Bridgemere CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £43k in reserve, 6% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cheshire East · 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 | £518k | £492k | +£26k | £40k | 82 |
2019-20 | £527k | £494k | +£33k | £74k | 80 |
2020-21 | £501k | £490k | +£11k | £84k | 87 |
2021-22 | £564k | £571k | -£6k | £78k | 92 |
2022-23 | £618k | £635k | -£17k | £61k | 90 |
2023-24 | £643k | £628k | +£15k | £76k | 86 |
2024-25 | £680k | £691k | -£11k | £65k | 90 |
2025-26 | £724k | £746k | -£22k | £43k | 94 |
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 £7,937 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,057.
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 | £3,980 | £3,739 | £3,532–£3,975 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £838 | £1,569 | £1,297–£1,723 |
Supply staff | £20 | £145 | £61–£243 |
Admin and clerical | £413 | £394 | £305–£475 |
Premises | £488 | £444 | £282–£565 |
Energy | £144 | £122 | £97–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £588 | £352 | £272–£486 |
Bought-in services | £317 | £195 | £98–£364 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gargrave Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Shardlow Primary School In deficit
- Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Harbertonford Church of England Primary School Healthy
- High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School In deficit
- Ludwell Primary School In deficit
- Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School In deficit
- Sennen Community Primary Academy In deficit
- Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Earsham Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Greatham CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Spaldwick Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £682k | £7,253 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £9k | £93 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £17k | £185 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £43k | £454 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BRIDGEMERE SCHOOL (charity 1103196, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £3k |
2024-08 | £6k | £3k |
2023-08 | £6k | £2k |
2022-08 | £5k | £2k |
2021-08 | £2k | £965 |
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 learning resources & ict is £588 a pupil, against a typical £352 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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