Earlsdon Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £526k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Coventry · 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£20k | £241k | 411 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£51k | £190k | 404 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£27k | £216k | 400 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£23k | £239k | 410 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£19k | £258k | 416 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£126k | £384k | 423 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£43k | £341k | 422 |
2025-26 | £3.0m | £2.9m | +£185k | £526k | 416 |
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 90% of them. It spends £6,881 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,006.
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 | £3,206 | £2,985 | £2,848–£3,134 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,036 | £1,161 | £1,034–£1,351 |
Supply staff | £372 | £110 | £68–£200 |
Admin and clerical | £386 | £261 | £187–£310 |
Premises | £251 | £307 | £266–£377 |
Energy | £57 | £86 | £75–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £452 | £280 | £192–£331 |
Bought-in services | £244 | £94 | £59–£170 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- London Meed Community Primary School Tight
- Edwards Hall Primary School Tight
- Mosborough Primary School Healthy
- Epping Primary School Healthy
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Longthorpe Primary Academy Healthy
- Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School Healthy
- Riverside Primary School Healthy
- Lincoln Carlton Academy Healthy
- Windmill CofE Primary School Healthy
- Shaw Ridge Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,520 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £114k | £273 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £81k | £195 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £335k | £806 |
Money raised by parents
EARLSDON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1058549, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £8k | £4k |
2024-07 | £16k | £17k |
2023-07 | £5k | £4k |
2022-07 | £4k | £4k |
2021-07 | £2k | £3k |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on supply staff is £372 a pupil, against a typical £110 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £244 a pupil, against a typical £94 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £452 a pupil, against a typical £280 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £386 a pupil, against a typical £261 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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