Brighton Avenue Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Gateshead · 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£15k | £61k | 320 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£47k | £13k | 310 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£12k | £2k | 310 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£20k | -£18k | 309 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£7k | -£11k | 341 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£54k | £43k | 350 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£11k | £32k | 399 |
2025-26 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£109k | £141k | 395 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,981 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,826.
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 | £3,235 | £3,318 | £3,018–£3,522 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,525 | £1,388 | £1,141–£1,699 |
Supply staff | £131 | £123 | £27–£273 |
Admin and clerical | £217 | £273 | £232–£348 |
Premises | £278 | £354 | £273–£406 |
Energy | £103 | £103 | £75–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £318 | £234 | £204–£324 |
Bought-in services | £189 | £159 | £88–£266 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tanners Brook Primary School Large reserves
- Winter Gardens Academy Healthy
- Ledbury Primary School Healthy
- Goodyers End Primary School Large reserves
- Westbourne Primary School Large reserves
- Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Cranham Primary School Large reserves
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) Large reserves
- Honiton Primary School In deficit
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Large reserves
- Wargrave CofE Primary School Healthy
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £6,965 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £74k | £188 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £224k | £567 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £116k | £293 |
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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