Braishfield Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £123k in reserve, 16% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £564k | £553k | +£11k | £115k | 102 |
2019-20 | £607k | £614k | -£7k | £108k | 100 |
2020-21 | £580k | £594k | -£13k | £95k | 96 |
2021-22 | £611k | £621k | -£10k | £85k | 105 |
2022-23 | £672k | £654k | +£18k | £103k | 102 |
2023-24 | £720k | £721k | -£1k | £102k | 102 |
2024-25 | £750k | £738k | +£13k | £115k | 102 |
2025-26 | £787k | £779k | +£8k | £123k | 103 |
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 87% of them. It spends £7,565 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,754.
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 | £3,604 | £3,517 | £3,146–£4,005 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,315 | £1,526 | £1,255–£1,868 |
Supply staff | £97 | £142 | £60–£253 |
Admin and clerical | £586 | £424 | £242–£545 |
Premises | £478 | £374 | £294–£573 |
Energy | £55 | £135 | £116–£160 |
Learning resources & ICT | £419 | £306 | £197–£374 |
Bought-in services | £342 | £248 | £104–£349 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Acorns Primary School Large reserves
- Salterforth Primary School Large reserves
- Forton Primary School Healthy
- Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Kenninghall Primary School Heading for deficit
- Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Catforth Primary School Healthy
- Padbury Church of England School Large reserves
- Hevingham Primary School Large reserves
- Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £744k | £7,227 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £34k | £333 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £28k | £273 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £43k | £417 |
Money raised by parents
BRAISHFIELD SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1036714, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £11k | £4k |
2024-08 | £12k | £7k |
2023-08 | £15k | £10k |
2022-08 | £4k | £2k |
2021-08 | £1k | £300 |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £419 a pupil, against a typical £306 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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