Bleak Hill Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £129k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). St. Helens · 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 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£68k | £56k | 466 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£25k | £31k | 467 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£34k | £65k | 492 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£28k | £37k | 525 |
2022-23 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£57k | £95k | 553 |
2023-24 | £3.1m | £3.2m | -£12k | £82k | 550 |
2024-25 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£53k | £136k | 581 |
2025-26 | £3.5m | £3.5m | -£7k | £129k | 608 |
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 20% of them. It spends £5,702 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £5,992.
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 | £2,919 | £3,050 | £2,856–£3,218 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,357 | £1,050 | £842–£1,226 |
Supply staff | £14 | £43 | £2–£149 |
Admin and clerical | £194 | £311 | £222–£354 |
Premises | £244 | £285 | £247–£317 |
Energy | £95 | £78 | £71–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £284 | £291 | £232–£374 |
Bought-in services | £69 | £78 | £34–£135 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Meadow Primary School Large reserves
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Large reserves
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Ravenscote Junior School Large reserves
- Greystones Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Gatley Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Vale School, Worthing Heading for deficit
- Hawkedon Primary School Large reserves
- Grove Wood Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.5m | £5,723 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £104k | £171 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £79k | £129 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £74k | £122 |
Money raised by parents
ECCLESTON WINDLE BLEAK HILL COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL FRIENDS ASSOCIATION ALSO KNOWN AS FRIENDS OF BLEAK HILL SCHOOL (charity 702242, Registered) raised £44k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £44k | £26k |
2024-08 | £51k | £26k |
2023-08 | £30k | £22k |
2022-08 | £21k | £14k |
2021-08 | £2k | £11k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,357 a pupil, against a typical £1,050 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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