Brisley Church of England Primary Academy: school finances
Tight
Holds £0 in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2021-22, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2020-21 to 2021-22
Income and spending, 2020-21 to 2021-22
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | -£3k | £0 | -£3k | £0 | 73 |
2021-22 | £490k | £489k | +£1k | £0 | 76 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,434 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,986.
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 | £3,908 | £4,164 | £3,724–£4,640 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £132 | £1,784 | £1,067–£2,235 |
Supply staff | £316 | £112 | £54–£164 |
Admin and clerical | £276 | £485 | £403–£568 |
Premises | £447 | £464 | £337–£570 |
Energy | £105 | £144 | £122–£174 |
Learning resources & ICT | £382 | £433 | £373–£557 |
Bought-in services | £303 | £289 | £144–£414 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Blackshaw Moor CofE First School Large reserves
- Woore Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School In deficit
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick Large reserves
- Wood Street Infant School and Nursery In deficit
- Earl Soham Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Goodly Dale Primary School Healthy
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Tight
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Hellifield Community Primary School Healthy
- St John's CofE (C) Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2021-22
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £481k | £6,329 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £17k | £224 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £9k | £118 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BRISLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1108535, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £4k |
2024-08 | £6k | £6k |
2023-08 | £6k | £6k |
2022-08 | £5k | £3k |
2021-08 | £4k | £4k |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on supply staff is £316 a pupil, against a typical £112 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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