Spindle Point Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £52k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bolton · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£10k | £57k | 234 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£11k | £68k | 231 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£42k | £110k | 227 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£54k | £57k | 225 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£12k | £69k | 229 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£53k | £122k | 232 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£6k | £128k | 230 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£77k | £52k | 236 |
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 £6,574 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,435.
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 | £3,154 | £3,064 | £2,915–£3,241 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,431 | £1,133 | £999–£1,465 |
Supply staff | £34 | £96 | £33–£244 |
Admin and clerical | £168 | £329 | £280–£421 |
Premises | £408 | £332 | £259–£407 |
Energy | £107 | £87 | £69–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £474 | £280 | £202–£352 |
Bought-in services | £179 | £179 | £123–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Large reserves
- St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Bill Quay Primary School In deficit
- Panshanger Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's RC Primary School Large reserves
- Churchdown Village Junior School In deficit
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Large reserves
- Bispham Spencer Academy Healthy
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £5,988 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £46k | £196 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £29k | £122 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £76k | £321 |
Money raised by parents
SPINDLE POINT CPS ASSOCIATION PTFA (charity 1218736, Registered)
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 learning resources & ict is £474 a pupil, against a typical £280 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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