Parkfield Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £127k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Rochdale · 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 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£1k | £54k | 210 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£24k | £78k | 212 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£6k | £73k | 212 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£19k | £53k | 211 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£31k | £84k | 216 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£23k | £61k | 217 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£101k | £162k | 214 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£36k | £127k | 212 |
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 £8,911 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,170.
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 | £3,385 | £3,242 | £2,949–£3,916 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,830 | £1,505 | £1,193–£1,638 |
Supply staff | £221 | £124 | £56–£225 |
Admin and clerical | £313 | £392 | £302–£476 |
Premises | £371 | £405 | £339–£567 |
Energy | £106 | £115 | £82–£150 |
Learning resources & ICT | £421 | £272 | £217–£354 |
Bought-in services | £184 | £193 | £126–£357 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield Large reserves
- Ladywood Primary School Large reserves
- Tangmere Primary Academy Healthy
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Eastfield Academy Large reserves
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston Large reserves
- Reignhead Primary School In deficit
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Stirchley Primary School Large reserves
- Woodlands Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £8,858 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £387k | £1,826 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £121k | £573 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £183k | £865 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,830 a pupil, against a typical £1,505 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £421 a pupil, against a typical £272 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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