St Luke's Park Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £38k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY 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, 2022-23 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2022-23 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022-23 | £461k | £512k | -£51k | £109k | 45 |
2023-24 | £596k | £529k | +£67k | £134k | 86 |
2024-25 | £977k | £868k | +£109k | £38k | 138 |
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 50% of them. It spends £6,313 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,221.
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 | £3,149 | £3,411 | £2,945–£3,676 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,447 | £1,537 | £1,173–£1,824 |
Supply staff | £0 | £160 | £78–£263 |
Admin and clerical | £276 | £355 | £276–£448 |
Premises | £233 | £346 | £276–£515 |
Energy | £189 | £107 | £92–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £211 | £309 | £227–£421 |
Bought-in services | £109 | £280 | £127–£351 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Galley Common Infant School Healthy
- Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School Tight
- Moorings Way Infant School Tight
- Wittersham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Trent Vale Infant School In deficit
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Tight
- Morley Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Teath Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hundon Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tibshelf Infant School In deficit
- St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £946k | £6,880 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £67k | £487 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £31k | £225 |
Money raised by parents
ST LUKES PARK PRIMARY PTFA (charity 1215415, Registered)
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 energy is £189 a pupil, against a typical £107 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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