Woodingdean Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £64k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Brighton and Hove · 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 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£99k | £240k | 395 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£107k | £347k | 385 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£14k | £362k | 384 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£40k | £321k | 383 |
2022-23 | £2.1m | £2.4m | -£212k | £110k | 374 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£109k | £762 | 380 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£63k | £64k | 373 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,465 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,087.
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 | £3,121 | £3,403 | £3,137–£3,740 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,357 | £1,448 | £1,153–£1,919 |
Supply staff | £168 | £175 | £53–£312 |
Admin and clerical | £328 | £324 | £240–£407 |
Premises | £276 | £369 | £291–£445 |
Energy | £109 | £96 | £78–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £333 | £253 | £207–£371 |
Bought-in services | £127 | £201 | £106–£293 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Peacehaven Heights Academy Large reserves
- Northfield Road Primary School Heading for deficit
- Harlescott Junior School Large reserves
- Claremont Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Mount Charles School Healthy
- Hawthorn Tree School In deficit
- Pennine Way Junior Academy Tight
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School Healthy
- Leiston Primary School Large reserves
- Queensmead Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £6,256 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £126k | £338 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £157k | £421 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £141k | £378 |
Money raised by parents
WOODINGDEAN SCHOOL PARENT, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 801586, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £11k | £13k |
2024-07 | £14k | £11k |
2023-07 | £8k | £16k |
2022-07 | £9k | £10k |
2021-07 | £3k | £5k |
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.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- 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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