Kinoulton Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £58k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Nottinghamshire · 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 | £615k | £631k | -£16k | £36k | 122 |
2019-20 | £665k | £659k | +£5k | £41k | 132 |
2020-21 | £660k | £675k | -£14k | £27k | 133 |
2021-22 | £702k | £696k | +£6k | £33k | 133 |
2022-23 | £742k | £734k | +£8k | £41k | 139 |
2023-24 | £790k | £792k | -£2k | £39k | 134 |
2024-25 | £877k | £858k | +£19k | £58k | 138 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,220 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,048.
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 | £2,834 | £3,534 | £3,239–£3,814 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £643 | £1,181 | £997–£1,705 |
Supply staff | £283 | £100 | £65–£175 |
Admin and clerical | £302 | £349 | £271–£454 |
Premises | £353 | £338 | £272–£470 |
Energy | £148 | £99 | £79–£145 |
Learning resources & ICT | £298 | £314 | £233–£393 |
Bought-in services | £330 | £212 | £98–£307 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Tight
- West Leigh Infant School In deficit
- Hanbury CofE First School Large reserves
- Ingatestone Infant School Large reserves
- Barnett Wood Infant School In deficit
- St Faith's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Wylam First School Healthy
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Colebrook Infant Academy Healthy
- Ashton Hayes Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £810k | £5,866 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2k | £13 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £17k | £125 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £68k | £491 |
Money raised by parents
KINOULTON SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 512193, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £4k |
2024-08 | £7k | £3k |
2023-08 | £6k | £3k |
2022-08 | £4k | £1k |
2021-08 | £5k | £10k |
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 supply staff is £283 a pupil, against a typical £100 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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