St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £46k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Leeds · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST GREGORY THE GREAT 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 | £986k | £1.0m | -£33k | £54k | 210 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £961k | +£55k | £132k | 210 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£12k | £98k | 210 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£40k | £83k | 208 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£19k | £26k | 200 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£51k | £46k | 204 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,387 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,992.
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 | £3,221 | £3,168 | £2,988–£3,567 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,348 | £1,248 | £978–£1,600 |
Supply staff | £69 | £68 | £39–£143 |
Admin and clerical | £181 | £322 | £254–£366 |
Premises | £304 | £372 | £291–£458 |
Energy | £98 | £90 | £74–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £186 | £326 | £258–£423 |
Bought-in services | £299 | £160 | £107–£217 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Tight
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Healthy
- Eastwick Infant School Healthy
- Middlestown Primary Academy Large reserves
- Westlands Primary School Large reserves
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School In deficit
- Toft Hill Primary School Healthy
- Woodstone Community Primary School In deficit
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,093 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £101k | £495 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £111k | £544 |
Money raised by parents
SAINT URBAN'S R C PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1036147, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £12k | £16k |
2024-08 | £8k | £7k |
2023-08 | £10k | £6k |
2022-08 | £9k | £5k |
2021-08 | £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 bought-in services is £299 a pupil, against a typical £160 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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