Woodcock Hill Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £115k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Primary · Community 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£12k | £67k | 207 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£15k | £52k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£24k | £76k | 204 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£13k | £89k | 202 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£86k | £3k | 195 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£52k | -£49k | 203 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£72k | £24k | 204 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£92k | £115k | 198 |
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 50% of them. It spends £8,949 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,810.
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 | £3,344 | £3,652 | £3,316–£4,028 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,071 | £1,928 | £1,297–£2,285 |
Supply staff | £532 | £347 | £143–£781 |
Admin and clerical | £596 | £403 | £327–£509 |
Premises | £493 | £484 | £424–£635 |
Energy | £195 | £140 | £104–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £430 | £348 | £262–£438 |
Bought-in services | £243 | £295 | £185–£511 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Reaside Academy Large reserves
- Well Lane Primary School In deficit
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School In deficit
- Beever Primary School Tight
- Hightown Primary School In deficit
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Abbey Hulton Primary School In deficit
- St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Large reserves
- Percy Main Primary School Large reserves
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £9,223 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £137k | £693 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £216k | £1,089 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £37k | £188 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £596 a pupil, against a typical £403 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £195 a pupil, against a typical £140 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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