Coupe Green Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £83k in reserve, 7% 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 | £715k | £713k | +£2k | £67k | 145 |
2019-20 | £738k | £734k | +£4k | £71k | 140 |
2020-21 | £733k | £735k | -£2k | £69k | 148 |
2021-22 | £817k | £814k | +£4k | £73k | 148 |
2022-23 | £897k | £903k | -£6k | £67k | 148 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£28k | £39k | 146 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£25k | £14k | 144 |
2025-26 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£69k | £83k | 146 |
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 43% of them. It spends £7,924 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,844.
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 | £3,515 | £3,437 | £3,125–£3,862 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,112 | £1,251 | £850–£1,850 |
Supply staff | £355 | £117 | £55–£202 |
Admin and clerical | £486 | £357 | £241–£455 |
Premises | £344 | £331 | £237–£414 |
Energy | £90 | £118 | £85–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £314 | £334 | £274–£423 |
Bought-in services | £671 | £171 | £44–£276 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wychbold First and Nursery School Large reserves
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Saviours Junior Church School Large reserves
- Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Tight
- Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Severn Beach Primary School Large reserves
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Large reserves
- Lanivet Community Primary School Healthy
- The Curzon CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £7,507 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £180k | £1,229 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £34k | £233 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £130k | £886 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF COUPE GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1113559, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £13k | £12k |
2024-09 | £14k | £10k |
2023-09 | £15k | £14k |
2022-09 | £14k | £10k |
2021-09 | £5k | £4k |
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.
- Spending on bought-in services is £671 a pupil, against a typical £171 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £355 a pupil, against a typical £117 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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