Garretts Green Nursery School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £118k in reserve, 15% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Nursery · Local authority nursery school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £493k | £545k | -£52k | -£36k | 56 |
2019-20 | £567k | £512k | +£56k | £20k | 57 |
2020-21 | £565k | £501k | +£64k | £83k | 58 |
2021-22 | £685k | £585k | +£100k | £183k | 56 |
2022-23 | £627k | £744k | -£117k | £66k | 58 |
2023-24 | £849k | £758k | +£91k | £157k | 54 |
2024-25 | £789k | £791k | -£2k | £155k | 55 |
2025-26 | £802k | £839k | -£37k | £118k | 54 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 nursery 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 50% of them. It spends £15,402 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £15,267.
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 | £5,179 | £3,516 | £2,635–£4,247 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £4,776 | £4,977 | £3,601–£6,662 |
Supply staff | £453 | £186 | £21–£822 |
Admin and clerical | £523 | £997 | £598–£1,270 |
Premises | £1,080 | £822 | £518–£1,114 |
Energy | £152 | £180 | £145–£274 |
Learning resources & ICT | £308 | £310 | £208–£505 |
Bought-in services | £1,929 | £752 | £348–£1,351 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Caversham Nursery School In deficit
- Edith Cadbury Nursery School Large reserves
- Broomhall Nursery School Large reserves
- Newtown Nursery School In deficit
- Kings Norton Nursery School Large reserves
- Highters Heath Nursery School Large reserves
- Ripley Nursery School Large reserves
- Jakeman Nursery School Large reserves
- St Thomas Centre Nursery School In deficit
- Muriel Green Nursery School Large reserves
- Hollywood Park Nursery School Tight
- New Bridge Nursery School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £764k | £14,017 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £117k | £2,156 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £703 |
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?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on bought-in services is £1,929 a pupil, against a typical £752 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,179 a pupil, against a typical £3,516 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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