Southfields Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £614k in reserve, 18% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Coventry · 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£5k | £470k | 392 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£81k | £551k | 388 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£58k | £610k | 394 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£34k | £576k | 406 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£78k | £498k | 442 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £2.9m | +£126k | £624k | 440 |
2024-25 | £3.2m | £3.2m | -£30k | £594k | 442 |
2025-26 | £3.4m | £3.4m | +£21k | £614k | 433 |
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 97% of them. It spends £7,738 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,864.
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 | £3,070 | £3,117 | £2,878–£3,570 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,817 | £1,467 | £1,171–£1,732 |
Supply staff | £311 | £136 | £34–£250 |
Admin and clerical | £275 | £285 | £237–£340 |
Premises | £473 | £362 | £304–£469 |
Energy | £75 | £100 | £79–£127 |
Learning resources & ICT | £293 | £258 | £226–£318 |
Bought-in services | £469 | £204 | £108–£342 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Giles Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Greenbank Primary School Healthy
- Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Large reserves
- Christopher Pickering Primary School Large reserves
- Freehold Community Academy Large reserves
- Hill Farm Academy Healthy
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School Healthy
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Heading for deficit
- The Gateway Primary Free School Healthy
- Lyng Primary School Heading for deficit
- The Milford Academy Large reserves
- Kingfisher Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.3m | £7,588 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £70k | £162 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £228k | £526 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £86k | £198 |
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 bought-in services is £469 a pupil, against a typical £204 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £311 a pupil, against a typical £136 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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