St Mary's CofE Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £71k in reserve, 16% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £409k | £418k | -£8k | £22k | 64 |
2019-20 | £406k | £401k | +£4k | £27k | 60 |
2020-21 | £389k | £362k | +£27k | £54k | 56 |
2021-22 | £377k | £383k | -£6k | £48k | 47 |
2022-23 | £437k | £382k | +£54k | £102k | 50 |
2023-24 | £439k | £470k | -£31k | £71k | 48 |
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 83% of them. It spends £9,798 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,536.
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 | £4,984 | £5,030 | £4,604–£5,712 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,207 | £1,464 | £1,111–£1,747 |
Supply staff | £160 | £168 | £43–£276 |
Admin and clerical | £642 | £606 | £459–£801 |
Premises | £321 | £529 | £395–£711 |
Energy | £259 | £178 | £137–£233 |
Learning resources & ICT | £505 | £528 | £406–£865 |
Bought-in services | £602 | £316 | £102–£541 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Boddington Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Castleton Primary School Healthy
- Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School In deficit
- Willoughby Primary School Heading for deficit
- Hawes Primary School Large reserves
- Green Lea First School Large reserves
- St Matthew's CofE School Heading for deficit
- Finmere Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Brockton CofE Primary School Healthy
- Manifold Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Church Aston Infant School Heading for deficit
- Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £400k | £8,334 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £16k | £344 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £1k | £30 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £39k | £818 |
Money raised by parents
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Parent Teacher and Friends Association Mucklestone (charity 1109596, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £3k | £2k |
2024-07 | £4k | £9k |
2023-07 | £4k | £6k |
2022-07 | £3k | £4k |
2021-07 | £2k | £6k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 25% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £602 a pupil, against a typical £316 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £259 a pupil, against a typical £178 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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