Banks St Stephen's CofE School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £60k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £891k | £896k | -£5k | £93k | 166 |
2019-20 | £888k | £933k | -£45k | £48k | 161 |
2020-21 | £887k | £873k | +£14k | £62k | 172 |
2021-22 | £893k | £945k | -£52k | £10k | 167 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £952k | +£68k | £78k | 169 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£31k | £47k | 188 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£57k | £104k | 189 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£44k | £60k | 199 |
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 £7,159 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,577.
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 | £3,425 | £3,196 | £2,913–£3,350 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,367 | £1,161 | £1,027–£1,569 |
Supply staff | £188 | £131 | £57–£210 |
Admin and clerical | £192 | £339 | £242–£431 |
Premises | £314 | £324 | £283–£397 |
Energy | £88 | £101 | £84–£123 |
Learning resources & ICT | £355 | £307 | £216–£432 |
Bought-in services | £293 | £190 | £98–£312 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common Large reserves
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire In deficit
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Healthy
- Lound Junior School Heading for deficit
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Merton Infant School and Nursery Healthy
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Sellindge Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,447 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £44k | £223 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £79k | £399 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £98k | £490 |
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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