Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School: school finances
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April to March). Lancashire · Primary · Voluntary aided school
Healthy
Holds £180k £477 per pupil in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Status by year
- 2018-19 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
- 2019-20 Healthy same as the year before
- 2020-21 Healthy same as the year before
- 2021-22 Large reserves reserve 8% or more of a year's income
- 2022-23 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
- 2023-24 Heading for deficit spending more than it received, reserve running down
- 2024-25 Tight reserve under 3% of a year's income
- 2025-26 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
Government funding vs spending per pupil
In 2025-26, government funding was £2.1m £5,651 per pupil and spending £2.3m £6,035 per pupil. Spending was £145k £384 per pupil more than government funding; the difference came from other income, such as lettings, catering or donations, or from the school's reserve.
Funding is the money a school receives; spending is what it pays out. The two differ when a school adds to or draws on its savings, and because some money is spent on its pupils by someone else: the council (for example special needs top-ups and transport) or, for academies, the trust's central team. (IFS, pp. 7, 10, 46, 52, 54)
Government funding is the academy accounts line "grant funding from government" in academy (AAR) years and the CFR grant funding total in council-run years. The two are not strictly comparable: CFR line I07 can include some money that is not from government.
Real terms: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026).
Reserve per pupil by year
Real terms: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026).
| Year | Pupils | Income | Spending | In-year balance | Reserve at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 378.0 | £2.4m £6,351 per pupil | £2.3m £6,035 per pupil | +£119k +£316 per pupil | £180k £477 per pupil |
| 2024-25 | 354.0 | £2.1m £5,812 per pupil | £2.0m £5,719 per pupil | +£33k +£93 per pupil | £61k £173 per pupil |
| 2023-24 | 326.0 | £1.7m £5,296 per pupil | £1.8m £5,432 per pupil | -£44k -£136 per pupil | £28k £87 per pupil |
| 2022-23 | 298.0 | £1.5m £4,935 per pupil | £1.5m £5,170 per pupil | -£70k -£235 per pupil | £73k £244 per pupil |
| 2021-22 | 286.0 | £1.4m £5,062 per pupil | £1.4m £4,866 per pupil | +£56k +£195 per pupil | £143k £498 per pupil |
| 2020-21 | 285.0 | £1.3m £4,687 per pupil | £1.3m £4,603 per pupil | +£24k +£84 per pupil | £87k £304 per pupil |
| 2019-20 | 292.0 | £1.4m £4,712 per pupil | £1.4m £4,669 per pupil | +£13k +£43 per pupil | £63k £214 per pupil |
| 2018-19 | 286.0 | £1.2m £4,349 per pupil | £1.3m £4,372 per pupil | -£7k -£23 per pupil | £50k £174 per pupil |
Where the money comes from
| Line | 2025-26 | Trend per pupil | Change per pupil since 2018-19 | Similar schools (median per pupil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2.4m £6,351 per pupil | +46% +11% real | £6k | |
| Government funding | £2.1m £5,651 per pupil | +51% +15% real | £6k | |
| Special needs (SEN) funding | £100k £266 per pupil | +491% +351% real | £208 | |
| Pupil premium | £33k £89 per pupil | +197% +123% real | £114 | |
| Money the school raised itself | £264k £699 per pupil | +13% -13% real | £452 | |
| Donations (day-to-day) | £24k £63 per pupil | +950% +688% real | £31 | |
| Donations for buildings and equipment | £0 £0 per pupil | £0 | ||
| Facilities and services | £143k £378 per pupil | +13% -14% real | £146 | |
| Catering income | £38k £101 per pupil | -46% -59% real | £101 | |
| Other DfE grants | £98k £259 per pupil | +16% -12% real | £242 |
Other DfE grants is a container line. It includes the grants that cover higher employer pension and National Insurance costs, which cannot be separated out, so no figure is shown for them on their own. Not every rise in a school's income is extra spending power. When the government raised what schools pay as employers into staff pensions and National Insurance, it gave schools grants to cover the bill. The IFS describes this as extra money to pay for extra outgoings, with no change in real resources. About £2.3 billion of the growth in school funding between 2019–20 and 2025–26 was this kind of grant. So when a school's income jumps, check whether its staff costs jumped by the same amount: the money may simply have passed through. (IFS, p. 50)
Where it goes
| Line | 2025-26 | Trend per pupil | Change per pupil since 2018-19 | Similar schools (median per pupil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total spending | £2.3m £6,035 per pupil | +38% +5% real | £6k | |
| Teachers | £1.2m £3,224 per pupil | +63% +24% real | £3k | |
| Supply staff | £26k £69 per pupil | +25% -4% real | £129 | |
| Support staff | £407k £1,077 per pupil | +118% +66% real | £1k | |
| Office and admin staff | £76k £201 per pupil | +23% -6% real | £313 | |
| Premises staff | £55k £146 per pupil | -2% -25% real | £107 | |
| Catering staff | £0 £0 per pupil | £0 | ||
| Other staff costs | £59k £157 per pupil | -52% -63% real | £216 | |
| All staff costs | £1.8m £4,791 per pupil | +57% +20% real | £5k | |
| Premises | £107k £284 per pupil | -10% -31% real | £303 | |
| Energy | £29k £77 per pupil | -1% -25% real | £90 | |
| Rates, water and other building costs | £177k £469 per pupil | +6% -19% real | £560 | |
| Catering | £117k £310 per pupil | +9% -17% real | £295 | |
| Learning resources | £106k £281 per pupil | +20% -9% real | £299 | |
| Supplies and services | £185k £488 per pupil | -13% -33% real | £597 | |
| Bought-in services | £67k £176 per pupil | -27% -44% real | £208 |
Staff costs were 79% of this school's spending in 2025-26. Across England, over 80% of schools' costs are staff costs. (IFS, p. 63)
In 2025-26 prices, this school spent £2.3m £6,035 per pupil in 2025-26. Across England, primary schools are expected to spend about £7,000 per pupil in 2025–26. (IFS, p. 7)
Pupils by year
- 2018-19 286.0
- 2019-20 292.0
- 2020-21 285.0
- 2021-22 286.0
- 2022-23 298.0
- 2023-24 326.0
- 2024-25 354.0
- 2025-26 378.0
Income that passed straight through
In 2025-26, this school's income rose by +£343k +£908 per pupil on the year before, and its staff costs by +£257k +£680 per pupil. Much of the extra money may have gone straight out again on higher pay, pension and National Insurance costs.
About £2.3 billion of the rise in school funding since 2019–20 was grants to cover higher employer pension and National Insurance costs, not extra spending power. (IFS, p. 50)
Money raised by parents
- FRIENDS OF BROUGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1218944) Had a registered PTA until an earlier year.
Each return is placed in the school year that holds the end of the charity's financial year, and per-pupil figures use that year's pupils. A parents' association's money is its own and isn't in the school's accounts above. Money a parents' association gives the school can also appear in the school's own accounts as donations, so the two can overlap. They are shown separately here and never added together.
Across England, the typical registered parents' association raised £50 per pupil in 2025-26.
Intake and area
- 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals (median school: council 21%, England 22%)
- Neighbourhood deprivation decile 9 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Income deprivation affecting children: decile 8 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- 46% of adults nearby hold a degree-level qualification
- 87% of nearby homes are owner-occupied
- 5% of nearby homes are social rented
Intake band 1 of 5 nationally, combining free-school-meal eligibility and the deprivation of the school's neighbourhood (1 = least disadvantaged, 5 = most).
Context, not a judgement: schools with different intakes get different funding and face different costs.
How my school's money is split
For pupils: out of every pound the school spent in 2025-26, here is roughly where it went, with the amount for each pupil.
- Teachers £1.2m £3,293 per pupil
- Support staff £407k £1,077 per pupil
- Buildings and grounds £107k £284 per pupil
- Energy £29k £77 per pupil
- Learning resources £106k £281 per pupil
- Everything else £386k £1,022 per pupil
National context
- Primary pupil numbers in England are expected to fall by over 300,000 (about 8%) between 2024–25 and 2030–31. (IFS, p. 19)
- Council-run primary schools spend about £400 (6%) more per pupil than primary academies, and council-run secondaries about £300 (4%) more, partly because trusts spend some money centrally. (IFS, p. 56)
- Pupil premium is £1,515 a year per eligible primary pupil and £1,075 per eligible secondary pupil, over 16% lower in real terms than in 2015–16. (IFS, p. 51)
- Mainstream schools are expected to fund the first £6,000 a year of extra support for a pupil with special needs from their own budget. (IFS, p. 46)
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTFA committees.
- How much does the PTA (or friends' association) raise each year, and what does it pay for?
- How does Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School's spending per pupil compare with similar schools, and why? Why ask: Nationally, primaries spend about £7,000 and secondaries about £7,800 per pupil in 2025–26. (IFS, p. 7)
Check at source
Every figure here comes from the school's published return. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the figures are worked out.
Similar schools: the closest in phase, size and share of pupils on free school meals.
- Charlton Kings Junior School
- Ludworth Primary School
- St Peter's School
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School
- Knightwood Primary School
Admissions and catchments for Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School on Schools in Reach · All Lancashire school finances · Schools in Ribble Valley
- DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool data: CFR returns for council-run schools (April to March) and academy accounts returns (September to August), Open Government Licence v3.0
- Get Information about Schools, Open Government Licence v3.0
- Charity Commission register, Open Government Licence v3.0
- National context: IFS, Annual report on education spending in England: 2025–26 (January 2026); IFS figures are in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, November 2025)
- Real-terms figures on this page: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)