Bedford Drive Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £176k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wirral · 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 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£115k | £108k | 390 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£73k | £35k | 404 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£35k | £70k | 408 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£3k | £73k | 412 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£45k | £28k | 422 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£5k | £33k | 426 |
2024-25 | £3.2m | £3.0m | +£108k | £142k | 424 |
2025-26 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£35k | £176k | 400 |
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 33% of them. It spends £8,138 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,266.
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 | £3,306 | £3,208 | £2,972–£3,570 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,800 | £1,570 | £1,385–£1,981 |
Supply staff | £274 | £144 | £44–£320 |
Admin and clerical | £475 | £316 | £247–£354 |
Premises | £416 | £372 | £300–£449 |
Energy | £126 | £111 | £90–£123 |
Learning resources & ICT | £307 | £287 | £187–£422 |
Bought-in services | £366 | £150 | £64–£292 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Buswells Lodge Primary School Healthy
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff Large reserves
- Ashbrow School Healthy
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre Healthy
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Healthy
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School Tight
- Pinehurst Primary School Large reserves
- Mauldeth Road Primary School Healthy
- Mayfield Primary School Healthy
- Rossmere Academy Large reserves
- Tymberwood Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £7,968 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £252k | £629 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £312k | £779 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £132k | £329 |
Money raised by parents
BEDFORD DRIVE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1028067, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £7k | £2k |
2024-07 | £869 | £2k |
2023-07 | £560 | £0 |
2022-07 | £557 | £713 |
2021-07 | £90 | £3k |
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 bought-in services is £366 a pupil, against a typical £150 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £475 a pupil, against a typical £316 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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