Thomas Gray Primary School: school finances
In deficit
In deficit by £64k, 2% of a year's income: it has spent more over the years than it received.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Sefton · 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 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£33k | £36k | 236 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£99k | -£64k | 260 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£13k | -£51k | 228 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£90k | -£141k | 226 |
2022-23 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£92k | -£233k | 228 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£170k | -£64k | 252 |
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 3% of them. It spends £10,090 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,518.
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 | £3,469 | £3,687 | £3,374–£4,046 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,586 | £1,759 | £1,394–£2,098 |
Supply staff | £588 | £221 | £68–£546 |
Admin and clerical | £436 | £408 | £309–£502 |
Premises | £512 | £479 | £404–£595 |
Energy | £223 | £144 | £104–£172 |
Learning resources & ICT | £607 | £356 | £236–£495 |
Bought-in services | £762 | £226 | £91–£451 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Seven Fields Primary School Healthy
- Newlands Primary School Healthy
- Marlborough Road Academy Heading for deficit
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Heading for deficit
- Croft Academy Healthy
- Bullion Lane Primary School Large reserves
- Crowcroft Park Primary School Healthy
- Mereside Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Cotmanhay Junior School Healthy
- Topcliffe Primary School Large reserves
- Dormanstown Primary Academy Large reserves
- Thorntree Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £10,483 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £566k | £2,252 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £217k | £863 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £71k | £281 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Is there a deficit recovery plan agreed with the council, and when does the school expect to be back in balance?
- What has been cut or changed to close the gap, and how does that affect classes and support staff?
- Spending on bought-in services is £762 a pupil, against a typical £226 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £607 a pupil, against a typical £356 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £223 a pupil, against a typical £144 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,586 a pupil, against a typical £1,759 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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