Five Spires Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £51k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: REACH2 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 | £696k | £615k | +£81k | -£8k | 114 |
2019-20 | £739k | £664k | +£75k | £31k | 146 |
2020-21 | £937k | £840k | +£97k | £85k | 179 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£110k | £142k | 224 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£111k | £164k | 228 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£181k | £0 | 227 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£163k | £51k | 224 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,031 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,317.
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 | £2,711 | £3,057 | £2,772–£3,330 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £765 | £1,229 | £985–£1,445 |
Supply staff | £805 | £91 | £47–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £318 | £307 | £261–£362 |
Premises | £246 | £332 | £306–£394 |
Energy | £125 | £113 | £87–£130 |
Learning resources & ICT | £201 | £298 | £204–£388 |
Bought-in services | £219 | £147 | £64–£293 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Whetstone Field Primary School In deficit
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Large reserves
- Shelf Junior and Infant School Healthy
- Manor Farm Junior School Healthy
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Ansdell Primary School Healthy
- Twynham Primary School Healthy
- Primrose Lane Primary School Healthy
- South Wootton Junior School Healthy
- Kingsteignton School Tight
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Large reserves
- Kirk Sandall Infant School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,107 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £113k | £506 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £146k | £653 |
Money raised by parents
FIVE SPIRES ACADEMY PTFA (charity 1166519, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-02 | £11k | £7k |
2025-02 | £8k | £7k |
2024-02 | £7k | £10k |
2023-02 | £9k | £7k |
2022-02 | £6k | £978 |
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 supply staff is £805 a pupil, against a typical £91 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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