West Dean CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £25k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). West Sussex · 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £522k | £538k | -£16k | -£1k | 94 |
2019-20 | £540k | £490k | +£50k | £48k | 98 |
2020-21 | £529k | £549k | -£20k | £28k | 97 |
2021-22 | £581k | £575k | +£7k | £35k | 96 |
2022-23 | £619k | £625k | -£6k | £30k | 100 |
2023-24 | £679k | £686k | -£7k | £22k | 98 |
2024-25 | £723k | £720k | +£3k | £25k | 99 |
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 13% of them. It spends £7,272 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,855.
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 | £3,864 | £3,765 | £3,506–£3,952 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,118 | £1,371 | £989–£1,701 |
Supply staff | £84 | £105 | £61–£273 |
Admin and clerical | £604 | £440 | £335–£525 |
Premises | £434 | £417 | £282–£492 |
Energy | £126 | £111 | £93–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £353 | £388 | £306–£543 |
Bought-in services | £139 | £230 | £131–£306 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot Large reserves
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School Large reserves
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Blakesley Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Birdlip Primary School Large reserves
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Hipsburn Primary School Large reserves
- Eastrington Primary School Healthy
- St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield Large reserves
- Hollycombe Primary School Healthy
- Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £655k | £6,621 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £425 | £4 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £14k | £138 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £67k | £678 |
Money raised by parents
WEST DEAN PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1098048, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £5k |
2024-08 | £4k | £5k |
2023-08 | £9k | £13k |
2022-08 | £6k | £6k |
2021-08 | £2k | £1k |
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.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £604 a pupil, against a typical £440 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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