St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Primary · Voluntary aided school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£2k | £86k | 202 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£38k | £124k | 204 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£13k | £136k | 206 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£3k | £139k | 207 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£48k | £91k | 206 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£877 | £90k | 201 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£50k | £41k | 207 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£34k | £74k | 202 |
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 £7,585 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,808.
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 | £3,734 | £3,599 | £3,054–£3,909 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,054 | £1,586 | £1,279–£1,952 |
Supply staff | £1 | £148 | £99–£337 |
Admin and clerical | £510 | £373 | £335–£448 |
Premises | £394 | £445 | £373–£578 |
Energy | £131 | £117 | £97–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £257 | £345 | £250–£482 |
Bought-in services | £498 | £220 | £118–£327 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Longlands Primary School Healthy
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Healthy
- Bedenham Primary School Tight
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Homelands Primary School Large reserves
- Bedlington Station Primary School Large reserves
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- West Meadows Primary School Tight
- Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Spilsby Primary School Large reserves
- Swaythling Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £7,562 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £86k | £428 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £115k | £568 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £190 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARTIN DE PORRES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1104717, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-01 | £5k | £3k |
2025-01 | £3k | £4k |
2024-01 | £6k | £5k |
2023-01 | £4k | £3k |
2022-01 | £813 | £604 |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £498 a pupil, against a typical £220 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £510 a pupil, against a typical £373 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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