Haydonleigh Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Swindon · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GROVE LEARNING 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, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£57k | £124k | 617 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£7k | £117k | 627 |
2020-21 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£63k | £179k | 613 |
2021-22 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£9k | £188k | 602 |
2022-23 | £3.1m | £3.1m | -£8k | £180k | 596 |
2023-24 | £3.2m | £3.2m | +£21k | £201k | 588 |
2024-25 | £3.3m | £3.1m | +£186k | £141k | 555 |
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 £5,551 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,350.
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 | £2,436 | £3,136 | £2,966–£3,401 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £807 | £1,234 | £943–£1,433 |
Supply staff | £13 | £125 | £55–£182 |
Admin and clerical | £1,002 | £256 | £173–£310 |
Premises | £238 | £310 | £253–£370 |
Energy | £112 | £78 | £64–£90 |
Learning resources & ICT | £186 | £268 | £203–£334 |
Bought-in services | £38 | £125 | £32–£222 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Healthy
- Lyons Hall School Large reserves
- Maidenbower Junior School Heading for deficit
- E-ACT St Ursula's Academy Large reserves
- The Vale Academy Large reserves
- Fair Oak Junior School Large reserves
- Owlsmoor Primary School In deficit
- Fairfields Primary School Healthy
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage In deficit
- Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £5,710 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £72k | £130 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £98k | £177 |
Money raised by parents
HAYDONLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1061226, Registered) raised £18k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £18k | £16k |
2024-08 | £19k | £14k |
2023-08 | £15k | £25k |
2022-08 | £14k | £8k |
2021-08 | £7k | £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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 10% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £1,002 a pupil, against a typical £256 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £112 a pupil, against a typical £78 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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