St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £85k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Suffolk · 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 | £820k | £825k | -£5k | £114k | 179 |
2019-20 | £875k | £854k | +£21k | £134k | 172 |
2020-21 | £848k | £823k | +£24k | £159k | 170 |
2021-22 | £881k | £912k | -£30k | £128k | 174 |
2022-23 | £930k | £936k | -£6k | £122k | 176 |
2023-24 | £993k | £972k | +£21k | £144k | 177 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£11k | £154k | 181 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£69k | £85k | 180 |
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 70% of them. It spends £6,703 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,860.
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 | £3,266 | £3,275 | £3,134–£3,486 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,079 | £1,210 | £1,053–£1,557 |
Supply staff | £254 | £110 | £37–£175 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £331 | £280–£407 |
Premises | £355 | £343 | £251–£415 |
Energy | £154 | £90 | £68–£111 |
Learning resources & ICT | £336 | £304 | £248–£404 |
Bought-in services | £216 | £151 | £108–£244 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Meriden Church of England Primary School In deficit
- The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Large reserves
- Long Buckby Junior School Heading for deficit
- Browney Primary Academy Large reserves
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- The Mease Spencer Academy In deficit
- Rivendell Flying High Academy Large reserves
- St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- Southbourne Infant School Tight
- Smarden Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,085 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £23k | £127 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £49k | £274 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £42k | £232 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST BOTOLPHS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1027366, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £4k |
2024-08 | £5k | £1k |
2023-08 | £7k | £4k |
2022-08 | £4k | £6k |
2021-08 | £697 | £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 supply staff is £254 a pupil, against a typical £110 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £154 a pupil, against a typical £90 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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