Cragside Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £91k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Newcastle upon Tyne · Primary · Foundation 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 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£35k | £72k | 418 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£65k | £137k | 414 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£2k | £135k | 419 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£15k | £121k | 411 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£16k | £105k | 410 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£39k | £144k | 413 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£29k | £173k | 407 |
2025-26 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£82k | £91k | 411 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,232 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,157.
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 | £3,125 | £3,030 | £2,836–£3,276 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,083 | £1,108 | £958–£1,322 |
Supply staff | £118 | £75 | £27–£154 |
Admin and clerical | £242 | £261 | £193–£296 |
Premises | £315 | £297 | £248–£369 |
Energy | £99 | £75 | £66–£106 |
Learning resources & ICT | £277 | £269 | £204–£314 |
Bought-in services | £235 | £116 | £55–£211 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Large reserves
- Langshott Primary School Large reserves
- Straits Primary School Healthy
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- St James' Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Dale Hall Community Primary School In deficit
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Healthy
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Heron Hill Primary School Healthy
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Tight
- St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Coppice Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,484 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £28k | £68 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £61k | £149 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £225k | £548 |
Money raised by parents
Cragside Parent Teacher and Friends Association (charity 1115403, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £4k | £6k |
2024-08 | £5k | £6k |
2023-08 | £6k | £4k |
2022-08 | £4k | £752 |
2021-08 | £6k | £5k |
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 bought-in services is £235 a pupil, against a typical £116 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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