Brixington Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £90k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Devon · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE FIRST FEDERATION 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, 2020-21 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2020-21 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£201k | £0 | 334 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £1.8m | +£167k | £0 | 344 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £1.9m | +£243k | £0 | 359 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£218k | £0 | 324 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£91k | £90k | 326 |
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 17% of them. It spends £7,542 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,974.
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 | £3,576 | £3,230 | £3,004–£3,480 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,508 | £1,487 | £1,208–£1,763 |
Supply staff | £160 | £89 | £48–£193 |
Admin and clerical | £273 | £288 | £239–£360 |
Premises | £353 | £362 | £321–£418 |
Energy | £120 | £105 | £85–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £233 | £261 | £225–£408 |
Bought-in services | £37 | £179 | £124–£247 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Frenchwood Community Primary School Healthy
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Hunts Cross Primary School Healthy
- Brookland Junior School Large reserves
- Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery Healthy
- St Frideswide Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden Large reserves
- Torre Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Large reserves
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £7,100 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £168k | £516 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £53k | £163 |
Money raised by parents
BRIXINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY PTA (charity 1167195, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-04 | £13k | £18k |
2024-04 | £21k | £9k |
2023-04 | £10k | £6k |
2022-04 | £5k | £5k |
2021-04 | £5k | £5k |
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.
- 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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