St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich: school finances
Healthy
Holds £140k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Suffolk · 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£39k | £142k | 384 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£9k | £151k | 416 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£108k | £259k | 411 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£36k | £295k | 421 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£51k | £244k | 420 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£20k | £224k | 420 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£56k | £280k | 414 |
2025-26 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£140k | £140k | 413 |
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 £6,838 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,363.
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 | £3,702 | £3,125 | £2,865–£3,307 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,368 | £1,291 | £1,183–£1,468 |
Supply staff | £37 | £93 | £20–£195 |
Admin and clerical | £225 | £283 | £214–£328 |
Premises | £224 | £297 | £253–£400 |
Energy | £58 | £83 | £64–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £164 | £260 | £198–£314 |
Bought-in services | £303 | £124 | £90–£173 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Half Acres Primary Academy Large reserves
- Burleigh Primary School Large reserves
- Elstow School Large reserves
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Large reserves
- St John and St Francis Church School Large reserves
- Falcon Junior School Heading for deficit
- Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School Heading for deficit
- The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Heading for deficit
- Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Healthy
- Warden Hill Junior School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £6,055 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £102k | £246 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £143k | £347 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £184k | £444 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARGARET'S CEVAP SCHOOL PTA (IPSWICH) (charity 1103840, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £7k | £3k |
2024-03 | £7k | £12k |
2023-03 | £9k | £6k |
2022-03 | £5k | £4k |
2021-03 | £2k | £6k |
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 bought-in services is £303 a pupil, against a typical £124 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,702 a pupil, against a typical £3,125 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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