St Werburgh's Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £105k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bristol, City of · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: AMPLIFY EDUCATION 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 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£29k | £101k | 335 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£6k | £95k | 363 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£17k | £78k | 388 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£63k | £126k | 381 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£132k | £143k | 388 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.6m | +£185k | £81k | 389 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.8m | +£299k | £105k | 392 |
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 £7,135 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,615.
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 | £3,337 | £3,075 | £2,864–£3,476 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,393 | £1,358 | £1,204–£1,666 |
Supply staff | £245 | £141 | £56–£254 |
Admin and clerical | £449 | £293 | £220–£316 |
Premises | £480 | £320 | £293–£378 |
Energy | £148 | £100 | £89–£119 |
Learning resources & ICT | £536 | £221 | £168–£288 |
Bought-in services | £18 | £123 | £64–£256 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cheriton Primary School Healthy
- King's Northway Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Frizinghall Primary School Healthy
- Bowburn Primary School Large reserves
- Rosemellin Community Primary School Healthy
- Shaw Primary Academy Large reserves
- Moat Farm Infant School Large reserves
- Higher Failsworth Primary School Large reserves
- Grove Park Primary School Heading for deficit
- Park Primary School Large reserves
- Churchfields Primary School Large reserves
- Lakeside Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £7,339 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £260k | £663 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £105k | £268 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST WERBURGH'S PRIMARY (charity 1185396, Registered) raised £18k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £18k | £22k |
2024-08 | £8k | £6k |
2023-08 | £3k | £1k |
2022-08 | £5k | £4k |
2021-08 | £15k | £15k |
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 learning resources & ict is £536 a pupil, against a typical £221 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £449 a pupil, against a typical £293 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £480 a pupil, against a typical £320 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £148 a pupil, against a typical £100 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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