Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £31k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lancashire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED 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 | £653k | £675k | -£22k | £6k | 85 |
2019-20 | £575k | £554k | +£21k | £27k | 71 |
2020-21 | £548k | £581k | -£33k | £12k | 87 |
2021-22 | £670k | £631k | +£39k | £0 | 82 |
2022-23 | £723k | £729k | -£6k | -£45k | 103 |
2023-24 | £820k | £793k | +£27k | -£88k | 105 |
2024-25 | £994k | £825k | +£169k | £31k | 97 |
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 23% of them. It spends £8,505 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,312.
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 | £4,320 | £4,503 | £3,941–£5,029 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,412 | £1,590 | £1,197–£2,079 |
Supply staff | £443 | £248 | £37–£463 |
Admin and clerical | £381 | £489 | £355–£672 |
Premises | £412 | £633 | £523–£719 |
Energy | £227 | £195 | £126–£264 |
Learning resources & ICT | £237 | £381 | £282–£565 |
Bought-in services | £144 | £271 | £116–£452 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Greenleys First School Healthy
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- High Greave Infant School In deficit
- Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Grasmere Academy Large reserves
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Healthy
- St Agnes CofE Primary School Large reserves
- The Cathedral School of St Mary Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Large reserves
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £941k | £9,701 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £79k | £814 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £47k | £485 |
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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