Boasley Cross Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £12k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Devon · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DARTMOOR 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 | £533k | £462k | +£71k | £60k | 60 |
2019-20 | £385k | £375k | +£10k | £48k | 56 |
2020-21 | £385k | £364k | +£21k | £19k | 50 |
2021-22 | £373k | £346k | +£27k | £0 | 38 |
2022-23 | £376k | £317k | +£59k | £9k | 34 |
2023-24 | £304k | £273k | +£31k | £0 | 34 |
2024-25 | £290k | £262k | +£28k | £12k | 38 |
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 £6,895 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £12,230.
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 | £3,737 | £5,912 | £5,515–£6,484 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,448 | £1,224–£1,808 |
Supply staff | £2,053 | £261 | £85–£536 |
Admin and clerical | £105 | £740 | £398–£937 |
Premises | £0 | £623 | £500–£904 |
Energy | £79 | £236 | £162–£280 |
Learning resources & ICT | £421 | £637 | £389–£841 |
Bought-in services | £53 | £366 | £125–£623 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Drayton Parslow Village School Large reserves
- Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School Healthy
- Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School Healthy
- Ellingham Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Winsham Primary School Healthy
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley In deficit
- Foxbridge Primary School In deficit
- St Tudy CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School Large reserves
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £376k | £9,895 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £79 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BOASLEY CROSS SCHOOL (charity 1125936, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-06 | £7k | £6k |
2025-06 | £9k | £18k |
2024-06 | £12k | £7k |
2023-06 | £6k | £4k |
2022-06 | £3k | £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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 37% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £2,053 a pupil, against a typical £261 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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