Delph Side Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £122k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£44k | £99k | 182 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£30k | £69k | 202 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£64k | £133k | 224 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£12k | £145k | 230 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£114k | £31k | 249 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£17k | £14k | 239 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£30k | £43k | 226 |
2025-26 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£79k | £122k | 250 |
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 £9,110 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,630.
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 | £4,064 | £3,419 | £2,966–£3,901 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,558 | £1,720 | £1,481–£1,992 |
Supply staff | £113 | £113 | £45–£246 |
Admin and clerical | £292 | £327 | £282–£409 |
Premises | £714 | £436 | £387–£559 |
Energy | £62 | £138 | £97–£154 |
Learning resources & ICT | £376 | £357 | £289–£444 |
Bought-in services | £158 | £157 | £107–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Roughwood Primary School Large reserves
- The Galfrid School Heading for deficit
- Pelsall Village School Healthy
- Parson Street Primary School Large reserves
- Grange Junior School Healthy
- The King's Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- The West Park Academy Healthy
- Banks Road Primary School Heading for deficit
- Herne Bay Infant School Large reserves
- Highbank Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Lakes Primary School Large reserves
- Ruskin Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £9,119 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £312k | £1,247 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £197k | £788 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £77k | £306 |
Money raised by parents
PTFA OF DELPH SIDE CP SCHOOL (charity 1150130, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-11 | £5k | £9k |
2024-11 | £5k | £3k |
2023-11 | £5k | £7k |
2022-11 | £830 | £156 |
2021-11 | £916 | £1k |
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.
- Spending on premises is £714 a pupil, against a typical £436 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,558 a pupil, against a typical £1,720 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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