Great Ouseburn Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £56k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · 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 | £420k | £437k | -£17k | -£64k | 62 |
2019-20 | £549k | £530k | +£19k | -£45k | 74 |
2020-21 | £585k | £550k | +£35k | -£10k | 90 |
2021-22 | £673k | £648k | +£26k | £16k | 91 |
2022-23 | £699k | £725k | -£26k | -£10k | 100 |
2023-24 | £735k | £704k | +£31k | £20k | 98 |
2024-25 | £822k | £768k | +£54k | £74k | 116 |
2025-26 | £902k | £921k | -£19k | £56k | 120 |
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 53% of them. It spends £7,673 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,420.
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 | £3,016 | £3,459 | £3,153–£3,779 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,968 | £1,313 | £1,064–£1,744 |
Supply staff | £75 | £81 | £45–£240 |
Admin and clerical | £281 | £415 | £292–£522 |
Premises | £291 | £357 | £319–£454 |
Energy | £83 | £118 | £90–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £424 | £399 | £229–£517 |
Bought-in services | £542 | £247 | £86–£366 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Croftlands Infant School In deficit
- Moresby Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tibberton Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Braywood CofE First School In deficit
- Southwood Infant School In deficit
- St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy Healthy
- Knayton Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Holme Primary School Healthy
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Combe CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £813k | £6,771 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £52k | £437 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £21k | £172 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £101k | £839 |
Money raised by parents
F O G O S FRIENDS OF GREAT OUSEBURN SCHOOL (charity 701119, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £13k | £21k |
2024-08 | £17k | £7k |
2023-08 | £56k | £56k |
2022-08 | £6k | £910 |
2021-07 | £2k | £393 |
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 bought-in services is £542 a pupil, against a typical £247 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,968 a pupil, against a typical £1,313 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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