St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £99k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Manchester · 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 | £1.4m | £1.6m | -£173k | £185k | 253 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£64k | £122k | 240 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£15k | £106k | 244 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£41k | £65k | 262 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£1k | £66k | 246 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£32k | £99k | 244 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,367 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,534.
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 | £2,804 | £3,432 | £3,244–£3,726 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,345 | £1,578 | £1,232–£2,035 |
Supply staff | £223 | £221 | £84–£460 |
Admin and clerical | £308 | £350 | £279–£470 |
Premises | £308 | £467 | £382–£507 |
Energy | £259 | £123 | £95–£165 |
Learning resources & ICT | £238 | £290 | £210–£444 |
Bought-in services | £338 | £170 | £66–£341 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Caslon Primary Community School In deficit
- Whitwell Primary School Large reserves
- Felix Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill Healthy
- Barton Primary School In deficit
- Pentland Primary School In deficit
- Trumpington Meadows Primary School Healthy
- Cadishead Primary Academy In deficit
- Queensbridge Primary School Large reserves
- Cross Gates Primary School In deficit
- Winhills Primary Academy In deficit
- Saxmundham Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,371 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £44k | £179 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £117k | £480 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £31k | £128 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £259 a pupil, against a typical £123 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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