Cantrell Primary and Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £106k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Nottingham · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
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 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£79k | £187k | 464 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£129k | £59k | 456 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£44k | £103k | 438 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£25k | £78k | 433 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£96k | -£18k | 440 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£124k | £106k | 426 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,293 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,944.
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 | £2,950 | £3,132 | £2,935–£3,605 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,028 | £1,401 | £1,131–£1,755 |
Supply staff | £245 | £149 | £32–£295 |
Admin and clerical | £267 | £287 | £254–£325 |
Premises | £300 | £372 | £322–£475 |
Energy | £126 | £96 | £76–£126 |
Learning resources & ICT | £194 | £296 | £199–£354 |
Bought-in services | £204 | £151 | £78–£308 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wollescote Primary School Large reserves
- Stanley Road Primary School Large reserves
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Heading for deficit
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton In deficit
- Newby Primary School Healthy
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School Healthy
- Macaulay Primary Academy Large reserves
- Greenbank Primary School Healthy
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Oakdale Junior School Tight
- Sandford Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Freehold Community Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,414 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £36k | £85 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £238k | £559 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £73k | £171 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 8% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
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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