Overchurch Infant School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £76k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wirral · 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£14k | -£7k | 300 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£33k | -£40k | 294 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£85k | £45k | 298 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£5k | £40k | 293 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£31k | £8k | 285 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£6k | £15k | 289 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£15k | £71 | 282 |
2025-26 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£76k | £76k | 264 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,921 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,672.
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 | £3,612 | £3,169 | £2,894–£3,405 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,461 | £1,222 | £1,074–£1,565 |
Supply staff | £278 | £147 | £58–£257 |
Admin and clerical | £335 | £273 | £218–£325 |
Premises | £377 | £345 | £300–£481 |
Energy | £110 | £96 | £78–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £167 | £257 | £210–£335 |
Bought-in services | £256 | £150 | £73–£258 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead In deficit
- Roselands Infants' School Large reserves
- Banks Lane Infant School Large reserves
- Leyland Methodist Junior School Large reserves
- Rothwell Victoria Infant School Large reserves
- The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln Large reserves
- Beckfoot Nessfield Large reserves
- St Mildred's Primary Infant School Heading for deficit
- Nazeing Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Large reserves
- Lakelands Primary School Large reserves
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £7,859 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £245k | £929 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £92k | £347 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £93k | £351 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Overchurch Infant School (charity 512503, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £12k | £12k |
2024-09 | £12k | £12k |
2023-09 | £0 | £0 |
2022-09 | £0 | £0 |
2021-09 | £5k | £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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 12% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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