St Stephen Churchtown Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £83k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cornwall · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ASPIRE 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 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£137k | £0 | 274 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£135k | £4k | 283 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£250k | £22k | 282 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.3m | +£287k | £19k | 276 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.5m | +£243k | £11k | 277 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£190k | £0 | 289 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.7m | +£338k | £83k | 282 |
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 £6,032 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,567.
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 | £2,011 | £3,122 | £2,913–£3,378 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,372 | £1,204 | £1,057–£1,582 |
Supply staff | £574 | £138 | £58–£240 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £286 | £243–£349 |
Premises | £294 | £358 | £319–£472 |
Energy | £82 | £90 | £74–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £277 | £262 | £209–£294 |
Bought-in services | £11 | £153 | £58–£227 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cove Junior School Healthy
- Cliffedale Primary School Tight
- Darton Primary School Tight
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Large reserves
- Langford Village Academy Heading for deficit
- Petersfield Infant School Large reserves
- Stanton Road Primary School Healthy
- Highfield Primary School Tight
- White House Farm Healthy
- Southover CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £7,128 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £116k | £411 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £33k | £117 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST STEPHEN CHURCHTOWN ACADEMY (FOSSCA) (charity 1216471, Registered)
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 £574 a pupil, against a typical £138 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,372 a pupil, against a typical £1,204 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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