Great Bardfield Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £45k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · 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 | £659k | £658k | +£960 | £39k | 138 |
2019-20 | £738k | £736k | +£2k | £42k | 138 |
2020-21 | £731k | £729k | +£1k | £43k | 133 |
2021-22 | £758k | £776k | -£18k | £24k | 134 |
2022-23 | £840k | £809k | +£30k | £55k | 119 |
2023-24 | £838k | £852k | -£15k | £40k | 127 |
2024-25 | £884k | £894k | -£10k | £30k | 124 |
2025-26 | £973k | £958k | +£14k | £45k | 117 |
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 33% of them. It spends £8,192 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,240.
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 | £3,336 | £3,622 | £3,197–£3,871 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,752 | £1,555 | £1,161–£2,041 |
Supply staff | £1 | £138 | £50–£267 |
Admin and clerical | £422 | £354 | £293–£559 |
Premises | £384 | £408 | £360–£530 |
Energy | £212 | £145 | £114–£193 |
Learning resources & ICT | £420 | £344 | £265–£639 |
Bought-in services | £207 | £210 | £123–£303 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang In deficit
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School In deficit
- Buntingford First School Healthy
- Alexander First School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton In deficit
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Large reserves
- Higham St John's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy In deficit
- Park Street CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Rivenhall Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £878k | £7,502 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £20k | £170 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £41k | £348 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £95k | £812 |
Money raised by parents
THE GREAT BARDFIELD SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1019891, Registered) raised £24k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £24k | £23k |
2025-08 | £19k | £30k |
2024-08 | £23k | £16k |
2023-08 | £20k | £13k |
2022-08 | £16k | £15k |
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 16% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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