Highbury Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £168k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Portsmouth · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£76k | -£222k | 406 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£179k | -£107k | 394 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£167k | -£3k | 407 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£74k | £72k | 410 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£105k | £0 | 406 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£20k | £0 | 407 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £2.5m | +£565k | £168k | 411 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,046 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,880.
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 | £2,693 | £3,107 | £2,846–£3,337 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,584 | £1,441 | £1,171–£1,816 |
Supply staff | £39 | £106 | £36–£285 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £279 | £222–£397 |
Premises | £0 | £327 | £285–£389 |
Energy | £0 | £82 | £73–£94 |
Learning resources & ICT | £275 | £261 | £207–£321 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £167 | £79–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Birchfield Community Primary School Large reserves
- Devonshire Road Primary School Healthy
- Glebelands Primary Academy In deficit
- St Thomas CofE Primary Academy Large reserves
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Roe Lee Park Primary School Large reserves
- Southfield Primary Academy Healthy
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Tight
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Shipston-on-Stour Primary School Large reserves
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Large reserves
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £7,056 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £135k | £328 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £150k | £365 |
Money raised by parents
HIGHBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1178579, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £12k |
2024-08 | £14k | £11k |
2023-08 | £18k | £21k |
2022-04 | £760 | £900 |
2021-04 | £751 | £930 |
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.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,584 a pupil, against a typical £1,441 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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