Barrow Hill Primary Academy: school finances
In deficit
In deficit by £294k, 38% of a year's income: it has spent more over the years than it received. It has spent more than it received for 2 years running.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Derbyshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MINERVA LEARNING TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
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 | £557k | £539k | +£18k | -£85k | 76 |
2019-20 | £597k | £549k | +£48k | -£45k | 88 |
2020-21 | £665k | £522k | +£143k | £48k | 92 |
2021-22 | £708k | £688k | +£20k | £38k | 92 |
2022-23 | £796k | £824k | -£28k | -£75k | 89 |
2023-24 | £772k | £904k | -£132k | -£294k | 83 |
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 0% of them. It spends £10,892 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,968.
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 | £4,036 | £4,402 | £3,977–£4,714 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,916 | £1,838 | £1,563–£2,728 |
Supply staff | £2,036 | £255 | £94–£441 |
Admin and clerical | £337 | £482 | £375–£577 |
Premises | £614 | £657 | £510–£732 |
Energy | £313 | £222 | £185–£263 |
Learning resources & ICT | £398 | £398 | £275–£570 |
Bought-in services | £145 | £280 | £164–£509 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Ludworth Primary School Large reserves
- Highfield Farm Primary School Tight
- Littleham Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Halebank CofE Primary School Tight
- Speedwell Infant School Large reserves
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Large reserves
- Aycliffe Community Primary School Large reserves
- Whitecliffe Academy Heading for deficit
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) Large reserves
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £852k | £10,265 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £78k | £940 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £36 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BARROW HILL PRIMARY ACADEMY (charity 1202701, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £4k |
2024-08 | £4k | £3k |
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.
- Is there a deficit recovery plan agreed with its trust, and when does the school expect to be back in balance?
- What has been cut or changed to close the gap, and how does that affect classes and support staff?
- Spending on supply staff is £2,036 a pupil, against a typical £255 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £313 a pupil, against a typical £222 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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