Cobden Primary School & Community Centre: school finances
Healthy
Holds £243k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Leicestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£115k | £520k | 373 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£50k | £556k | 371 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£123k | £547k | 349 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£117k | £528k | 366 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.6m | -£196k | £362k | 374 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£163k | £243k | 375 |
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 £7,725 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,978.
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 | £3,011 | £3,283 | £3,095–£3,591 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,221 | £1,367 | £1,151–£1,712 |
Supply staff | £168 | £188 | £93–£316 |
Admin and clerical | £213 | £303 | £250–£361 |
Premises | £971 | £339 | £273–£418 |
Energy | £104 | £110 | £85–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £160 | £249 | £201–£303 |
Bought-in services | £61 | £148 | £89–£326 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Airedale Junior Academy Large reserves
- Arbury Primary School Large reserves
- Haslingden Primary School Healthy
- Intack Primary School In deficit
- Hillside Primary School Large reserves
- Iveson Primary School In deficit
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Healthy
- Rounds Green Primary School Healthy
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Martin's Primary School Large reserves
- Tollgate Community Junior School Healthy
- Glebe Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.0m | £7,997 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £128k | £341 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £61k | £163 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £971 a pupil, against a typical £339 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,221 a pupil, against a typical £1,367 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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