Delves Infant School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £264k in reserve, 11% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Walsall · 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 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£94k | £349k | 310 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£102k | £247k | 318 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£445 | £247k | 316 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£21k | £268k | 316 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£19k | £249k | 322 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£64k | £313k | 320 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£49k | £264k | 314 |
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 80% of them. It spends £7,963 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,687.
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 | £3,234 | £3,221 | £2,865–£3,463 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,812 | £1,305 | £1,007–£1,568 |
Supply staff | £402 | £99 | £61–£297 |
Admin and clerical | £317 | £306 | £225–£340 |
Premises | £411 | £368 | £291–£401 |
Energy | £137 | £99 | £79–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £260 | £270 | £232–£332 |
Bought-in services | £209 | £155 | £75–£259 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hollingwood Primary School Healthy
- Keresley Grange Primary School In deficit
- Denmead Junior School Tight
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Sutton Park Primary School Healthy
- Boorley Park Large reserves
- Mount Street Academy Healthy
- Catshill First School In deficit
- Linchfield Academy Large reserves
- Littleborough Community Primary School Tight
- Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School Healthy
- St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £7,277 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £121k | £383 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £86k | £274 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £166k | £529 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on supply staff is £402 a pupil, against a typical £99 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,812 a pupil, against a typical £1,305 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £137 a pupil, against a typical £99 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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