St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £160k in reserve, 14% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 4 years.
Latest full year 2022-23, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Windsor and Maidenhead · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2023-24 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£2k | £242k | 207 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£20k | £248k | 210 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£40k | £239k | 209 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£13k | £200k | 210 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£16k | £160k | 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 87% of them. It spends £5,522 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,262.
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 | £2,633 | £3,147 | £2,849–£3,380 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £971 | £1,024 | £800–£1,294 |
Supply staff | £159 | £79 | £37–£117 |
Admin and clerical | £473 | £327 | £281–£378 |
Premises | £164 | £300 | £254–£376 |
Energy | £111 | £81 | £68–£101 |
Learning resources & ICT | £208 | £346 | £276–£397 |
Bought-in services | £111 | £176 | £117–£226 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden In deficit
- Ightham Primary School Healthy
- Priors Field Primary School Healthy
- Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy Healthy
- Lane End Primary School In deficit
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Hatch Ride Primary School Large reserves
- Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School Tight
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Willaston CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Castlewood Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2022-23
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £5,082 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £30k | £145 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £90k | £435 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on supply staff is £159 a pupil, against a typical £79 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £473 a pupil, against a typical £327 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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