Peterbrook Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £111k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 4 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Solihull · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£71k | £153k | 439 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£70k | £223k | 432 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£29k | £194k | 417 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£41k | £153k | 414 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£3k | £151k | 422 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£40k | £111k | 395 |
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 £6,356 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,517.
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 | £2,734 | £3,122 | £2,939–£3,277 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £970 | £1,373 | £1,046–£1,635 |
Supply staff | £112 | £109 | £31–£234 |
Admin and clerical | £262 | £272 | £207–£354 |
Premises | £349 | £366 | £296–£427 |
Energy | £157 | £104 | £77–£135 |
Learning resources & ICT | £424 | £253 | £188–£312 |
Bought-in services | £585 | £100 | £43–£205 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Healthy
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy Healthy
- Jerounds Primary Academy Large reserves
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Buckland Primary School Large reserves
- Wadebridge Primary Academy Large reserves
- Maundene School Large reserves
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn Large reserves
- Richard Lee Primary School Healthy
- Knop Law Primary School Large reserves
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,846 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £70k | £178 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £143k | £362 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £162k | £409 |
Money raised by parents
PETERBROOK COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION (charity 519485, Registered) raised £21k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £21k | £14k |
2024-08 | £19k | £27k |
2023-08 | £22k | £21k |
2022-08 | £23k | £17k |
2021-08 | £4k | £5k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 10% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £585 a pupil, against a typical £100 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £424 a pupil, against a typical £253 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £157 a pupil, against a typical £104 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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