St Giles' Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £105k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST 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 | £947k | £982k | -£35k | £61k | 213 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £955k | +£67k | £62k | 216 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £997k | +£41k | £66k | 216 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£34k | £72k | 214 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£20k | £47k | 216 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£24k | £62k | 213 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£59k | £105k | 214 |
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 £5,930 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,759.
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 | £2,729 | £3,154 | £2,982–£3,464 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £911 | £1,166 | £1,055–£1,422 |
Supply staff | £154 | £103 | £26–£166 |
Admin and clerical | £266 | £331 | £297–£370 |
Premises | £224 | £337 | £267–£432 |
Energy | £107 | £94 | £78–£115 |
Learning resources & ICT | £453 | £325 | £242–£402 |
Bought-in services | £220 | £211 | £107–£256 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Shrubland Street Community Primary School In deficit
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Shakespeare Infant School Healthy
- Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School In deficit
- Harnham Infants' School In deficit
- Sharnbrook Primary Large reserves
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Large reserves
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Monks Risborough CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Large reserves
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £5,939 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £45k | £210 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £57k | £266 |
Money raised by parents
ST GILES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1094965, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-09 | £4k | £5k |
2023-09 | £6k | £4k |
2022-09 | £3k | £2k |
2021-09 | £168 | £813 |
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 learning resources & ict is £453 a pupil, against a typical £325 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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