Kilburn Infant and Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £75k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Derbyshire · 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 | £701k | £682k | +£19k | £45k | 130 |
2019-20 | £679k | £682k | -£4k | £41k | 110 |
2020-21 | £676k | £628k | +£48k | £89k | 114 |
2021-22 | £740k | £706k | +£34k | £123k | 116 |
2022-23 | £741k | £757k | -£15k | £107k | 120 |
2023-24 | £818k | £856k | -£38k | £69k | 112 |
2024-25 | £890k | £934k | -£44k | £25k | 124 |
2025-26 | £1.0m | £954k | +£50k | £75k | 116 |
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 63% of them. It spends £8,187 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,250.
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 | £3,068 | £3,637 | £3,327–£3,847 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,999 | £1,702 | £1,411–£2,270 |
Supply staff | £506 | £177 | £61–£557 |
Admin and clerical | £391 | £480 | £347–£569 |
Premises | £745 | £408 | £317–£511 |
Energy | £182 | £128 | £101–£153 |
Learning resources & ICT | £323 | £305 | £242–£434 |
Bought-in services | £253 | £196 | £108–£398 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery Healthy
- Stallingborough CofE Primary School Tight
- Sandwich Infant School Large reserves
- St Catherine's Roman Catholic School In deficit
- William Lilley Infant and Nursery School Tight
- St Peter's Church of England Junior School Healthy
- St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Lavenham Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Houghton Conquest Primary School In deficit
- Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £988k | £8,483 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £69k | £589 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £39k | £331 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £16k | £135 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 10% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on premises is £745 a pupil, against a typical £408 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £182 a pupil, against a typical £128 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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