Meadowbank Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £114k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wigan · 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 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£55k | £209k | 226 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£6k | £214k | 224 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£12k | £226k | 222 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£139k | £87k | 224 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£59k | £28k | 219 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£6k | £22k | 208 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£117k | £139k | 220 |
2025-26 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£25k | £114k | 214 |
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 47% of them. It spends £10,595 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,283.
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 | £4,125 | £3,532 | £3,327–£3,966 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,560 | £1,810 | £1,540–£2,053 |
Supply staff | £171 | £197 | £70–£413 |
Admin and clerical | £502 | £339 | £304–£394 |
Premises | £815 | £440 | £375–£609 |
Energy | £135 | £134 | £109–£171 |
Learning resources & ICT | £831 | £367 | £271–£421 |
Bought-in services | £464 | £272 | £176–£389 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hylton Castle Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Cage Green Primary School Healthy
- Reevy Hill Primary School In deficit
- Hawbush Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell Healthy
- Studley Green Primary School Large reserves
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Grimes Dyke Primary School In deficit
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Large reserves
- Abbey Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £9,143 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £166k | £773 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £180k | £843 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £285k | £1,333 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £831 a pupil, against a typical £367 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £815 a pupil, against a typical £440 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £464 a pupil, against a typical £272 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £502 a pupil, against a typical £339 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,560 a pupil, against a typical £1,810 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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