Blackwell First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £77k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Worcestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS 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 | £991k | £920k | +£71k | £162k | 152 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£41k | £202k | 152 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£17k | £219k | 151 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£17k | £202k | 153 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£46k | £156k | 151 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£38k | £118k | 151 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.3m | +£384k | £77k | 171 |
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 43% of them. It spends £7,614 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,690.
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 | £2,509 | £3,182 | £2,881–£3,614 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,719 | £1,196 | £821–£1,487 |
Supply staff | £0 | £70 | £20–£171 |
Admin and clerical | £1,643 | £325 | £268–£452 |
Premises | £228 | £308 | £219–£376 |
Energy | £129 | £100 | £87–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £211 | £259 | £199–£338 |
Bought-in services | £427 | £126 | £42–£204 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Shelley First School Large reserves
- Bathampton Primary School Healthy
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Heading for deficit
- Woodthorpe Infant School Large reserves
- Polehampton Church of England Infant School Healthy
- Sutton Veny CofE School Healthy
- Prior Heath Infant School Large reserves
- Oaklands Infant School In deficit
- Bromley Heath Infant School Large reserves
- Crabtree Infants' School In deficit
- Bournes Green Infant School Large reserves
- Busbridge Infant School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,029 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £127k | £743 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £484k | £2,830 |
Money raised by parents
BLACKWELL FIRST SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1098212, Registered) raised £26k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £26k | £25k |
2024-08 | £13k | £10k |
2023-08 | £12k | £7k |
2022-08 | £15k | £10k |
2021-08 | £14k | £11k |
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 £1,643 a pupil, against a typical £325 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £427 a pupil, against a typical £126 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,719 a pupil, against a typical £1,196 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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