Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy: school finances
Tight
Holds £0 in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2021-22, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES 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 2024-25 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, 2021-22
Income and spending, 2021-22
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | £576k | £530k | +£46k | £0 | 61 |
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 £8,689 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,054.
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 | £4,623 | £4,772 | £4,166–£5,307 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £344 | £1,734 | £1,320–£2,259 |
Supply staff | £328 | £178 | £115–£387 |
Admin and clerical | £557 | £597 | £386–£693 |
Premises | £656 | £517 | £425–£647 |
Energy | £115 | £160 | £134–£207 |
Learning resources & ICT | £410 | £434 | £270–£660 |
Bought-in services | £738 | £322 | £153–£524 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Heading for deficit
- Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Elmsett Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy Large reserves
- Fourlanesend Community Primary School In deficit
- Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School Heading for deficit
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Healthy
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Tight
- Boscastle Community Primary School Large reserves
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Tight
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2021-22
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £566k | £9,279 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £57k | £934 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £10k | £164 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on bought-in services is £738 a pupil, against a typical £322 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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