Totley Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £84k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sheffield · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MERCIA LEARNING 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£30k | £88k | 309 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £1.4m | +£1.1m | £129k | 338 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.6m | +£234k | £61k | 372 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£65k | £43k | 400 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£140k | £29k | 424 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.2m | +£216k | £12k | 423 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£189k | £84k | 423 |
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 23% of them. It spends £5,565 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,203.
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 | £2,832 | £3,073 | £2,841–£3,206 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,147 | £1,086 | £942–£1,189 |
Supply staff | £52 | £87 | £29–£138 |
Admin and clerical | £215 | £304 | £243–£340 |
Premises | £350 | £300 | £235–£343 |
Energy | £116 | £79 | £65–£90 |
Learning resources & ICT | £428 | £275 | £246–£344 |
Bought-in services | £2 | £117 | £66–£208 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Hall School Large reserves
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Large reserves
- Chandag Primary School Healthy
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield Heading for deficit
- Molescroft Primary School In deficit
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hempland Primary School Large reserves
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School Healthy
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Woodmansterne Primary School Large reserves
- Cotwall End Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,404 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £9k | £21 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £277k | £655 |
Money raised by parents
TOTLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1072278, Registered) raised £18k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £18k | £21k |
2024-08 | £20k | £18k |
2023-08 | £26k | £29k |
2022-08 | £19k | £16k |
2021-08 | £3k | £5k |
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 £428 a pupil, against a typical £275 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £116 a pupil, against a typical £79 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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