St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £49k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Liverpool · 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 | £937k | £921k | +£17k | £27k | 209 |
2019-20 | £939k | £960k | -£21k | £6k | 209 |
2020-21 | £942k | £947k | -£5k | £397 | 205 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£8k | £9k | 207 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£7k | £2k | 214 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£43k | £45k | 217 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£54k | £99k | 216 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£50k | £49k | 217 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,357 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,288.
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 | £3,260 | £3,102 | £2,933–£3,281 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £648 | £1,120 | £983–£1,361 |
Supply staff | £78 | £94 | £37–£160 |
Admin and clerical | £424 | £305 | £247–£352 |
Premises | £444 | £330 | £231–£417 |
Energy | £102 | £94 | £76–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £565 | £339 | £269–£404 |
Bought-in services | £334 | £140 | £78–£250 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath Healthy
- Spinfield School Tight
- Scantabout Primary School Tight
- Harpenden Academy Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby In deficit
- New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield Large reserves
- Tickhill Estfeld Primary School In deficit
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn Heading for deficit
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,529 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £31k | £145 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £18k | £82 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £130k | £598 |
Money raised by parents
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1110995, Registered) raised £17k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £17k | £17k |
2024-12 | £13k | £13k |
2023-12 | £12k | £9k |
2022-12 | £11k | £19k |
2021-12 | £6k | £9k |
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 £334 a pupil, against a typical £140 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £565 a pupil, against a typical £339 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £424 a pupil, against a typical £305 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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