Burbage Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £98k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wiltshire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES 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 | £726k | £696k | +£30k | £40k | 122 |
2019-20 | £671k | £633k | +£38k | £55k | 125 |
2020-21 | £665k | £690k | -£25k | £10k | 140 |
2021-22 | £782k | £848k | -£66k | -£69k | 163 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £945k | +£56k | -£48k | 175 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£84k | £0 | 177 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£49k | £98k | 193 |
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 70% of them. It spends £6,440 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,442.
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 | £3,212 | £3,151 | £2,987–£3,433 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,238 | £1,136 | £827–£1,329 |
Supply staff | £16 | £89 | £39–£201 |
Admin and clerical | £503 | £320 | £246–£406 |
Premises | £218 | £320 | £241–£372 |
Energy | £104 | £91 | £77–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £326 | £321 | £221–£393 |
Bought-in services | £150 | £158 | £92–£310 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- West Chiltington Community Primary School Healthy
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy Healthy
- Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy Healthy
- West Oxford Community Primary School Healthy
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields In deficit
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge In deficit
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Tight
- Grange CofE Primary School Healthy
- Kea Community Primary School In deficit
- Bussage Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,041 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £89k | £461 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £126k | £653 |
Money raised by parents
BURBAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1115816, Registered) raised £29k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £29k | £40k |
2024-08 | £24k | £12k |
2023-08 | £22k | £14k |
2022-08 | £10k | £8k |
2021-08 | £6k | £3k |
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 admin and clerical is £503 a pupil, against a typical £320 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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