Barnacre Road Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £69k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 3 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lancashire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE BAY LEARNING 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 | £894k | £932k | -£38k | £7k | 187 |
2019-20 | £945k | £945k | +£57 | £7k | 184 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1000k | +£5k | £12k | 195 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£6k | £6k | 216 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£48k | -£42k | 220 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£5k | £69k | 195 |
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 £7,415 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,057.
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 | £3,031 | £3,266 | £3,024–£3,618 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,374 | £1,420 | £1,219–£1,619 |
Supply staff | £251 | £142 | £61–£224 |
Admin and clerical | £349 | £342 | £263–£393 |
Premises | £472 | £417 | £323–£488 |
Energy | £103 | £98 | £71–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £590 | £332 | £254–£408 |
Bought-in services | £92 | £201 | £114–£277 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Heronshaw School Large reserves
- Shawfield Primary School Healthy
- Carr Infant School Large reserves
- St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Heading for deficit
- Havelock Infant School Large reserves
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Healthy
- Barlborough Primary School Tight
- Windmill Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Bede Burn Primary School Tight
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,903 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £46k | £236 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £95k | £487 |
Money raised by parents
BARNACRE ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1037280, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £2k | £6k |
2024-08 | £2k | £569 |
2023-08 | £3k | £1k |
2022-08 | £4k | £3k |
2021-08 | £2k | £225 |
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 learning resources & ict is £590 a pupil, against a typical £332 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £251 a pupil, against a typical £142 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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