Salesbury Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £64k 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 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£35k | £84k | 301 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£34k | £50k | 292 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£3k | £53k | 299 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£17k | £70k | 290 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£32k | £38k | 286 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£22k | £15k | 268 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£37k | £52k | 270 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£12k | £64k | 280 |
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 £6,475 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,501.
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 | £3,216 | £3,070 | £2,858–£3,294 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £967 | £1,217 | £1,024–£1,402 |
Supply staff | £107 | £150 | £70–£216 |
Admin and clerical | £215 | £275 | £233–£368 |
Premises | £200 | £349 | £283–£388 |
Energy | £117 | £86 | £75–£103 |
Learning resources & ICT | £431 | £215 | £163–£303 |
Bought-in services | £206 | £159 | £96–£206 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Healthy
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho Healthy
- Manorbrook Primary School Heading for deficit
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Tight
- Copmanthorpe Primary School In deficit
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston Large reserves
- Disley Primary School Healthy
- Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School Healthy
- Four Marks Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £5,738 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £85k | £305 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £40k | £142 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £218k | £779 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SALESBURY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 510610, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £19k | £14k |
2024-09 | £22k | £21k |
2023-09 | £14k | £8k |
2022-09 | £7k | £9k |
2021-09 | £3k | £1k |
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 learning resources & ict is £431 a pupil, against a typical £215 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £117 a pupil, against a typical £86 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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