Cockburn Ingram Road Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £130k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Leeds · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£15k | £192k | 354 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£38k | £154k | 347 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£85k | £239k | 332 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£132k | £371k | 314 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.5m | -£202k | £169k | 332 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£80k | £89k | 326 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£40k | £130k | 288 |
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 £9,200 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,725.
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 | £3,449 | £3,532 | £3,103–£3,937 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,321 | £1,460 | £1,178–£1,748 |
Supply staff | £291 | £238 | £42–£479 |
Admin and clerical | £406 | £337 | £265–£426 |
Premises | £364 | £403 | £327–£437 |
Energy | £99 | £123 | £93–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £306 | £314 | £215–£386 |
Bought-in services | £981 | £190 | £54–£288 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Grange Primary School In deficit
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Healthy
- Morley Place Academy Large reserves
- Moorhill Primary School In deficit
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School Large reserves
- Mossfield Primary School Large reserves
- Firthmoor Primary School Large reserves
- Westwood Primary School Healthy
- Lift Hall Road Large reserves
- Westcourt Primary School Healthy
- Dorchester Primary School Healthy
- Newham Bridge Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £9,061 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £149k | £516 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £229k | £793 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £109k | £379 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 19% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £981 a pupil, against a typical £190 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,321 a pupil, against a typical £1,460 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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