Beckstone Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £137k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cumberland · 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 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£47k | £87k | 364 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£38k | £125k | 374 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£94k | £219k | 378 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£6k | £213k | 360 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£81k | £132k | 367 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£38k | £94k | 378 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£13k | £82k | 373 |
2025-26 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£56k | £137k | 369 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,482 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,505.
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 | £2,811 | £2,995 | £2,827–£3,330 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £618 | £1,298 | £1,124–£1,484 |
Supply staff | £19 | £131 | £46–£211 |
Admin and clerical | £443 | £283 | £220–£373 |
Premises | £193 | £326 | £255–£401 |
Energy | £94 | £92 | £84–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £288 | £288 | £199–£336 |
Bought-in services | £960 | £140 | £55–£198 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- New Waltham Academy Large reserves
- Newton Primary School Heading for deficit
- Stokenchurch Primary School In deficit
- Flanderwell Primary School Large reserves
- Redbourn Primary School Heading for deficit
- Farndon Fields Primary School Large reserves
- Little Bowden School Healthy
- Kempshott Junior School Heading for deficit
- Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Crosshall Junior School In deficit
- Shifnal Primary School Heading for deficit
- Uplands Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £6,045 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £57k | £154 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £85k | £231 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £217k | £587 |
Money raised by parents
BECKSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION AND FRIENDS (charity 1075994, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £7k | £3k |
2025-08 | £9k | £6k |
2024-08 | £8k | £7k |
2023-08 | £5k | £8k |
2022-08 | £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 £960 a pupil, against a typical £140 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £443 a pupil, against a typical £283 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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