St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £52k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hertfordshire · 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 | £743k | £706k | +£36k | £89k | 142 |
2019-20 | £707k | £731k | -£24k | £65k | 152 |
2020-21 | £772k | £695k | +£77k | £142k | 145 |
2021-22 | £769k | £819k | -£50k | £92k | 145 |
2022-23 | £834k | £859k | -£25k | £66k | 147 |
2023-24 | £888k | £930k | -£41k | £25k | 147 |
2024-25 | £961k | £944k | +£17k | £42k | 154 |
2025-26 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£10k | £52k | 149 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,804 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,591.
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 | £3,288 | £3,351 | £2,937–£3,627 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,115 | £1,079 | £814–£1,313 |
Supply staff | £247 | £79 | £38–£140 |
Admin and clerical | £441 | £332 | £272–£393 |
Premises | £282 | £283 | £219–£409 |
Energy | £90 | £97 | £74–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £383 | £310 | £224–£414 |
Bought-in services | £194 | £173 | £82–£276 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mellis Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Box Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St John's Primary School In Rishworth Large reserves
- Farmborough Church Primary School In deficit
- The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Healthy
- Willow Bank Infant School Tight
- Muskham Primary School Healthy
- Kingsland CofE School In deficit
- Shiplake Church of England School Tight
- Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £954k | £6,402 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £15k | £101 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £9k | £58 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £70k | £471 |
Money raised by parents
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 293921, Registered) raised £30k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-05 | £30k | £21k |
2024-05 | £16k | £35k |
2023-05 | £24k | £19k |
2022-05 | £20k | £23k |
2021-05 | £17k | £33k |
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 £247 a pupil, against a typical £79 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £441 a pupil, against a typical £332 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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