Birdwell Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £301k in reserve, 11% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). North Somerset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BIRDWELL SCHOOL 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 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£44k | £89k | 410 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £2.1m | -£145k | £52k | 440 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£5k | £162k | 439 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£35k | £267k | 444 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£18k | £250k | 431 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£3k | £252k | 437 |
2024-25 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£81k | £301k | 424 |
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 63% of them. It spends £6,394 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,038.
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 | £2,809 | £2,930 | £2,724–£3,084 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,068 | £1,098 | £944–£1,319 |
Supply staff | £47 | £71 | £21–£113 |
Admin and clerical | £642 | £280 | £217–£348 |
Premises | £281 | £297 | £248–£337 |
Energy | £144 | £82 | £65–£99 |
Learning resources & ICT | £196 | £256 | £234–£309 |
Bought-in services | £420 | £107 | £62–£177 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Highover Primary School Large reserves
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Large reserves
- Little Sutton Primary School Large reserves
- Woodland Grange Primary School Large reserves
- Oxon CofE Primary School Healthy
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Tight
- Aspin Park Academy Large reserves
- Falkland Primary School Healthy
- Swanland Primary School Healthy
- Bedgrove Infant School Healthy
- Rivermead Primary School Healthy
- Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,587 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £95k | £224 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £428k | £1,009 |
Money raised by parents
BIRDWELL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1033647, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £10k |
2024-08 | £16k | £12k |
2023-08 | £8k | £12k |
2022-08 | £18k | £11k |
2021-08 | £9k | £6k |
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?
- Spending on bought-in services is £420 a pupil, against a typical £107 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £642 a pupil, against a typical £280 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £144 a pupil, against a typical £82 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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