Park Hill Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Warwickshire · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£18k | £70k | 241 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£5k | £65k | 247 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£52k | £117k | 251 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£66k | £183k | 256 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£74k | £109k | 260 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£22k | £88k | 261 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£20k | £108k | 236 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£35k | £79k | 249 |
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 £8,332 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,509.
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 | £3,524 | £3,120 | £2,831–£3,481 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,423 | £1,203 | £933–£1,420 |
Supply staff | £347 | £95 | £29–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £391 | £303 | £260–£333 |
Premises | £334 | £328 | £282–£394 |
Energy | £27 | £95 | £77–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £566 | £338 | £260–£400 |
Bought-in services | £792 | £146 | £78–£258 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton Healthy
- Messingham Primary School Tight
- Pikemere School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Chad's Church of England Primary School Tight
- Queensgate Primary School Tight
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School In deficit
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Healthy
- The Orchard Infant School Large reserves
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Healthy
- St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,339 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £166k | £668 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £27k | £110 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £462k | £1,855 |
Money raised by parents
PARK HILL JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1043652, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £9k | £11k |
2024-07 | £10k | £3k |
2023-07 | £15k | £10k |
2022-07 | £8k | £6k |
2021-07 | £6k | £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 £792 a pupil, against a typical £146 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £347 a pupil, against a typical £95 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £566 a pupil, against a typical £338 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £391 a pupil, against a typical £303 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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