Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

Spending priorities for this school

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

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Priority cost categories

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Educational supplies

  • E21
  • E19

Medium priority Spending is higher than 75% of similar schools.

This school spends
£621
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£464
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£157 (33.9%)
more per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • E22

Medium priority Spending is higher than 70.8% of similar schools.

This school spends
£132
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£105
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£28 (26.4%)
more per pupil

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Utilities

  • E16
  • E15

Medium priority Spending is higher than 70.4% of similar schools.

This school spends
£22
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£20
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£2 (8.5%)
more per square metre

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • E01
  • E02
  • E26
  • E03
  • E27

Medium priority Spending is higher than 66.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£7,343
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£6,699
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£644 (9.6%)
more per pupil

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Premises staff and services

  • E14
  • E12
  • E18
  • E04

Medium priority Spending is higher than 40.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£46
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£52
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£6 (11.5%)
less per square metre

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Educational ICT

  • E20

Medium priority Spending is less than 77.3% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£59
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£113
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£54 (47.4%)
less per pupil

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Low priority cost categories

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Non-educational support staff

  • E05
  • E07
  • E28a

Low priority Spending is higher than 20.8% of similar schools.

This school spends
£659
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£994
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£335 (33.7%)
less per pupil

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Catering staff and supplies

  • E06
  • E25

Low priority Spending is higher than 25% of similar schools.

This school spends
£245
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£491
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£246 (50.2%)
less per pupil

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