Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £105k in reserve, 15% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Dorset · 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 | £500k | £498k | +£2k | £34k | 97 |
2019-20 | £511k | £525k | -£14k | £20k | 87 |
2020-21 | £537k | £507k | +£30k | £50k | 91 |
2021-22 | £538k | £506k | +£32k | £83k | 84 |
2022-23 | £536k | £551k | -£15k | £67k | 82 |
2023-24 | £575k | £573k | +£2k | £69k | 81 |
2024-25 | £650k | £626k | +£23k | £93k | 84 |
2025-26 | £685k | £672k | +£13k | £105k | 70 |
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 77% of them. It spends £9,603 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,754.
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 | £4,918 | £4,143 | £3,822–£4,799 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,854 | £1,240 | £833–£1,786 |
Supply staff | £28 | £266 | £69–£427 |
Admin and clerical | £584 | £462 | £341–£549 |
Premises | £415 | £421 | £379–£653 |
Energy | £91 | £153 | £118–£209 |
Learning resources & ICT | £629 | £420 | £301–£572 |
Bought-in services | £201 | £258 | £145–£325 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gulworthy Primary Academy Healthy
- Oulton CofE First School Healthy
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Large reserves
- Sundon Lower School Large reserves
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School Tight
- Swainswick Church School In deficit
- South Ossett Infant Academy Large reserves
- Copythorne CofE Infant School In deficit
- St Michael's Primary School Large reserves
- Coberley Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- The Faber Catholic Primary School Tight
- Rosley CofE School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £688k | £9,832 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £28k | £397 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £23k | £329 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | -£3k | £-50 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF STICKLAND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1055705, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £6k | £2k |
2024-07 | £7k | £9k |
2023-07 | £930 | £898 |
2022-07 | £2k | £4k |
2021-07 | £3k | £2k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 28% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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