Steeple Bumpstead Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £56k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £842k | £760k | +£82k | £56k | 184 |
2019-20 | £858k | £779k | +£79k | £0 | 182 |
2020-21 | £921k | £845k | +£76k | £0 | 173 |
2021-22 | £895k | £873k | +£22k | £0 | 175 |
2022-23 | £932k | £825k | +£107k | £0 | 174 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £990k | +£15k | £0 | 175 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£45k | £56k | 184 |
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 40% of them. It spends £5,918 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,747.
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 | £3,777 | £3,299 | £3,038–£3,456 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,158 | £942–£1,566 |
Supply staff | £65 | £97 | £37–£186 |
Admin and clerical | £223 | £334 | £281–£445 |
Premises | £543 | £327 | £283–£401 |
Energy | £136 | £101 | £84–£119 |
Learning resources & ICT | £435 | £271 | £178–£360 |
Bought-in services | £5 | £133 | £72–£219 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery Large reserves
- Wroughton Infant School Large reserves
- Stoke Climsland School In deficit
- Rodborough Community Primary School In deficit
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Tight
- Netherton Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Tight
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Healthy
- Broadway Infant School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame In deficit
- Ravenfield Primary Academy Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.0m | £5,495 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £32k | £174 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £33k | £179 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1180898, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £11k | £28k |
2024-08 | £22k | £3k |
2023-08 | £10k | £9k |
2022-08 | £8k | £11k |
2021-08 | £5k | £7k |
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 premises is £543 a pupil, against a typical £327 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £435 a pupil, against a typical £271 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £136 a pupil, against a typical £101 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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