Black Combe Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £50k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cumberland · 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 | £626k | £605k | +£21k | £37k | 95 |
2019-20 | £631k | £635k | -£4k | £33k | 102 |
2020-21 | £734k | £682k | +£52k | £85k | 125 |
2021-22 | £845k | £731k | +£115k | £200k | 114 |
2022-23 | £805k | £900k | -£95k | £105k | 111 |
2023-24 | £808k | £880k | -£72k | £33k | 112 |
2024-25 | £915k | £829k | +£86k | £118k | 85 |
2025-26 | £786k | £854k | -£68k | £50k | 89 |
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 73% of them. It spends £9,592 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,975.
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 | £4,477 | £4,113 | £3,899–£4,814 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,320 | £1,648 | £1,455–£2,365 |
Supply staff | £101 | £90 | £34–£348 |
Admin and clerical | £947 | £483 | £380–£634 |
Premises | £670 | £454 | £320–£588 |
Energy | £180 | £170 | £113–£271 |
Learning resources & ICT | £780 | £373 | £276–£468 |
Bought-in services | £142 | £265 | £104–£366 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St George's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Rolvenden Primary School In deficit
- St John's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy In deficit
- The Ferns Primary Academy Healthy
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School Tight
- Swaffham Meadow Primary School Healthy
- Crich Junior School Tight
- Charmouth Primary School Healthy
- Micklefield Church of England Primary Academy In deficit
- Hodthorpe Primary School In deficit
- Hurst Green Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £742k | £8,336 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £64k | £720 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £43k | £484 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £44k | £491 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £780 a pupil, against a typical £373 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £947 a pupil, against a typical £483 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £670 a pupil, against a typical £454 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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