St Edward's CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £57k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Plymouth · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI 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 | £847k | £772k | +£75k | -£20k | 200 |
2019-20 | £885k | £802k | +£83k | £4k | 206 |
2020-21 | £990k | £994k | -£4k | £0 | 221 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £750k | +£387k | £0 | 233 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £829k | +£355k | £0 | 224 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £967k | +£309k | £0 | 219 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.0m | +£278k | £57k | 208 |
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 £4,877 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,170.
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 | £2,829 | £3,093 | £2,968–£3,458 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,007 | £994 | £677–£1,352 |
Supply staff | £72 | £66 | £26–£110 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £305 | £259–£361 |
Premises | £0 | £312 | £282–£407 |
Energy | £0 | £100 | £79–£120 |
Learning resources & ICT | £371 | £320 | £254–£410 |
Bought-in services | £5 | £149 | £84–£244 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chater Infant School Large reserves
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Hatfield Heath Primary School Large reserves
- Shorne Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ditton Lodge Primary School Healthy
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School Healthy
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Tight
- Valewood Primary School Healthy
- Weaver Primary School In deficit
- Fishbourne CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,212 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £44k | £212 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1k | £5 |
Money raised by parents
ST EDWARDS CHURCH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1054726, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £12k | £9k |
2024-08 | £5k | £9k |
2023-08 | £8k | £5k |
2022-08 | £8k | £5k |
2021-08 | £2k | £3k |
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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