The British School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £72k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Gloucestershire · 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 | £833k | £858k | -£25k | £76k | 171 |
2019-20 | £862k | £885k | -£22k | £54k | 167 |
2020-21 | £881k | £856k | +£25k | £78k | 177 |
2021-22 | £939k | £919k | +£20k | £98k | 169 |
2022-23 | £979k | £1.0m | -£29k | £69k | 176 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£12k | £81k | 170 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£1k | £83k | 173 |
2025-26 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£11k | £72k | 177 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,985 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,029.
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 | £3,095 | £3,399 | £2,999–£3,676 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,486 | £1,257 | £994–£1,623 |
Supply staff | £103 | £136 | £69–£280 |
Admin and clerical | £356 | £328 | £224–£408 |
Premises | £377 | £345 | £278–£410 |
Energy | £133 | £104 | £75–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £468 | £294 | £235–£396 |
Bought-in services | £365 | £211 | £119–£272 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Yorkley Primary School Large reserves
- Old Stratford Primary School Large reserves
- Stannington Infant School Large reserves
- Riccall Community Primary School In deficit
- NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Radley Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Sun Hill Junior School Tight
- Medstead Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Mary and St Chad CofE First School In deficit
- Shustoke CofE Primary School In deficit
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,411 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £118k | £665 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £35k | £200 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £90k | £511 |
Money raised by parents
THE BRITISH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1036801, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £12k | £12k |
2024-09 | £13k | £10k |
2023-09 | £7k | £10k |
2022-09 | £13k | £5k |
2021-09 | £2k | £1k |
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 £365 a pupil, against a typical £211 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £468 a pupil, against a typical £294 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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