Bickershaw CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £41k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wigan · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £877k | £885k | -£8k | £91k | 139 |
2019-20 | £894k | £892k | +£2k | £93k | 143 |
2020-21 | £889k | £842k | +£47k | £140k | 145 |
2021-22 | £915k | £944k | -£29k | £111k | 139 |
2022-23 | £949k | £1.0m | -£94k | £17k | 151 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£40k | £57k | 150 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£11k | £67k | 142 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£26k | £41k | 138 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,406 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,203.
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 | £3,449 | £3,580 | £3,321–£4,045 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,385 | £1,493 | £1,186–£1,799 |
Supply staff | £652 | £245 | £36–£406 |
Admin and clerical | £479 | £398 | £284–£477 |
Premises | £495 | £486 | £360–£657 |
Energy | £88 | £155 | £118–£192 |
Learning resources & ICT | £372 | £347 | £295–£433 |
Bought-in services | £769 | £229 | £79–£450 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Eckington Junior School Large reserves
- Woodthorpe CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Sandbach Primary Academy Large reserves
- Hart Plain Infant School Large reserves
- Aughton Primary Academy Large reserves
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School In deficit
- Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Pegswood Primary School Large reserves
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey In deficit
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook Tight
- Blackfell Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £7,902 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £22k | £159 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £86k | £626 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £56k | £406 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £769 a pupil, against a typical £229 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £652 a pupil, against a typical £245 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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