Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £104k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GRACE SCHOOLS 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 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£35k | £37k | 179 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£5k | £49k | 173 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£43k | -£17k | 174 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£82k | £0 | 187 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£47k | £0 | 181 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£111k | £0 | 189 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.3m | +£220k | £104k | 196 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,803 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,698.
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 | £3,621 | £3,515 | £3,083–£3,862 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,581 | £1,638 | £1,296–£1,892 |
Supply staff | £26 | £145 | £72–£335 |
Admin and clerical | £353 | £377 | £352–£479 |
Premises | £235 | £476 | £368–£607 |
Energy | £133 | £113 | £90–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £179 | £272 | £220–£453 |
Bought-in services | £26 | £239 | £126–£315 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Calmore Junior School Large reserves
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Swaythling Primary School In deficit
- Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Spilsby Primary School Large reserves
- Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School Large reserves
- Siddal Primary School Large reserves
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy In deficit
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £7,724 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £43k | £220 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £40k | £205 |
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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