Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £126k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Solihull · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£17k | £75k | 214 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£25k | £50k | 224 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£12k | £37k | 221 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£30k | £68k | 226 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£994 | £69k | 229 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£7k | £75k | 234 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£75k | £150k | 230 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£24k | £126k | 224 |
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 60% of them. It spends £7,215 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,346.
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 | £3,502 | £2,967 | £2,844–£3,150 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,260 | £1,142 | £1,025–£1,433 |
Supply staff | £116 | £89 | £42–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £260 | £293 | £258–£387 |
Premises | £406 | £347 | £278–£431 |
Energy | £123 | £98 | £78–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £530 | £308 | £220–£360 |
Bought-in services | £224 | £153 | £67–£261 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Burscough Village Primary School Healthy
- St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School Large reserves
- Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School In deficit
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Large reserves
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- All Saints CofE First School Large reserves
- Little Aston Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding Large reserves
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,009 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £36k | £161 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £69k | £311 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £245k | £1,098 |
Money raised by parents
BERKSWELL SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1087157, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-08 | £10k | £2k |
2023-08 | £7k | £7k |
2022-08 | £4k | £2k |
2021-08 | £4k | £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.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £530 a pupil, against a typical £308 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £123 a pupil, against a typical £98 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,502 a pupil, against a typical £2,967 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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