Warwick Road Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £83k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kirklees · 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 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£18k | £86k | 360 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£16k | £69k | 362 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£24k | £93k | 360 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£11k | £104k | 358 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£86k | £18k | 369 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£54k | £71k | 373 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£67k | £138k | 365 |
2025-26 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£55k | £83k | 356 |
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 £6,710 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,673.
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 | £2,894 | £3,189 | £3,004–£3,378 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,295 | £1,273 | £1,058–£1,614 |
Supply staff | £125 | £132 | £57–£254 |
Admin and clerical | £315 | £318 | £249–£379 |
Premises | £528 | £315 | £270–£364 |
Energy | £98 | £86 | £81–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £506 | £292 | £225–£350 |
Bought-in services | £115 | £141 | £69–£175 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Long Meadow School In deficit
- Horsford CofE VA Primary School Large reserves
- Buckingham Primary School In deficit
- Ellison Primary Academy Healthy
- Padnell Junior School Large reserves
- Standens Barn Primary School Large reserves
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Rivelin Primary School Healthy
- Field Court Junior School Healthy
- Shirley Junior School Healthy
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy Large reserves
- Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £6,377 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £101k | £285 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £101k | £284 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £63k | £178 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £506 a pupil, against a typical £292 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £528 a pupil, against a typical £315 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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