Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £185k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bracknell Forest · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £1.9m | -£9k | £22k | 424 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£4k | £26k | 424 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£16k | £42k | 414 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£41k | £83k | 406 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£87k | -£4k | 408 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£10k | £185k | 394 |
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 50% of them. It spends £6,828 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,119.
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 | £3,111 | £3,015 | £2,811–£3,171 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,619 | £1,179 | £1,077–£1,521 |
Supply staff | £259 | £79 | £50–£212 |
Admin and clerical | £234 | £292 | £239–£327 |
Premises | £310 | £296 | £241–£378 |
Energy | £135 | £78 | £61–£106 |
Learning resources & ICT | £236 | £265 | £239–£343 |
Bought-in services | £41 | £133 | £62–£179 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Red Hill CofE Primary School Healthy
- Oughtrington Primary School Large reserves
- Gamlingay Village Primary Healthy
- St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- Abbots Langley School Heading for deficit
- Sunnymede Primary School Healthy
- Pembury School Large reserves
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Tight
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Exminster Community Primary Heading for deficit
- Wimborne First School and Nursery Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £6,732 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £252k | £640 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £55k | £140 |
Money raised by parents
BIRCH HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1051295, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £7k | £5k |
2025-08 | £8k | £3k |
2024-08 | £9k | £11k |
2023-08 | £9k | £5k |
2022-08 | £13k | £21k |
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 £259 a pupil, against a typical £79 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £135 a pupil, against a typical £78 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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