Parkwood Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £4k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Medway · 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, 2020-21 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2020-21 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£25k | -£863 | 597 |
2021-22 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£37k | £36k | 574 |
2022-23 | £2.9m | £3.0m | -£67k | -£30k | 546 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£2k | £4k | 526 |
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 10% of them. It spends £5,505 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 | £2,823 | £3,084 | £2,699–£3,391 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,029 | £1,271 | £1,151–£1,588 |
Supply staff | £57 | £96 | £32–£173 |
Admin and clerical | £299 | £285 | £242–£333 |
Premises | £302 | £297 | £246–£350 |
Energy | £134 | £86 | £66–£100 |
Learning resources & ICT | £242 | £224 | £163–£307 |
Bought-in services | £113 | £108 | £65–£148 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Waterbeach Community Primary School Tight
- Wixams Tree Primary Academy Large reserves
- Saltdean Primary School In deficit
- Hadleigh Community Primary School Healthy
- Southcote Primary School Healthy
- Delapre Primary School Large reserves
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Large reserves
- Charford First School In deficit
- Avenue Primary School In deficit
- The Langley Heritage Primary Large reserves
- West Hill Primary Academy Healthy
- Lord Scudamore Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £5,318 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £49 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £146k | £277 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £100k | £190 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 12% since 2020-21. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £134 a pupil, against a typical £86 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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