Whitehouse Common Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £308k in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Primary · Foundation 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 | £2.1m | £2.3m | -£130k | -£19k | 478 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£91k | £72k | 450 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£78k | £150k | 444 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£62k | £213k | 448 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£79k | £292k | 450 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£14k | £306k | 450 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£270k | £576k | 445 |
2025-26 | £2.9m | £3.2m | -£267k | £308k | 441 |
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 £7,278 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,180.
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 | £3,097 | £2,973 | £2,796–£3,174 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £721 | £1,227 | £917–£1,475 |
Supply staff | £584 | £95 | £45–£144 |
Admin and clerical | £471 | £243 | £199–£318 |
Premises | £422 | £292 | £246–£337 |
Energy | £134 | £93 | £70–£102 |
Learning resources & ICT | £254 | £285 | £198–£337 |
Bought-in services | £744 | £140 | £112–£232 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School In deficit
- Southwater Junior Academy Healthy
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Large reserves
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy Large reserves
- Clifford Bridge Academy Healthy
- Hill View Infant Academy Large reserves
- Navigation Primary School Large reserves
- Lawn Primary School Healthy
- Parkfield Primary School Large reserves
- Cranborne Primary School Large reserves
- Giles Brook Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £5,881 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £56k | £128 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £61k | £138 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £348k | £790 |
Money raised by parents
WHITEHOUSE COMMON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION (charity 528878, Registered) raised £23k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £23k | £28k |
2024-07 | £20k | £24k |
2023-07 | £18k | £17k |
2022-07 | £16k | £9k |
2021-07 | £7k | £7k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on supply staff is £584 a pupil, against a typical £95 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £744 a pupil, against a typical £140 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £471 a pupil, against a typical £243 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £422 a pupil, against a typical £292 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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