Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £71k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
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 | £533k | £566k | -£33k | £16k | 107 |
2019-20 | £549k | £572k | -£22k | -£7k | 105 |
2020-21 | £581k | £550k | +£31k | £25k | 89 |
2021-22 | £557k | £571k | -£14k | £11k | 88 |
2022-23 | £629k | £612k | +£16k | £27k | 98 |
2023-24 | £717k | £687k | +£30k | £58k | 98 |
2024-25 | £783k | £808k | -£25k | £32k | 115 |
2025-26 | £935k | £896k | +£38k | £71k | 112 |
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 60% of them. It spends £8,003 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,805.
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 | £1,005 | £3,517 | £3,135–£3,790 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,730 | £1,347 | £1,060–£1,604 |
Supply staff | £327 | £144 | £52–£277 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £383 | £309–£549 |
Premises | £484 | £413 | £328–£474 |
Energy | £111 | £145 | £60–£204 |
Learning resources & ICT | £265 | £347 | £284–£440 |
Bought-in services | £488 | £219 | £115–£360 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Curdworth Primary School In deficit
- Halberton Primary School Large reserves
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Kingfisher CE Academy Large reserves
- Hambridge Community Primary School Tight
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy In deficit
- John Donne Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Hunwick Primary School Healthy
- St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang In deficit
- Holme CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton In deficit
- Kingswood Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £872k | £7,783 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £34k | £303 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £40k | £358 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £63k | £564 |
Money raised by parents
KINGSTON ST MARY VC PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1083253, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £6k | £8k |
2024-08 | £5k | £2k |
2023-08 | £4k | £635 |
2022-08 | £3k | £1k |
2021-08 | £63 | £4k |
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 £327 a pupil, against a typical £144 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £488 a pupil, against a typical £219 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,730 a pupil, against a typical £1,347 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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