Brookside Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £117k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Somerset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £3.1m | £3.3m | -£200k | £757k | 497 |
2019-20 | £3.3m | £3.6m | -£376k | £626k | 508 |
2020-21 | £3.1m | £3.7m | -£532k | £453k | 493 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £4.1m | -£110k | £632k | 476 |
2022-23 | £3.9m | £4.0m | -£107k | £508k | 505 |
2023-24 | £4.3m | £4.4m | -£123k | £367k | 513 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £0 | +£3.0m | £117k | 526 |
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.
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 | £0 | £3,124 | £2,761–£3,330 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,254 | £1,068–£1,655 |
Supply staff | £0 | £109 | £52–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £286 | £249–£359 |
Premises | £0 | £311 | £247–£371 |
Energy | £0 | £95 | £75–£117 |
Learning resources & ICT | £0 | £283 | £225–£344 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £129 | £72–£190 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Brownlow Primary School Large reserves
- Avanti Park School Large reserves
- Rose Hill Primary School Healthy
- Dovelands Primary School Heading for deficit
- Dilkes Academy Large reserves
- Sevenoaks Primary School Heading for deficit
- The Valley Community Primary School Healthy
- Alkrington Primary School Tight
- Christchurch Junior School Healthy
- Broadheath Primary School Large reserves
- Worplesdon Primary School In deficit
- Francis Baily Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.0m | £5,650 |
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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