Tedburn St Mary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £38k in reserve, 6% 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: LINK 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 | £438k | £419k | +£19k | -£3k | 87 |
2019-20 | £466k | £417k | +£49k | -£4k | 95 |
2020-21 | £512k | £436k | +£76k | £7k | 101 |
2021-22 | £580k | £447k | +£133k | £41k | 92 |
2022-23 | £597k | £486k | +£111k | £0 | 95 |
2023-24 | £712k | £525k | +£187k | £0 | 97 |
2024-25 | £690k | £585k | +£105k | £38k | 90 |
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 £6,500 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,931.
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 | £3,533 | £4,055 | £3,641–£4,332 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,211 | £1,285 | £1,002–£1,457 |
Supply staff | £67 | £80 | £23–£233 |
Admin and clerical | £578 | £359 | £259–£481 |
Premises | £478 | £340 | £275–£443 |
Energy | £167 | £129 | £105–£170 |
Learning resources & ICT | £222 | £447 | £342–£542 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £180 | £129–£322 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Caversham Park Primary School In deficit
- Clive CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hailey Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Langar CofE Primary School In deficit
- Digby the Tedder Primary School Healthy
- Church Walk CofE Primary School In deficit
- Eckington CofE First School Large reserves
- Eccleston CofE Primary School Healthy
- Gorran School Large reserves
- Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £689k | £7,656 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £32k | £356 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1k | £11 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF TEDBURN ST MARY SCHOOL (charity 1101614, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-03 | £10k | £20k |
2025-03 | £7k | £6k |
2024-03 | £6k | £7k |
2023-03 | £12k | £2k |
2022-03 | £4k | £1k |
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 admin and clerical is £578 a pupil, against a typical £359 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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