary School In deficit
- White Rock Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £5,754 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £172k | £273 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £142k | £227 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £200k | £319 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £265 a pupil, against a typical £85 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £170 a pupil, against a typical £85 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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