Potters Green Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Coventry · 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£55k | £229k | 391 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£25k | £204k | 389 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£8k | £212k | 385 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£23k | £236k | 356 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£52k | £183k | 375 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£162k | £22k | 386 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£57k | £79k | 384 |
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 23% of them. It spends £6,628 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,836.
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 | £2,894 | £3,149 | £2,936–£3,382 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,058 | £1,535 | £1,274–£1,747 |
Supply staff | £471 | £154 | £48–£324 |
Admin and clerical | £296 | £293 | £242–£362 |
Premises | £267 | £357 | £278–£418 |
Energy | £115 | £107 | £80–£137 |
Learning resources & ICT | £207 | £229 | £192–£335 |
Bought-in services | £588 | £110 | £47–£238 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kings Road Primary School Large reserves
- Whiston Willis Primary Academy Healthy
- Leiston Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- New York Primary School Large reserves
- Netherton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- The Richmond Primary Academy Large reserves
- Ireland Wood Primary School Tight
- Heybridge Primary School Healthy
- Pennine Way Junior Academy Tight
- Anns Grove Primary School Healthy
- Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £6,380 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £75k | £196 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £159k | £413 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £152k | £396 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £588 a pupil, against a typical £110 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £471 a pupil, against a typical £154 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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