Holy Cross Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £25k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GRACE SCHOOLS 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 | £321k | £320k | +£1k | -£35k | 43 |
2019-20 | £315k | £327k | -£12k | -£58k | 36 |
2020-21 | £302k | £260k | +£42k | -£73k | 35 |
2021-22 | £552k | £546k | +£6k | £0 | 49 |
2022-23 | £516k | £417k | +£99k | £0 | 47 |
2023-24 | £465k | £499k | -£34k | £0 | 46 |
2024-25 | £511k | £506k | +£5k | £25k | 46 |
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 37% of them. It spends £10,882 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £11,339.
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 | £5,892 | £5,234 | £4,595–£5,691 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,043 | £1,698 | £1,335–£2,173 |
Supply staff | £151 | £167 | £96–£368 |
Admin and clerical | £409 | £675 | £554–£873 |
Premises | £409 | £624 | £476–£760 |
Energy | £172 | £202 | £152–£259 |
Learning resources & ICT | £516 | £548 | £394–£753 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £418 | £297–£531 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Large reserves
- Othery Village School Large reserves
- Otterburn Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak Large reserves
- Eastcombe Primary School Large reserves
- Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's Large reserves
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere Large reserves
- North Scarle Primary School Healthy
- Soudley School Healthy
- Christ Church CofE Primary School In deficit
- Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £495k | £10,645 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2k | £43 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £16k | £344 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Holy Cross Primary School (charity 1035973, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £2k |
2024-08 | £5k | £2k |
2023-08 | £3k | £535 |
2022-09 | £3k | £2k |
2021-09 | £0 | £0 |
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.
- 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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