Frizinghall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £175k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bradford · 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 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£59k | £171k | 412 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£21k | £150k | 410 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£39k | £189k | 408 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£45k | £145k | 400 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£32k | £177k | 398 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£25k | £152k | 398 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£56k | £207k | 386 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£33k | £175k | 392 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,645 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,743.
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 | £3,069 | £3,146 | £2,868–£3,476 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,420 | £1,358 | £1,174–£1,663 |
Supply staff | £214 | £135 | £38–£273 |
Admin and clerical | £315 | £286 | £217–£325 |
Premises | £376 | £320 | £286–£430 |
Energy | £74 | £103 | £92–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £386 | £221 | £168–£288 |
Bought-in services | £59 | £133 | £69–£263 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- King's Northway Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- St Werburgh's Primary School Healthy
- Bowburn Primary School Large reserves
- Higher Failsworth Primary School Large reserves
- Moat Farm Infant School Large reserves
- Cheriton Primary School Healthy
- Shaw Primary Academy Large reserves
- Churchfields Primary School Large reserves
- Rosemellin Community Primary School Healthy
- Park Primary School Large reserves
- Woodseats Primary School Tight
- Place Farm Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £6,471 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £113k | £289 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £141k | £359 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £36k | £90 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £386 a pupil, against a typical £221 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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