St Mary's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £102k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£39k | £75k | 238 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£24k | £51k | 221 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£24k | £75k | 207 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£139 | £75k | 187 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£9k | £66k | 199 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£67k | -£455 | 199 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£10k | £10k | 209 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£92k | £102k | 200 |
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 £7,444 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,593.
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 | £3,382 | £3,329 | £2,883–£3,746 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,699 | £1,554 | £1,215–£1,807 |
Supply staff | £131 | £232 | £115–£403 |
Admin and clerical | £443 | £377 | £319–£447 |
Premises | £425 | £389 | £308–£495 |
Energy | £63 | £122 | £94–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £225 | £326 | £255–£453 |
Bought-in services | £180 | £261 | £163–£372 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Horninglow Primary School Large reserves
- Willow Lane Community Primary School Healthy
- Bungay Primary School Healthy
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Large reserves
- Necton VA Primary School Tight
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Healthy
- Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Stanton Primary School Large reserves
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Wildground Junior School Large reserves
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £7,617 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £104k | £520 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £123k | £614 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £57k | £285 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST MARYS (PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION) (charity 1065548, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £7k | £9k |
2024-07 | £11k | £8k |
2023-07 | £6k | £7k |
2022-07 | £5k | £3k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 16% 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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