St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £45k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bolton · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND 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 | £921k | £864k | +£57k | £67k | 215 |
2019-20 | £934k | £914k | +£20k | £65k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £995k | +£22k | £48k | 211 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £982k | +£59k | £65k | 213 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£24k | £4k | 215 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£55k | £4k | 213 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£56k | £45k | 215 |
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 30% of them. It spends £5,712 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,446.
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 | £2,898 | £3,056 | £2,878–£3,223 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £907 | £1,313 | £1,064–£1,473 |
Supply staff | £51 | £90 | £10–£202 |
Admin and clerical | £126 | £299 | £260–£388 |
Premises | £298 | £308 | £233–£417 |
Energy | £135 | £85 | £76–£102 |
Learning resources & ICT | £414 | £248 | £181–£319 |
Bought-in services | £265 | £122 | £76–£185 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School Large reserves
- Willow Farm Primary School In deficit
- Highnam CofE Primary Academy Healthy
- Winscombe Primary School Large reserves
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon Heading for deficit
- Cobham Primary School Large reserves
- Chartridge Combined School Healthy
- St Columba's School In deficit
- Frettenham Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet Large reserves
- Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,642 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £16k | £74 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £52k | £242 |
Money raised by parents
PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF ST PETERS SMITHILLS DEAN CEP SCHOOL (charity 1173829, Registered) raised £28k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £28k | £15k |
2024-08 | £9k | £11k |
2023-08 | £16k | £12k |
2022-11 | £13k | £2k |
2021-11 | £783 | £11k |
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 bought-in services is £265 a pupil, against a typical £122 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £414 a pupil, against a typical £248 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £135 a pupil, against a typical £85 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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