Bledlow Ridge School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £68k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Buckinghamshire · 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 | £691k | £705k | -£14k | -£17k | 164 |
2019-20 | £761k | £777k | -£17k | -£33k | 169 |
2020-21 | £806k | £793k | +£13k | -£20k | 173 |
2021-22 | £867k | £843k | +£24k | £4k | 173 |
2022-23 | £915k | £944k | -£29k | -£25k | 172 |
2023-24 | £969k | £912k | +£57k | £33k | 177 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£31k | £64k | 181 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£4k | £68k | 177 |
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 £6,350 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,869.
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 | £3,540 | £3,330 | £3,106–£3,557 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £813 | £1,295 | £984–£1,524 |
Supply staff | £74 | £86 | £41–£169 |
Admin and clerical | £288 | £316 | £228–£428 |
Premises | £250 | £340 | £216–£414 |
Energy | £80 | £106 | £74–£123 |
Learning resources & ICT | £593 | £287 | £246–£345 |
Bought-in services | £104 | £161 | £100–£265 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Martin's Academy Chester Tight
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Healthy
- Sedgeberrow CofE First School Heading for deficit
- Houghton Primary School In deficit
- Foxhills Infant School Large reserves
- Tylers Green First School Large reserves
- Houghton CofE School Heading for deficit
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School Healthy
- Oakwood Infant School Large reserves
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School Healthy
- May Bank Infants' School Large reserves
- Heather Ridge Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £5,975 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £27k | £150 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £11k | £64 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £71k | £399 |
Money raised by parents
BLEDLOW RIDGE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1027422, Registered) raised £35k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £35k | £40k |
2025-08 | £31k | £52k |
2024-08 | £34k | £19k |
2023-08 | £37k | £39k |
2022-08 | £39k | £28k |
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 £593 a pupil, against a typical £287 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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