St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £33k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). North Yorkshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £608k | £606k | +£1k | £30k | 105 |
2019-20 | £684k | £628k | +£56k | £60k | 113 |
2020-21 | £700k | £615k | +£85k | £0 | 112 |
2021-22 | £745k | £686k | +£59k | £143k | 108 |
2022-23 | £793k | £725k | +£68k | £23k | 103 |
2023-24 | £830k | £831k | -£1k | £22k | 90 |
2024-25 | £874k | £787k | +£87k | £33k | 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 30% of them. It spends £8,744 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,394.
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 | £4,067 | £4,503 | £3,987–£5,122 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,911 | £1,816 | £1,399–£2,079 |
Supply staff | £11 | £274 | £59–£460 |
Admin and clerical | £311 | £492 | £372–£654 |
Premises | £511 | £594 | £474–£676 |
Energy | £278 | £199 | £111–£253 |
Learning resources & ICT | £611 | £369 | £284–£464 |
Bought-in services | £256 | £265 | £116–£452 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Greenleys First School Healthy
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Healthy
- Grasmere Academy Large reserves
- Whitecliffe Academy Heading for deficit
- Laycock Academy Healthy
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close Tight
- Selling Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Burnhope Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £859k | £9,544 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £29k | £322 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £15k | £167 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 14% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £611 a pupil, against a typical £369 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,911 a pupil, against a typical £1,816 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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