Cannington Church of England Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 2 years running; at that rate its £24k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Somerset · 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 | £833k | £874k | -£41k | £65k | 181 |
2019-20 | £882k | £895k | -£13k | £52k | 188 |
2020-21 | £946k | £896k | +£49k | £101k | 181 |
2021-22 | £961k | £952k | +£9k | £110k | 170 |
2022-23 | £981k | £1.0m | -£35k | £75k | 181 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£49k | £123k | 181 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£31k | £93k | 164 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£69k | £24k | 171 |
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 40% of them. It spends £7,858 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,030.
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 | £3,158 | £3,479 | £3,166–£3,661 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,551 | £1,272 | £1,035–£1,508 |
Supply staff | £575 | £105 | £37–£215 |
Admin and clerical | £229 | £346 | £260–£385 |
Premises | £238 | £352 | £297–£455 |
Energy | £79 | £108 | £79–£136 |
Learning resources & ICT | £644 | £270 | £221–£367 |
Bought-in services | £388 | £186 | £119–£287 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Healthy
- South Green Infant School Large reserves
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School Heading for deficit
- High Ham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery Large reserves
- The Sibsey Free Primary School Healthy
- Holt House Infant School In deficit
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne Healthy
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School In deficit
- The Claypole Church of England Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,006 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £158k | £921 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £51k | £296 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £77k | £450 |
Money raised by parents
CANNINGTON VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTTEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1017508, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £21k |
2024-08 | £10k | £2k |
2023-08 | £11k | £8k |
2022-08 | £4k | £2k |
2021-08 | £252 | £2k |
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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on supply staff is £575 a pupil, against a typical £105 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £644 a pupil, against a typical £270 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £388 a pupil, against a typical £186 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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