Victoria Road Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £143k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Halton · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£22k | £87k | 225 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£12k | £75k | 228 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£75k | £150k | 232 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£15k | £166k | 215 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£25k | £140k | 200 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£98k | £42k | 202 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£6k | £48k | 200 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£95k | £143k | 183 |
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 £9,618 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,646.
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 | £4,296 | £3,416 | £3,046–£3,639 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,149 | £1,494 | £1,188–£1,708 |
Supply staff | £504 | £210 | £59–£532 |
Admin and clerical | £337 | £363 | £292–£433 |
Premises | £396 | £424 | £347–£540 |
Energy | £143 | £113 | £91–£152 |
Learning resources & ICT | £423 | £273 | £208–£343 |
Bought-in services | £332 | £207 | £106–£273 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Waterside Primary Academy Large reserves
- Moira Primary School Healthy
- Oldbrook First School and Nursery Large reserves
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome Large reserves
- Water Lane Primary Academy Tight
- St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Healthy
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Little Stoke Primary School In deficit
- Stuart Road Primary Academy In deficit
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy Healthy
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Renishaw Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £9,854 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £451k | £2,467 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £113k | £618 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £52k | £284 |
Money raised by parents
VICTORIA ROAD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1014515, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £2k | £2k |
2024-08 | £2k | £1k |
2023-08 | £5k | £3k |
2022-08 | £0 | £0 |
2021-08 | £0 | £0 |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 19% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £332 a pupil, against a typical £207 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £423 a pupil, against a typical £273 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,149 a pupil, against a typical £1,494 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,296 a pupil, against a typical £3,416 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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