Oxspring Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £31k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Barnsley · 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 | £696k | £686k | +£9k | £38k | 130 |
2019-20 | £694k | £713k | -£18k | £20k | 131 |
2020-21 | £704k | £669k | +£35k | £55k | 128 |
2021-22 | £758k | £761k | -£3k | £52k | 131 |
2022-23 | £807k | £830k | -£22k | £30k | 135 |
2023-24 | £848k | £859k | -£10k | £19k | 130 |
2024-25 | £880k | £880k | -£870 | £19k | 132 |
2025-26 | £912k | £900k | +£12k | £31k | 135 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,664 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,913.
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 | £3,160 | £3,363 | £3,148–£3,682 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,245 | £1,179 | £937–£1,406 |
Supply staff | £151 | £106 | £52–£251 |
Admin and clerical | £396 | £359 | £278–£488 |
Premises | £358 | £370 | £295–£485 |
Energy | £93 | £108 | £82–£135 |
Learning resources & ICT | £412 | £281 | £195–£405 |
Bought-in services | £211 | £180 | £84–£277 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Feering Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Puddletown Church of England First School Large reserves
- The Croft Primary School Healthy
- Chatburn Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Crudwell CofE Primary School Tight
- Haslingfield Endowed Primary School Heading for deficit
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary In deficit
- King's Court First School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £799k | £5,919 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £24k | £176 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £18k | £137 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £113k | £836 |
Money raised by parents
OXSPRING PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1006654, Registered) raised £15k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £15k | £13k |
2024-08 | £21k | £20k |
2023-08 | £17k | £16k |
2022-08 | £14k | £8k |
2021-08 | £8k | £8k |
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.
- 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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