Bispham Spencer Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £101k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Nottinghamshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£38k | £51k | 237 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£3k | £54k | 237 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£1k | £55k | 233 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£41k | £97k | 231 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£13k | £110k | 240 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£9k | £101k | 232 |
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 57% of them. It spends £5,954 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,570.
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 | £2,712 | £3,116 | £2,988–£3,362 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £824 | £1,204 | £1,022–£1,502 |
Supply staff | £289 | £91 | £34–£164 |
Admin and clerical | £313 | £319 | £282–£413 |
Premises | £364 | £335 | £265–£403 |
Energy | £86 | £88 | £73–£106 |
Learning resources & ICT | £334 | £254 | £190–£355 |
Bought-in services | £191 | £178 | £122–£255 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Tight
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Large reserves
- Thaxted Primary School Healthy
- Penketh South Community Primary School Large reserves
- Spindle Point Primary School Healthy
- Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby Tight
- St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Panshanger Primary School Large reserves
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,278 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £40k | £174 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £42k | £182 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £148k | £637 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £289 a pupil, against a typical £91 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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