Princethorpe Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £165k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Birmingham · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DRB IGNITE 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£65k | £111k | 237 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£166k | £0 | 237 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£175k | £0 | 234 |
2022-23 | £3.1m | £2.7m | +£331k | £0 | 241 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.6m | +£244k | £0 | 240 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £1.8m | +£321k | £165k | 238 |
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 £7,576 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,900.
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 | £3,366 | £3,830 | £3,438–£4,415 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,798 | £1,891 | £1,537–£2,283 |
Supply staff | £563 | £220 | £74–£545 |
Admin and clerical | £399 | £420 | £321–£502 |
Premises | £130 | £489 | £394–£656 |
Energy | £84 | £155 | £110–£179 |
Learning resources & ICT | £160 | £317 | £207–£448 |
Bought-in services | £122 | £312 | £143–£509 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Healthy
- Thorntree Academy Large reserves
- Trosnant Junior School Large reserves
- Topcliffe Primary School Large reserves
- Seascape Primary School Heading for deficit
- Caedmon Primary School Large reserves
- Ferham Primary School Large reserves
- Ladypool Primary School In deficit
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Heading for deficit
- Lift Caldicotes Large reserves
- Seven Fields Primary School Healthy
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £9,105 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £111k | £466 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £8k | £34 |
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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