Coppice Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £68k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Solihull · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | +£21k | £167k | 213 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£20k | £146k | 210 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£42k | £188k | 204 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£6k | £194k | 205 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£60k | £134k | 259 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£58k | £74k | 241 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£52k | £68k | 226 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,093 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,354.
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 | £3,075 | £3,431 | £3,189–£3,556 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,093 | £1,551 | £1,300–£1,888 |
Supply staff | £504 | £95 | £33–£123 |
Admin and clerical | £562 | £314 | £257–£430 |
Premises | £442 | £397 | £366–£540 |
Energy | £102 | £113 | £93–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £385 | £324 | £229–£394 |
Bought-in services | £248 | £205 | £97–£307 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Columba's RC Primary School Healthy
- Lacewood Primary School Tight
- Grange Primary Academy Large reserves
- Kearsley West Primary School Heading for deficit
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Biscovey Academy Healthy
- Thorpe Lea Primary School Large reserves
- Oxford Road Community School Large reserves
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools In deficit
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,956 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £69k | £305 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £77k | £341 |
Money raised by parents
Coppice Academy Parent Staff Association (charity 1051576, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £3k | £1k |
2024-08 | £4k | £3k |
2023-08 | £5k | £9k |
2022-08 | £3k | £328 |
2021-08 | £3k | £2k |
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 supply staff is £504 a pupil, against a typical £95 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £562 a pupil, against a typical £314 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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