Castor CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £84k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Peterborough · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £897k | £891k | +£6k | £38k | 178 |
2019-20 | £909k | £898k | +£11k | £50k | 186 |
2020-21 | £938k | £904k | +£34k | £83k | 184 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£1k | £84k | 190 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£6k | £79k | 195 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£19k | £60k | 165 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£25k | £34k | 182 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£50k | £84k | 185 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,578 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,661.
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 | £3,188 | £3,251 | £3,026–£3,467 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,328 | £1,236 | £984–£1,398 |
Supply staff | £1 | £94 | £33–£210 |
Admin and clerical | £396 | £310 | £215–£369 |
Premises | £150 | £353 | £251–£461 |
Energy | £80 | £103 | £90–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £317 | £314 | £264–£383 |
Bought-in services | £149 | £160 | £77–£282 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Little Hoole Primary School Large reserves
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Annecy Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Leyburn Primary School Large reserves
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School Healthy
- High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Healthy
- Baston CE Primary School Healthy
- Thorngumbald Primary School Healthy
- Heage Primary School Tight
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford Healthy
- Bembridge Church of England Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,346 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £70k | £378 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £50k | £272 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £101k | £546 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF CASTOR SCHOOL (charity 1065560, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £10k | £8k |
2024-08 | £8k | £15k |
2023-08 | £14k | £6k |
2022-08 | £10k | £10k |
2021-08 | £8k | £4k |
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.
- 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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