Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £61k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, 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).
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £959k | £969k | -£10k | £16k | 210 |
2019-20 | £949k | £957k | -£9k | £8k | 210 |
2020-21 | £960k | £949k | +£11k | £19k | 214 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£103k | -£84k | 206 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£451 | -£84k | 184 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£15k | -£70k | 176 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£65k | -£4k | 187 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£65k | £61k | 207 |
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 37% of them. It spends £5,873 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,458.
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 | £2,976 | £3,167 | £3,044–£3,273 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £776 | £1,154 | £832–£1,310 |
Supply staff | £35 | £88 | £41–£164 |
Admin and clerical | £273 | £326 | £247–£416 |
Premises | £366 | £292 | £236–£353 |
Energy | £83 | £97 | £88–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £270 | £286 | £252–£354 |
Bought-in services | £320 | £220 | £135–£364 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School Large reserves
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley Healthy
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Hermitage Primary School Large reserves
- Lostock Primary School Tight
- Worth Primary School Large reserves
- The Minster CofE Primary School Healthy
- Wildmoor Heath School Large reserves
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Large reserves
- Belgrave Primary School In deficit
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £5,371 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £56k | £271 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £17k | £82 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £171k | £825 |
Money raised by parents
WOODS FOUNDATION SCHOOL PTA (charity 1051228, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-12 | £19k | £17k |
2023-12 | £22k | £20k |
2022-12 | £18k | £10k |
2021-12 | £6k | £11k |
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.
- 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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