Broadlands Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £86k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Herefordshire, County of · 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 | £956k | £981k | -£25k | £107k | 165 |
2019-20 | £901k | £901k | -£161 | £107k | 157 |
2020-21 | £881k | £836k | +£45k | £152k | 144 |
2021-22 | £833k | £867k | -£34k | £118k | 120 |
2022-23 | £852k | £850k | +£2k | £120k | 134 |
2023-24 | £973k | £1.0m | -£34k | £86k | 148 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£22k | £108k | 156 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£22k | £86k | 159 |
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 50% of them. It spends £8,104 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,162.
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 | £3,523 | £3,822 | £3,395–£4,049 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,820 | £1,709 | £1,272–£1,978 |
Supply staff | £515 | £137 | £67–£256 |
Admin and clerical | £181 | £384 | £329–£484 |
Premises | £309 | £448 | £367–£584 |
Energy | £169 | £121 | £100–£160 |
Learning resources & ICT | £370 | £343 | £251–£434 |
Bought-in services | £518 | £164 | £68–£305 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Heading for deficit
- Captains Close Primary School Heading for deficit
- Bushfield Road Infant School In deficit
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Mill Lane Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast In deficit
- Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School Healthy
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Large reserves
- St John's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £7,918 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £95k | £598 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £82k | £513 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £28k | £177 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £515 a pupil, against a typical £137 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £518 a pupil, against a typical £164 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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