Cove Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £101k 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£23k | £147k | 296 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£24k | £122k | 291 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£12k | £134k | 292 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£25k | £159k | 293 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£332 | £159k | 300 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£7k | £167k | 295 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£89k | £78k | 298 |
2025-26 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£23k | £101k | 284 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,711 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,521.
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 | £3,510 | £3,178 | £2,946–£3,413 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,137 | £1,246 | £986–£1,582 |
Supply staff | £61 | £130 | £63–£214 |
Admin and clerical | £280 | £293 | £246–£349 |
Premises | £474 | £360 | £321–£487 |
Energy | £83 | £91 | £75–£112 |
Learning resources & ICT | £389 | £276 | £200–£327 |
Bought-in services | £221 | £161 | £57–£203 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Stephen Churchtown Academy Healthy
- Cliffedale Primary School Tight
- Darton Primary School Tight
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Langford Village Academy Heading for deficit
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Highfield Primary School Tight
- White House Farm Healthy
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Large reserves
- Southover CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Petersfield Infant School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,258 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £76k | £268 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £94k | £331 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £154k | £542 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £389 a pupil, against a typical £276 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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