Colebourne Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £165k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Primary · Community school.
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 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£50k | £121k | 429 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£20k | £141k | 450 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£113k | £254k | 446 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£26k | £227k | 446 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£4k | £224k | 449 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.8m | -£128k | £96k | 444 |
2024-25 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£15k | £111k | 442 |
2025-26 | £3.4m | £3.3m | +£53k | £165k | 444 |
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 17% of them. It spends £7,527 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,095.
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 | £2,907 | £3,198 | £3,072–£3,318 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,101 | £1,535 | £1,308–£1,997 |
Supply staff | £421 | £191 | £75–£295 |
Admin and clerical | £305 | £311 | £237–£358 |
Premises | £527 | £342 | £309–£454 |
Energy | £204 | £102 | £84–£140 |
Learning resources & ICT | £306 | £280 | £236–£385 |
Bought-in services | £450 | £187 | £93–£296 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Lower Farm Primary School Large reserves
- St Michael's CofE Academy Large reserves
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Newsham Primary School Tight
- Florence Melly Community Primary School Large reserves
- Mile Cross Primary School Healthy
- Greenmount Primary School Heading for deficit
- Carlton Road Academy Large reserves
- Boarshaw Community Primary School Healthy
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Whetley Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.0m | £6,811 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £150k | £338 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £228k | £512 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £372k | £836 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £450 a pupil, against a typical £187 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £421 a pupil, against a typical £191 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £204 a pupil, against a typical £102 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £527 a pupil, against a typical £342 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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