Bitham Brook Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £365k in reserve, 15% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wiltshire · 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£9k | £44k | 319 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£8k | £52k | 332 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£50k | £103k | 349 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£8k | £111k | 373 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£78k | £189k | 396 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£126k | £314k | 399 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£51k | £365k | 403 |
2025-26 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£331 | £365k | 410 |
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 73% of them. It spends £6,036 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,913.
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 | £3,149 | £2,836 | £2,704–£3,123 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,131 | £1,157 | £968–£1,381 |
Supply staff | £66 | £109 | £38–£225 |
Admin and clerical | £286 | £270 | £175–£316 |
Premises | £182 | £278 | £226–£341 |
Energy | £55 | £90 | £63–£117 |
Learning resources & ICT | £450 | £242 | £186–£303 |
Bought-in services | £41 | £80 | £24–£185 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mickleover Primary School Large reserves
- Wray Common Primary School Healthy
- West Monkton Church of England School Healthy
- Monkston Primary School Healthy
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Large reserves
- West Didsbury CE Primary School Large reserves
- Ling Moor Primary Academy Large reserves
- Shibden Head Primary Academy Large reserves
- Captain Cook Primary School Healthy
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Large reserves
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Byfleet Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,879 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £123k | £300 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £102k | £249 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £78k | £190 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF BITHAM BROOK SCHOOL (charity 1073776, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £6k | £6k |
2024-08 | £4k | £4k |
2023-08 | £10k | £5k |
2022-08 | £5k | £14k |
2021-08 | £296 | £524 |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £450 a pupil, against a typical £242 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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