St John's Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 3 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Oxfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST JOHN'S 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 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£10k | £102k | 200 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£15k | £87k | 203 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£70k | £95k | 199 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£2k | £95k | 208 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£23k | £82k | 210 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£6k | £77k | 211 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£11k | £66k | 207 |
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 £7,106 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,300.
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 | £3,217 | £3,086 | £2,975–£3,180 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,536 | £1,054 | £830–£1,387 |
Supply staff | £101 | £97 | £33–£137 |
Admin and clerical | £415 | £277 | £228–£377 |
Premises | £188 | £293 | £258–£341 |
Energy | £101 | £89 | £77–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £213 | £312 | £252–£351 |
Bought-in services | £304 | £170 | £101–£258 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School Large reserves
- Catmose Primary Large reserves
- Chorleywood Primary School Tight
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Heading for deficit
- Gilded Hollins Community School Large reserves
- Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Tight
- Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Large reserves
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School In deficit
- Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,860 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £142k | £686 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £42k | £203 |
Money raised by parents
ST JOHNS SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1046245, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £5k | £4k |
2024-12 | £5k | £5k |
2023-12 | £14k | £26k |
2022-12 | £17k | £8k |
2021-12 | £8k | £755 |
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 £304 a pupil, against a typical £170 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £415 a pupil, against a typical £277 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,536 a pupil, against a typical £1,054 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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