Birches First School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £215k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY 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 | £884k | £1.1m | -£176k | £168k | 149 |
2019-20 | £909k | £938k | -£29k | £115k | 145 |
2020-21 | £877k | £836k | +£41k | £95k | 149 |
2021-22 | £944k | £862k | +£82k | £103k | 147 |
2022-23 | £976k | £902k | +£74k | £101k | 143 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£125k | £141k | 175 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£141k | £215k | 180 |
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 90% of them. It spends £6,167 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,774.
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 | £2,802 | £3,275 | £2,964–£3,438 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,426 | £1,108 | £935–£1,584 |
Supply staff | £6 | £83 | £46–£206 |
Admin and clerical | £279 | £351 | £300–£403 |
Premises | £301 | £297 | £245–£388 |
Energy | £78 | £110 | £81–£136 |
Learning resources & ICT | £217 | £251 | £188–£371 |
Bought-in services | £162 | £191 | £107–£296 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF Tight
- Ropley CofE Primary School Healthy
- Endon Hall Primary School Heading for deficit
- Thorney Island Community Primary School Large reserves
- Abbots Farm Infant School Tight
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Otley the Whartons Primary School Heading for deficit
- Watling Lower School In deficit
- Gaddesby Primary School Large reserves
- St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Smallwood CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,234 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £107k | £596 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £129k | £719 |
Money raised by parents
BIRCHES PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1026397, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £8k |
2024-08 | £8k | £6k |
2023-08 | £8k | £4k |
2022-08 | £10k | £12k |
2021-08 | £3k | £2k |
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?
- 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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