St Mary's RC High School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £245k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Herefordshire, County of · Secondary · 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 | £4.1m | £4.1m | -£40k | £150k | 745 |
2019-20 | £4.2m | £4.3m | -£68k | £82k | 746 |
2020-21 | £4.3m | £4.2m | +£77k | £159k | 749 |
2021-22 | £4.6m | £4.4m | +£196k | £355k | 745 |
2022-23 | £4.8m | £4.8m | -£32k | £323k | 748 |
2023-24 | £5.3m | £5.4m | -£125k | £198k | 748 |
2024-25 | £5.6m | £5.6m | -£63k | £136k | 749 |
2025-26 | £5.7m | £5.6m | +£109k | £245k | 745 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 30% of them. It spends £7,556 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,298.
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 | £4,512 | £4,288 | £4,035–£4,548 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £763 | £590 | £436–£839 |
Supply staff | £210 | £77 | £17–£138 |
Admin and clerical | £547 | £440 | £316–£518 |
Premises | £351 | £355 | £320–£429 |
Energy | £91 | £119 | £88–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £373 | £575 | £406–£638 |
Bought-in services | £174 | £102 | £56–£152 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- King David High School In deficit
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Large reserves
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Alameda Middle School Large reserves
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Large reserves
- Carre's Grammar School Large reserves
- Glebelands School Large reserves
- Linslade School Large reserves
- The Market Bosworth School Heading for deficit
- St Bede's Catholic High School Healthy
- Endon High School Healthy
- The Trafalgar School at Downton In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.4m | £7,246 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £215k | £288 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £121k | £162 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £340k | £457 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARYS RC HIGH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1128264, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £11k |
2024-08 | £5k | £4k |
2023-08 | £1k | £3k |
2022-07 | £225 | £443 |
2021-07 | £171 | £123 |
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 supply staff is £210 a pupil, against a typical £77 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £174 a pupil, against a typical £102 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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