Heap Bridge Village Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £60k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Rochdale · 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
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £949k | £977k | -£28k | £40k | 173 |
2019-20 | £987k | £997k | -£10k | £30k | 175 |
2020-21 | £991k | £947k | +£43k | £74k | 173 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£18k | £55k | 170 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£35k | £20k | 168 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£40k | £60k | 174 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,322 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,245.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
Show the comparison as a table
| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £2,987 | £3,311 | £2,892–£3,659 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,218 | £1,287 | £866–£1,608 |
Supply staff | £38 | £258 | £94–£420 |
Admin and clerical | £195 | £320 | £259–£449 |
Premises | £386 | £357 | £268–£423 |
Energy | £146 | £131 | £94–£169 |
Learning resources & ICT | £365 | £298 | £210–£357 |
Bought-in services | £176 | £196 | £102–£275 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy In deficit
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School In deficit
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy In deficit
- Ashbrook Junior School Large reserves
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Large reserves
- Summerhill Infant School Large reserves
- Parkland Infant School Healthy
- Strike Lane Primary School Heading for deficit
- William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Dove Bank Primary School Large reserves
- Burrsville Infant Academy Healthy
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Tight
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,292 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £28k | £158 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £66k | £378 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £56k | £323 |
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.
Admissions, Ofsted and results for Heap Bridge Village Primary School · All Rochdale school finances