Bowmandale Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Lincolnshire · 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 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£32k | £138k | 338 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£33k | £171k | 343 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£73k | £244k | 344 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£23k | £222k | 341 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£6k | £216k | 344 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£9k | £225k | 320 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£136k | £89k | 344 |
2025-26 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£52k | £141k | 345 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,057 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,413.
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 | £3,273 | £3,168 | £2,897–£3,381 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,124 | £1,216 | £933–£1,732 |
Supply staff | £21 | £121 | £54–£247 |
Admin and clerical | £245 | £265 | £212–£328 |
Premises | £248 | £288 | £241–£369 |
Energy | £68 | £84 | £69–£112 |
Learning resources & ICT | £278 | £310 | £212–£351 |
Bought-in services | £151 | £106 | £56–£152 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School Large reserves
- St Christopher's CEVCP School Large reserves
- Colneis Junior School Heading for deficit
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Normanton Common Primary Academy Large reserves
- Croxby Primary School Large reserves
- Aloeric Primary School Healthy
- Ringwood Junior School Heading for deficit
- St Silas's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Mount Pleasant Primary Large reserves
- Caldecott Primary School Large reserves
- Parklee Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £6,052 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £70k | £204 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £141k | £407 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £54k | £157 |
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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