Thirsk Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £90k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · Primary · Community 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 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£103k | £32k | 254 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£26k | £57k | 222 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£31k | £89k | 199 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£38k | £51k | 179 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£46k | £98k | 150 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£60k | £38k | 162 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£35k | £73k | 148 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£17k | £90k | 122 |
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 53% of them. It spends £10,438 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,791.
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 | £3,975 | £3,726 | £3,323–£4,456 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,476 | £1,788 | £1,504–£2,141 |
Supply staff | £428 | £311 | £128–£491 |
Admin and clerical | £456 | £474 | £351–£587 |
Premises | £780 | £591 | £541–£674 |
Energy | £157 | £169 | £139–£248 |
Learning resources & ICT | £634 | £382 | £315–£484 |
Bought-in services | £290 | £200 | £114–£316 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lantern Academy In deficit
- Marlborough Primary Academy Healthy
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Crest Infant School Large reserves
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- St James' CofE Junior School Large reserves
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Widnes Academy Large reserves
- Bowness Primary School Large reserves
- Walton Peak Flying High Academy Tight
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £10,097 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £61k | £500 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £98k | £806 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £59k | £481 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF THIRSK COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1001197, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-07 | £6k | £5k |
2023-07 | £8k | £14k |
2022-07 | £14k | £16k |
2021-07 | £13k | £9k |
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 52% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £634 a pupil, against a typical £382 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,476 a pupil, against a typical £1,788 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £780 a pupil, against a typical £591 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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