Barcroft Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £139k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Walsall · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£6k | £144k | 452 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£102k | £245k | 444 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£95k | £340k | 440 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£155k | £184k | 444 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£82k | £103k | 442 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£158k | £261k | 450 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £3.3m | -£122k | £139k | 428 |
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 27% of them. It spends £7,602 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,302.
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 | £3,081 | £3,257 | £2,943–£3,849 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,592 | £1,697 | £1,383–£1,994 |
Supply staff | £0 | £78 | £8–£176 |
Admin and clerical | £269 | £305 | £252–£405 |
Premises | £851 | £354 | £286–£424 |
Energy | £190 | £109 | £78–£127 |
Learning resources & ICT | £323 | £287 | £200–£376 |
Bought-in services | £556 | £200 | £90–£297 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Loxdale Primary School Large reserves
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Southglade Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Camp Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Newstead Primary Academy Healthy
- Griffin Primary School Large reserves
- King Charles Primary School Large reserves
- Nelson Primary School Large reserves
- St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Hillstone Primary School Tight
- Yorkmead Junior and Infant School Large reserves
- Whitefield Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £7,251 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £197k | £459 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £244k | £569 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £28k | £65 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £556 a pupil, against a typical £200 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £851 a pupil, against a typical £354 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £190 a pupil, against a typical £109 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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