Greenbank Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £200k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Liverpool · 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 | £2.4m | £2.6m | -£135k | £47k | 437 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£45k | £1k | 424 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£122k | £123k | 411 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£7k | £116k | 419 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£19k | £135k | 414 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£22k | £157k | 444 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £2.9m | +£179k | £336k | 422 |
2025-26 | £3.0m | £3.1m | -£136k | £200k | 425 |
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 £7,406 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,889.
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 | £4,069 | £3,069 | £2,842–£3,402 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,019 | £1,474 | £1,201–£1,742 |
Supply staff | £53 | £134 | £47–£256 |
Admin and clerical | £476 | £279 | £234–£312 |
Premises | £384 | £362 | £300–£473 |
Energy | £75 | £96 | £77–£119 |
Learning resources & ICT | £398 | £273 | £226–£326 |
Bought-in services | £193 | £180 | £108–£322 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Huntingtree Primary School Healthy
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Southfields Primary School Large reserves
- St Giles Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Western Community Primary School Tight
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Wollescote Primary School Large reserves
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Heading for deficit
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton In deficit
- Cockington Primary School Tight
- Stanley Road Primary School Large reserves
- Lyng Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,752 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £88k | £208 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £234k | £551 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £142k | £335 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £476 a pupil, against a typical £279 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £398 a pupil, against a typical £273 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,069 a pupil, against a typical £3,069 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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