Frenchwood Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £103k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 3 years, so watch the trend.
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 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£71k | £85k | 328 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£572 | £84k | 339 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£153k | £237k | 314 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£65k | £172k | 324 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£16k | £188k | 331 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£19k | £169k | 322 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£56k | £113k | 346 |
2025-26 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£10k | £103k | 326 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,217 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,974.
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 | £3,115 | £3,328 | £3,075–£3,513 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,980 | £1,399 | £1,184–£1,645 |
Supply staff | £186 | £89 | £39–£192 |
Admin and clerical | £202 | £277 | £242–£360 |
Premises | £398 | £361 | £321–£418 |
Energy | £142 | £105 | £85–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £222 | £261 | £222–£376 |
Bought-in services | £285 | £172 | £124–£235 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Brixington Primary Academy Healthy
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Hunts Cross Primary School Healthy
- Brookland Junior School Large reserves
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Large reserves
- Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery Healthy
- St Frideswide Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Torre Church of England Academy Large reserves
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden Large reserves
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £6,969 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £94k | £288 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £119k | £366 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £71k | £216 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £285 a pupil, against a typical £172 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,980 a pupil, against a typical £1,399 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £142 a pupil, against a typical £105 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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