Colby Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £45k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Norfolk · 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 | £718k | £740k | -£22k | £14k | 138 |
2019-20 | £736k | £736k | -£113 | £14k | 144 |
2020-21 | £757k | £765k | -£8k | £6k | 139 |
2021-22 | £753k | £733k | +£20k | £26k | 137 |
2022-23 | £784k | £787k | -£3k | £23k | 141 |
2023-24 | £869k | £872k | -£2k | £21k | 138 |
2024-25 | £936k | £923k | +£14k | £35k | 146 |
2025-26 | £967k | £957k | +£10k | £45k | 140 |
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 £6,835 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,760.
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 | £3,669 | £3,299 | £3,020–£3,712 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,556 | £1,286 | £938–£1,708 |
Supply staff | £67 | £86 | £37–£161 |
Admin and clerical | £253 | £387 | £325–£454 |
Premises | £276 | £285 | £238–£389 |
Energy | £72 | £93 | £73–£130 |
Learning resources & ICT | £189 | £316 | £242–£384 |
Bought-in services | £124 | £213 | £86–£307 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- All Saints CofE Infant School Large reserves
- Colebrook Infant Academy Healthy
- Hayton CofE Primary School In deficit
- Fairfield First School Large reserves
- The Pochin School Large reserves
- Ickford School In deficit
- Box Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tardebigge CofE First School In deficit
- Cottesmore Academy Large reserves
- Longden CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £907k | £6,476 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £54k | £386 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £14k | £102 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £61k | £438 |
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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