St Columba's RC Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £117k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bolton · 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 | £1.2m | -£19k | £50k | 228 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£6k | £56k | 230 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£58k | £114k | 224 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£25k | £140k | 222 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£2k | £142k | 226 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£33k | £175k | 229 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£77k | £98k | 226 |
2025-26 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£19k | £117k | 225 |
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 43% of them. It spends £7,349 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,251.
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 | £3,404 | £3,431 | £3,148–£3,556 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,867 | £1,533 | £1,246–£1,888 |
Supply staff | £107 | £93 | £33–£135 |
Admin and clerical | £334 | £336 | £257–£434 |
Premises | £398 | £395 | £366–£540 |
Energy | £75 | £112 | £93–£127 |
Learning resources & ICT | £378 | £324 | £229–£400 |
Bought-in services | £295 | £205 | £97–£307 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Coppice Academy Healthy
- Grange Primary Academy Large reserves
- Lacewood Primary School Tight
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Biscovey Academy Healthy
- Kearsley West Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Thorpe Lea Primary School Large reserves
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools In deficit
- Thrumpton Primary Academy Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,216 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £73k | £325 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £94k | £419 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £218 |
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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