Chew Stoke Church School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £70k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bath and North East Somerset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CHEW STOKE CHURCH SCHOOL can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £856k | £859k | -£3k | £66k | 170 |
2019-20 | £827k | £829k | -£2k | £71k | 181 |
2020-21 | £875k | £869k | +£6k | £81k | 178 |
2021-22 | £969k | £1.0m | -£46k | £57k | 185 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.6m | -£543k | £64k | 172 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£57k | £41k | 178 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£28k | £70k | 181 |
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 £6,354 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,477.
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 | £2,713 | £3,163 | £3,046–£3,373 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,508 | £1,107 | £920–£1,348 |
Supply staff | £72 | £116 | £53–£179 |
Admin and clerical | £575 | £309 | £259–£368 |
Premises | £249 | £340 | £288–£415 |
Energy | £105 | £97 | £75–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £381 | £269 | £214–£337 |
Bought-in services | £138 | £168 | £89–£284 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Greasby Infant School Healthy
- Dunnington Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Clavering Primary School In deficit
- Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Quilters Infant School Large reserves
- Perryfields Infant School Large reserves
- Delamere CofE Primary Academy Healthy
- Heather Ridge Infant School Large reserves
- Payhembury Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School Large reserves
- Much Birch CofE Primary School In deficit
- Holy Trinity Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,166 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £110k | £608 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £64k | £354 |
Money raised by parents
CHEW STOKE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1169495, Registered) raised £14k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-07 | £14k | £8k |
2025-07 | £10k | £8k |
2024-07 | £7k | £23k |
2023-07 | £13k | £12k |
2022-07 | £14k | £7k |
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 admin and clerical is £575 a pupil, against a typical £309 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £381 a pupil, against a typical £269 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,508 a pupil, against a typical £1,107 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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