Clifford Bridge Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £197k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Coventry · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: INSPIRE EDUCATION 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 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£103k | £289k | 422 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£26k | £254k | 438 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£163k | £0 | 425 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£81k | £0 | 410 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£74k | £0 | 434 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£116k | £0 | 442 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£113k | £197k | 442 |
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. It spends £5,597 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,042.
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 | £2,582 | £2,960 | £2,707–£3,102 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £940 | £1,330 | £877–£1,525 |
Supply staff | £140 | £88 | £30–£215 |
Admin and clerical | £573 | £246 | £193–£303 |
Premises | £294 | £297 | £237–£336 |
Energy | £95 | £90 | £70–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £138 | £247 | £182–£335 |
Bought-in services | £113 | £127 | £83–£173 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cranborne Primary School Large reserves
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Large reserves
- Acklam Whin Primary School Large reserves
- Didcot Primary Academy Large reserves
- Didsbury Road Primary School Large reserves
- Woodheys Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Isle of Ely Primary School Large reserves
- The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Lawn Primary School Healthy
- Parkfield Primary School Large reserves
- Whitehouse Common Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,456 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £113 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £175k | £396 |
Money raised by parents
CLIFFORD BRIDGE PTFA (charity 1213228, Registered)
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 £573 a pupil, against a typical £246 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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