Cherbourg Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 5% 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£27k | £27k | 401 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£32k | £59k | 401 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£88k | £148k | 401 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£50k | £198k | 389 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£6k | £191k | 383 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£74k | £117k | 369 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£23k | £140k | 374 |
2025-26 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£868 | £141k | 347 |
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 23% of them. It spends £8,568 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,329.
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 | £3,406 | £3,528 | £3,237–£3,654 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,434 | £1,450 | £1,236–£1,863 |
Supply staff | £241 | £142 | £58–£246 |
Admin and clerical | £243 | £321 | £266–£385 |
Premises | £400 | £389 | £303–£428 |
Energy | £60 | £125 | £91–£157 |
Learning resources & ICT | £313 | £274 | £221–£370 |
Bought-in services | £367 | £206 | £54–£370 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gunthorpe Primary School Large reserves
- Broadfield Primary School Heading for deficit
- The District CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Hartsholme Academy Healthy
- Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School Large reserves
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Bexhill Academy Large reserves
- Greenhill Primary School Heading for deficit
- Whitehall Junior Community School Healthy
- Mount Pleasant Juniors Large reserves
- St Hilda's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Orchard Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £8,131 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £297k | £855 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £267k | £769 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £152k | £439 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF CHERBOURG PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1093307, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-08 | £4k | £2k |
2023-08 | £2k | £3k |
2022-08 | £4k | £4k |
2021-08 | £3k | £3k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 13% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,434 a pupil, against a typical £1,450 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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