Cringle Brook Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £51k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Manchester · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: KINGSWAY COMMUNITY TRUST 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£28k | £378k | 179 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£83k | £461k | 212 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£100k | £561k | 209 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£8k | £484k | 215 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£44k | £547k | 212 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£93k | £0 | 212 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£30k | £51k | 213 |
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 17% of them. It spends £7,324 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,379.
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 | £3,023 | £3,435 | £3,016–£3,670 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,516 | £1,574 | £1,353–£1,913 |
Supply staff | £709 | £176 | £55–£255 |
Admin and clerical | £545 | £333 | £281–£404 |
Premises | £291 | £401 | £324–£506 |
Energy | £146 | £112 | £67–£135 |
Learning resources & ICT | £286 | £314 | £241–£399 |
Bought-in services | £183 | £192 | £51–£329 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery Healthy
- Stonehill School Heading for deficit
- Norton Canes Primary Academy Tight
- Ormesby Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School In deficit
- The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary Healthy
- Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington Heading for deficit
- Stoke Park Primary School Large reserves
- Childwall Valley Primary School Large reserves
- Whoberley Hall Primary School Large reserves
- Priorswood Primary School Large reserves
- Milwards Primary School and Nursery Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,484 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £82k | £385 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | -£4k | £-19 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £709 a pupil, against a typical £176 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £545 a pupil, against a typical £333 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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