Badgerbrook Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £359k in reserve, 15% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Leicestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD 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 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£39k | £76k | 420 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£10k | £86k | 415 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£15k | £101k | 419 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£43k | £144k | 424 |
2022-23 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£32k | £176k | 419 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£23k | £152k | 416 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£26k | £359k | 404 |
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 83% of them. It spends £5,857 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,226.
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 | £3,004 | £3,057 | £2,871–£3,315 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,127 | £1,067 | £894–£1,235 |
Supply staff | £59 | £161 | £92–£270 |
Admin and clerical | £450 | £300 | £233–£340 |
Premises | £267 | £292 | £236–£347 |
Energy | £87 | £86 | £69–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £193 | £302 | £231–£340 |
Bought-in services | £52 | £158 | £94–£263 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Large reserves
- Aston Clinton School Tight
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School Healthy
- Pirbright Village Primary School Healthy
- Great Wood Primary School Healthy
- Mulbarton Primary School Large reserves
- Halsford Park Primary School Tight
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School Heading for deficit
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Richmond Hill Primary Academy Healthy
- Colden Common Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,580 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £94k | £232 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £86k | £213 |
Money raised by parents
BADGERBROOK PTFA (charity 1198413, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £12k |
2024-08 | £10k | £18k |
2023-08 | £21k | £14k |
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?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £450 a pupil, against a typical £300 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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