Bligh Primary School (Infants): school finances
Tight
Holds £1k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2020-21, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Medway · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2020-21
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2020-21
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£118k | £62k | 326 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£78k | £80k | 331 |
2020-21 | £2.8m | £2.5m | +£304k | £1k | 314 |
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 7% of them. It spends £7,882 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,708.
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 | £3,997 | £3,178 | £2,906–£3,418 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,892 | £1,271 | £1,141–£1,582 |
Supply staff | £0 | £128 | £62–£250 |
Admin and clerical | £229 | £275 | £233–£376 |
Premises | £602 | £343 | £263–£429 |
Energy | £175 | £105 | £79–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £223 | £249 | £219–£290 |
Bought-in services | £38 | £156 | £85–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mount Pleasant Infants Heading for deficit
- Cobbs Brow School Healthy
- Devonshire Infant Academy Large reserves
- Wyvern School Healthy
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Large reserves
- Orchard Vale Community School Large reserves
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Healthy
- Cheadle Primary School Large reserves
- Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Tight
- St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School Healthy
- Torre Church of England Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2020-21
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £8,650 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £36k | £115 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £63k | £201 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on premises is £602 a pupil, against a typical £343 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £175 a pupil, against a typical £105 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,892 a pupil, against a typical £1,271 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,997 a pupil, against a typical £3,178 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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