Roberttown CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £73k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kirklees · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£23k | £54k | 244 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£13k | £41k | 243 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£5k | £46k | 242 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£7k | £53k | 238 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£30k | £23k | 238 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£33k | £56k | 238 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£17k | £73k | 233 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,487 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,405.
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 | £2,707 | £3,005 | £2,820–£3,165 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,218 | £1,257 | £1,061–£1,441 |
Supply staff | £358 | £88 | £43–£173 |
Admin and clerical | £258 | £281 | £220–£343 |
Premises | £276 | £336 | £279–£410 |
Energy | £96 | £93 | £75–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £568 | £300 | £239–£419 |
Bought-in services | £142 | £184 | £62–£298 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Drayton Community Infant School In deficit
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Benhall Infant School In deficit
- Bushey Manor Junior School Large reserves
- Rockcliffe First School Large reserves
- Madley Brook Community Primary School Large reserves
- Mill Lane Community Primary School Healthy
- Bushey Heath Primary School Healthy
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Healthy
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Greenhill Primary School Tight
- St John's Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £5,962 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £73k | £314 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £30k | £127 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £140k | £599 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £358 a pupil, against a typical £88 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £568 a pupil, against a typical £300 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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