St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £359k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Stockton-on-Tees · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC 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 | £3.2m | £3.2m | +£45k | £1k | 502 |
2019-20 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£20k | £1k | 494 |
2020-21 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£55k | £1k | 470 |
2021-22 | £3.3m | £3.1m | +£256k | £1k | 499 |
2022-23 | £3.7m | £3.3m | +£426k | £1k | 513 |
2023-24 | £4.1m | £3.6m | +£467k | £1k | 554 |
2024-25 | £4.6m | £3.9m | +£648k | £359k | 551 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 60% of them. It spends £7,103 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,266.
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 | £4,272 | £4,348 | £4,122–£4,762 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £260 | £1,117 | £956–£1,298 |
Supply staff | £459 | £170 | £85–£341 |
Admin and clerical | £379 | £538 | £335–£607 |
Premises | £241 | £521 | £427–£622 |
Energy | £143 | £157 | £129–£227 |
Learning resources & ICT | £225 | £492 | £356–£603 |
Bought-in services | £472 | £121 | £44–£229 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Open Academy Tight
- North Gosforth Academy Heading for deficit
- Coleridge Community College Large reserves
- Birchensale Middle School Large reserves
- Oasis Academy Immingham Large reserves
- Woodfield Academy Large reserves
- Eden Girls' School, Coventry Large reserves
- The Featherstone Academy In deficit
- Fearnhill School In deficit
- Wellfield Academy In deficit
- Lostock High School Tight
- The Hereford Church of England Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.5m | £8,165 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £52k | £94 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £78k | £142 |
Money raised by parents
ST PATRICK'S COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1094726, Registered) raised £1k in its latest year.
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on bought-in services is £472 a pupil, against a typical £121 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £459 a pupil, against a typical £170 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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