Beaver Road Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £487k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Manchester · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CONNECT ALLIANCE 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 | £3.9m | £4.0m | -£133k | £117k | 746 |
2019-20 | £3.9m | £3.9m | -£1k | £116k | 801 |
2020-21 | £4.4m | £4.7m | -£288k | £82k | 846 |
2021-22 | £4.7m | £4.6m | +£17k | £99k | 893 |
2022-23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | +£86k | £185k | 963 |
2023-24 | £5.9m | £5.8m | +£138k | £323k | 1,010 |
2024-25 | £6.6m | £6.4m | +£163k | £487k | 1,044 |
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 57% of them. It spends £6,161 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,195.
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 | £2,660 | £3,069 | £2,930–£3,306 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,075 | £1,264 | £1,020–£1,476 |
Supply staff | £611 | £94 | £31–£141 |
Admin and clerical | £288 | £282 | £230–£344 |
Premises | £440 | £306 | £257–£363 |
Energy | £99 | £85 | £70–£103 |
Learning resources & ICT | £394 | £219 | £191–£279 |
Bought-in services | £100 | £121 | £76–£242 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lee Chapel Primary School Large reserves
- Cippenham School Large reserves
- Danetree Primary School Large reserves
- Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Large reserves
- St George's Primary School Tight
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Tight
- St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School In deficit
- Downside Primary School Large reserves
- Fernwood Primary School Heading for deficit
- Winton Primary School Large reserves
- Wyken Croft Primary School Large reserves
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.2m | £5,932 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £235k | £225 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £729k | £698 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF BEAVER ROAD SCHOOLS (charity 700509, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £13k | £16k |
2024-08 | £18k | £7k |
2023-08 | £13k | £32k |
2022-08 | £28k | £30k |
2021-08 | £19k | £23k |
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 supply staff is £611 a pupil, against a typical £94 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £394 a pupil, against a typical £219 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £440 a pupil, against a typical £306 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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