Downs Barn School

Spending priorities for this school

This school's data covers the financial year April 2024 to March 2025 consistent financial reporting return (CFR).

Priority cost categories

This shows where spending is different to similar schools.

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Educational supplies

  • E21
  • E19

High priority Spending is less than 96.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£79
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£332
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£253 (76.1%)
less per pupil

View all educational supplies costs. This includes examination fees and learning resources (not ICT equipment).

Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • E01
  • E02
  • E26
  • E03
  • E27

Medium priority Spending is higher than 70% of similar schools.

This school spends
£5,818
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,644
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£174 (3.1%)
more per pupil

View all teaching and teaching support staff costs. This includes teaching staff, supply teaching staff, agency supply teaching staff, education support staff and educational consultancy.

Administrative supplies

  • E22

Medium priority Spending is higher than 60% of similar schools.

This school spends
£101
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£95
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£6 (6.7%)
more per pupil

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Non-educational support staff

  • E05
  • E07
  • E28a

Medium priority Spending is higher than 40% of similar schools.

This school spends
£743
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£764
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£21 (2.8%)
less per pupil

View all non-educational support staff and services costs. This includes administrative and clerical staff, auditor costs, other staff and professional services (non-curriculum).

Catering staff and supplies

  • E06
  • E25

Medium priority Spending is higher than 30% of similar schools.

Premises staff and services

  • E14
  • E12
  • E18
  • E04

Medium priority Spending is higher than 36.7% of similar schools.

Low priority cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Educational ICT

  • E20

Low priority Spending is higher than 53.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£103
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£95
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£8 (8.5%)
more per pupil

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Utilities

  • E16
  • E15

Low priority Spending is higher than 13.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£17
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£21
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£4 (18.5%)
less per square metre

View all utilities costs. This includes energy and water and sewerage.