St Bede's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £82k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Rotherham · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST FRANCIS 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£10k | £75k | 330 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£14k | £88k | 324 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£35k | £53k | 326 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£34k | £19k | 321 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£29k | -£12k | 324 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£124k | £82k | 334 |
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 £5,994 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,541.
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 | £2,624 | £3,081 | £2,895–£3,297 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,466 | £1,283 | £1,049–£1,441 |
Supply staff | £21 | £127 | £54–£214 |
Admin and clerical | £222 | £260 | £208–£324 |
Premises | £330 | £331 | £256–£384 |
Energy | £69 | £97 | £66–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £258 | £286 | £219–£374 |
Bought-in services | £6 | £145 | £94–£216 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Greystoke Primary School Large reserves
- Signhills Academy Large reserves
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Healthy
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant Healthy
- Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Heading for deficit
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Heading for deficit
- Greenfields Junior School Large reserves
- The Grove School Tight
- Kirkheaton Primary School Large reserves
- Eastwick Junior School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £6,063 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £62k | £186 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £108k | £324 |
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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