The Meadows Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £314k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Primary · Academy converter.
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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£103k | -£72k | 611 |
2019-20 | £3.4m | £3.3m | +£106k | £34k | 634 |
2020-21 | £3.6m | £3.4m | +£222k | £256k | 633 |
2021-22 | £3.9m | £3.9m | +£49k | £304k | 616 |
2022-23 | £4.0m | £3.9m | +£104k | £408k | 585 |
2023-24 | £4.1m | £4.3m | -£144k | £264k | 545 |
2024-25 | £4.2m | £4.2m | +£50k | £314k | 477 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,799 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,366.
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 | £3,042 | £3,214 | £2,925–£3,556 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £11 | £1,663 | £1,412–£2,059 |
Supply staff | £1,000 | £131 | £46–£339 |
Admin and clerical | £6 | £268 | £200–£391 |
Premises | £1,635 | £391 | £292–£493 |
Energy | £140 | £94 | £80–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £320 | £236 | £189–£323 |
Bought-in services | £415 | £212 | £50–£375 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ladybarn Primary School Heading for deficit
- Sutherland Primary Academy Tight
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Large reserves
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Warstones Primary School Healthy
- Acocks Green Primary School Large reserves
- Kingsland CofE Academy Healthy
- New Park Primary School Large reserves
- Girlington Primary School Healthy
- Lidget Green Academy Healthy
- New Moston Primary School Healthy
- Lancaster Road Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.1m | £8,572 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £448k | £939 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £346k | £726 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £158k | £332 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 22% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,000 a pupil, against a typical £131 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £1,635 a pupil, against a typical £391 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £415 a pupil, against a typical £212 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £140 a pupil, against a typical £94 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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