Buxworth Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £42k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Derbyshire · 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 | £503k | £493k | +£10k | £33k | 100 |
2019-20 | £529k | £538k | -£10k | £23k | 104 |
2020-21 | £585k | £585k | +£545 | £23k | 108 |
2021-22 | £642k | £648k | -£6k | £17k | 106 |
2022-23 | £685k | £714k | -£29k | -£12k | 104 |
2023-24 | £740k | £719k | +£20k | £9k | 106 |
2024-25 | £820k | £798k | +£22k | £31k | 103 |
2025-26 | £871k | £860k | +£11k | £42k | 104 |
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 £8,269 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,540.
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 | £3,703 | £3,917 | £3,189–£4,498 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,176 | £1,555 | £1,411–£2,235 |
Supply staff | £782 | £131 | £83–£275 |
Admin and clerical | £284 | £426 | £311–£562 |
Premises | £299 | £433 | £332–£578 |
Energy | £126 | £140 | £98–£183 |
Learning resources & ICT | £197 | £356 | £274–£487 |
Bought-in services | £555 | £224 | £131–£419 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury In deficit
- Millbrook CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Seghill First School In deficit
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Heading for deficit
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge Healthy
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Hoath Primary School Healthy
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley Large reserves
- Morton Primary Academy Large reserves
- Flamborough CofE (VC) Primary School Large reserves
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £812k | £7,804 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £23k | £220 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £42k | £408 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £59k | £571 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BUXWORTH SCHOOL (charity 1044691, Registered) raised £853 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £853 | £2k |
2024-09 | £4k | £2k |
2023-09 | £1k | £7k |
2022-09 | £2k | £1k |
2021-09 | £2k | £978 |
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 supply staff is £782 a pupil, against a typical £131 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £555 a pupil, against a typical £224 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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