Eynesbury CofE C Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £114k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cambridgeshire · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£23k | £9k | 219 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£26k | £35k | 203 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£14k | £49k | 190 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£22k | £27k | 205 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£21k | £48k | 227 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£49k | £98k | 233 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£54k | £151k | 221 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£37k | £114k | 204 |
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 73% of them. It spends £7,251 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,014.
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 | £3,286 | £3,249 | £3,071–£3,358 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,246 | £1,300 | £1,118–£1,651 |
Supply staff | £126 | £69 | £43–£211 |
Admin and clerical | £283 | £359 | £244–£448 |
Premises | £271 | £355 | £270–£441 |
Energy | £119 | £97 | £76–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £407 | £279 | £227–£325 |
Bought-in services | £90 | £240 | £126–£294 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Emneth Academy Large reserves
- Montgomerie Primary School Healthy
- Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Healthy
- Mead Vale Community Primary School Healthy
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough Large reserves
- Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Newchurch Community Primary School Healthy
- Churchill Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,689 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £61k | £296 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £72k | £353 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £78k | £380 |
Money raised by parents
EYNESBURY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1071691, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £5k | £6k |
2024-07 | £7k | £4k |
2023-07 | £5k | £3k |
2022-07 | £10k | £10k |
2021-07 | £0 | £389 |
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 £407 a pupil, against a typical £279 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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