Christ Church CofE Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£57k | £70k | 222 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£5k | £127k | 207 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£127k | £200k | 185 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£10k | £166k | 193 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£34k | £24k | 227 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£47k | £79k | 221 |
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 £7,317 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,345.
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 | £2,977 | £3,305 | £3,130–£3,774 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,367 | £1,505 | £1,270–£1,848 |
Supply staff | £466 | £114 | £64–£274 |
Admin and clerical | £389 | £365 | £292–£484 |
Premises | £317 | £441 | £326–£556 |
Energy | £0 | £111 | £94–£145 |
Learning resources & ICT | £394 | £305 | £211–£477 |
Bought-in services | £348 | £196 | £111–£326 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope Large reserves
- Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base Large reserves
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Healthy
- Hallam Fields Junior School Heading for deficit
- Maryvale Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Hillbourne Primary School In deficit
- Butts Primary School In deficit
- Edna G. Olds Academy Healthy
- Newton Road School Healthy
- Carlton Hill Primary School In deficit
- Blowers Green Primary School Healthy
- Sherwood Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,163 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £22k | £100 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £81k | £367 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £466 a pupil, against a typical £114 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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