St Edmund's RC Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £153k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Salford · 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 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£34k | £92k | 353 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£9k | £101k | 344 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£31k | £132k | 335 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£22k | £154k | 338 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£32k | £122k | 356 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£72k | £194k | 350 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£17k | £211k | 352 |
2025-26 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£58k | £153k | 339 |
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 £7,471 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,210.
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 | £2,998 | £3,521 | £3,006–£3,725 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,998 | £1,522 | £1,260–£2,062 |
Supply staff | £226 | £116 | £37–£321 |
Admin and clerical | £251 | £315 | £229–£401 |
Premises | £351 | £348 | £307–£430 |
Energy | £89 | £114 | £84–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £363 | £285 | £233–£350 |
Bought-in services | £198 | £173 | £98–£341 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wood Green Junior School Large reserves
- The Forest Academy Large reserves
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy Healthy
- Gooseacre Primary Academy Healthy
- New Road Primary School Healthy
- Rednal Hill Junior School Large reserves
- Selby Community Primary School Large reserves
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy Healthy
- Stockton Wood Community Primary School Large reserves
- Pennoweth Primary School Healthy
- Montagu Academy Large reserves
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £7,097 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £74k | £219 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £197k | £582 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £84k | £247 |
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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