Dobwalls Community Primary School

Spending for this school

This school's data covers the financial year September 2024 to August 2025 academies accounts return (AAR).

Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.

Cost categories

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • BAE010
  • BAE020
  • BAE240
  • BAE030
  • BAE230
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 86.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£5,519
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£4,844
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£675 (13.9%)
more per pupil

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Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

High Spending is less than 96% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£0
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£42
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£42 (100.0%)
less per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 58.6% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£200
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£194
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£6 (2.9%)
more per pupil

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Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 30% of similar schools.

Lower focus cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

Low Spending is less than 65.5% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£249
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£295
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£45 (15.4%)
less per pupil

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Non-educational support staff

  • BAE040
  • BAE260
  • BAE070
  • BAE300
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 10% of similar schools.

This school spends
£536
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£717
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£181 (25.3%)
less per pupil

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Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 17.2% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£191
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£302
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£111 (36.8%)
less per pupil

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Premises staff and services

  • BAE130
  • BAE120
  • BAE180
  • BAE050
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 3.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£13
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£54
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£40 (75.3%)
less per square metre

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