St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst: school finances
Tight
Holds £1k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bracknell Forest · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE KEYS 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 | £862k | £856k | +£6k | £6k | 190 |
2019-20 | £903k | £893k | +£10k | £15k | 199 |
2020-21 | £932k | £915k | +£17k | £32k | 202 |
2021-22 | £980k | £993k | -£13k | £19k | 195 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£28k | -£9k | 193 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£91k | £1k | 203 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,069 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,518.
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 | £3,207 | £3,210 | £3,071–£3,416 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,044 | £1,232 | £838–£1,375 |
Supply staff | £20 | £96 | £57–£170 |
Admin and clerical | £394 | £350 | £272–£434 |
Premises | £207 | £290 | £246–£358 |
Energy | £128 | £93 | £69–£115 |
Learning resources & ICT | £379 | £300 | £247–£330 |
Bought-in services | £103 | £185 | £83–£316 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wanborough Primary School Healthy
- Halton Community Combined School In deficit
- Nutfield Church CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Larks Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School Healthy
- Bardsey Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Orsett Church of England Primary School Tight
- St George's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School Healthy
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,182 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £109k | £537 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £59k | £291 |
Money raised by parents
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF SANDHURST (charity 1013785, Registered) raised £21k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £21k | £24k |
2024-09 | £17k | £7k |
2023-09 | £21k | £22k |
2022-09 | £14k | £9k |
2021-09 | £8k | £4k |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on energy is £128 a pupil, against a typical £93 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £379 a pupil, against a typical £300 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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