Fairburn Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £24k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · 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 | £436k | £425k | +£11k | -£21k | 64 |
2019-20 | £445k | £451k | -£6k | -£27k | 71 |
2020-21 | £460k | £465k | -£5k | -£32k | 80 |
2021-22 | £517k | £506k | +£10k | -£21k | 85 |
2022-23 | £622k | £614k | +£7k | -£14k | 88 |
2023-24 | £654k | £616k | +£38k | £24k | 89 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,922 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,076.
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 | £2,642 | £3,850 | £3,575–£4,149 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,249 | £1,371 | £1,119–£1,753 |
Supply staff | £103 | £100 | £42–£198 |
Admin and clerical | £368 | £405 | £308–£523 |
Premises | £325 | £397 | £300–£480 |
Energy | £162 | £130 | £96–£161 |
Learning resources & ICT | £829 | £392 | £278–£513 |
Bought-in services | £281 | £223 | £89–£384 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Ermington Primary School In deficit
- Slingsby Community Primary School In deficit
- Graven Hill Primary School Healthy
- Kirkbampton CofE School Large reserves
- St Patrick's CofE School Heading for deficit
- Wessington Primary School Large reserves
- Ilsington Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School Healthy
- Dunswell Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School In deficit
- Grasmere CofE Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £587k | £6,590 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £22k | £248 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £68k | £761 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF FAIRBURN COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1203100, Registered) raised £37k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £37k | £35k |
2024-03 | £17k | £15k |
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 learning resources & ict is £829 a pupil, against a typical £392 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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