Sheepscombe Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £35k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Gloucestershire · 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 | £341k | £344k | -£3k | £17k | 59 |
2019-20 | £370k | £371k | -£806 | £16k | 65 |
2020-21 | £459k | £432k | +£27k | £43k | 72 |
2021-22 | £491k | £488k | +£3k | £46k | 71 |
2022-23 | £547k | £539k | +£8k | £54k | 71 |
2023-24 | £558k | £589k | -£31k | £23k | 72 |
2024-25 | £645k | £648k | -£3k | £20k | 67 |
2025-26 | £669k | £655k | +£14k | £35k | 64 |
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 40% of them. It spends £10,232 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,495.
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 | £5,593 | £4,561 | £4,138–£4,975 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £978 | £1,432 | £1,174–£1,887 |
Supply staff | £317 | £172 | £59–£409 |
Admin and clerical | £616 | £519 | £417–£620 |
Premises | £205 | £531 | £333–£670 |
Energy | £74 | £150 | £111–£213 |
Learning resources & ICT | £493 | £499 | £372–£632 |
Bought-in services | £873 | £270 | £137–£616 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School Large reserves
- Irthington Village School Tight
- Dodford First School In deficit
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Rodmarton Primary School In deficit
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Jenyns First School and Nursery Large reserves
- Fulmer Infant School In deficit
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School Large reserves
- Turnditch Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham Tight
- Hockliffe Lower School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £596k | £9,312 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £31k | £487 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £5k | £71 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £73k | £1,144 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SHEEPSCOMBE SCHOOL (charity 1213470, Registered)
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 £873 a pupil, against a typical £270 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,593 a pupil, against a typical £4,561 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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