Brookfield Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £121k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £998k | £998k | +£41 | £26k | 176 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£411 | £25k | 179 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £991k | +£89k | £114k | 179 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£16k | £98k | 188 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£2k | £100k | 198 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£41k | £141k | 197 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£83k | £58k | 199 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£63k | £121k | 196 |
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 57% of them. It spends £7,856 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,003.
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 | £3,527 | £3,531 | £3,293–£3,972 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,513 | £1,521 | £1,334–£1,746 |
Supply staff | £144 | £238 | £114–£490 |
Admin and clerical | £311 | £337 | £295–£405 |
Premises | £455 | £479 | £380–£541 |
Energy | £123 | £129 | £114–£173 |
Learning resources & ICT | £420 | £312 | £232–£392 |
Bought-in services | £635 | £263 | £126–£435 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hetton Primary School Large reserves
- Oakview Primary School Large reserves
- St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- Summerville Primary School Large reserves
- Countess Wear Primary School Tight
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Long Knowle Primary School In deficit
- Mountford Manor Primary School Healthy
- Southtown Primary School Tight
- Roman Road Primary School Heading for deficit
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church Tight
- East Whitby Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,954 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £143k | £731 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £108k | £548 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £44k | £225 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £635 a pupil, against a typical £263 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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