St Luke's CofE First School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Worcestershire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
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 | £816k | £818k | -£2k | £62k | 145 |
2019-20 | £802k | £833k | -£31k | £31k | 140 |
2020-21 | £835k | £807k | +£28k | £59k | 136 |
2021-22 | £850k | £866k | -£16k | £43k | 143 |
2022-23 | £942k | £923k | +£19k | £61k | 148 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£12k | £74k | 137 |
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 57% of them. It spends £8,262 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,756.
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 | £3,046 | £3,490 | £3,084–£3,807 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,956 | £1,466 | £1,057–£1,761 |
Supply staff | £132 | £134 | £46–£218 |
Admin and clerical | £371 | £386 | £312–£438 |
Premises | £1,332 | £369 | £295–£519 |
Energy | £108 | £114 | £95–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £313 | £329 | £255–£416 |
Bought-in services | £410 | £207 | £106–£275 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Eling Infant School and Nursery Large reserves
- Wallisdean Infant School Large reserves
- Badger Hill Academy Heading for deficit
- Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School Healthy
- Fowey Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden Large reserves
- Sidlesham Primary School In deficit
- St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby In deficit
- Vigo Village School Heading for deficit
- Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Hemblington Primary School In deficit
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.0m | £7,443 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £87k | £632 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £49k | £360 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £124k | £907 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £1,332 a pupil, against a typical £369 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £410 a pupil, against a typical £207 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,956 a pupil, against a typical £1,466 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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