Excalibur Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £100k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cheshire East · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CHANCERY 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 | £946k | £898k | +£48k | £97k | 210 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £976k | +£36k | £96k | 214 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£47k | £101k | 215 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£55k | £113k | 215 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£36k | £101k | 217 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£54k | £107k | 234 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£26k | £100k | 251 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,131 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,353.
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 | £2,637 | £3,074 | £2,838–£3,261 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,490 | £1,267 | £1,019–£1,690 |
Supply staff | £0 | £134 | £92–£196 |
Admin and clerical | £283 | £332 | £275–£406 |
Premises | £271 | £345 | £294–£421 |
Energy | £76 | £96 | £79–£117 |
Learning resources & ICT | £347 | £248 | £194–£370 |
Bought-in services | £131 | £160 | £88–£245 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School Tight
- Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School In deficit
- Auckley Primary Academy Large reserves
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery In deficit
- Holmer Green Junior School Large reserves
- Braywick Court School Large reserves
- Woodham Ley Primary School Healthy
- Kiwi Primary School In deficit
- Warren Mead Junior School Large reserves
- Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School Healthy
- Tarleton Community Primary School Tight
- The Rissington School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £5,769 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £82k | £327 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £153k | £610 |
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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