St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £134k in reserve, 15% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Telford and Wrekin · 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 | £792k | £745k | +£47k | £149k | 153 |
2019-20 | £793k | £781k | +£11k | £161k | 158 |
2020-21 | £852k | £783k | +£69k | £230k | 151 |
2021-22 | £886k | £883k | +£3k | £232k | 150 |
2022-23 | £948k | £981k | -£33k | £199k | 155 |
2023-24 | £923k | £988k | -£65k | £134k | 155 |
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 73% of them. It spends £6,375 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,753.
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 | £2,666 | £3,560 | £3,175–£3,827 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,236 | £1,505 | £1,096–£1,833 |
Supply staff | £206 | £152 | £79–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £353 | £378 | £295–£496 |
Premises | £370 | £376 | £302–£477 |
Energy | £114 | £118 | £86–£149 |
Learning resources & ICT | £167 | £341 | £253–£417 |
Bought-in services | £394 | £169 | £138–£341 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Seaton Delaval First School Healthy
- Coates Lane Primary School Healthy
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Large reserves
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby Large reserves
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Emscote Infant School In deficit
- Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Large reserves
- Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Windmill Hill Academy Tight
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne Large reserves
- William Barnes Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £959k | £6,184 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £31k | £200 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £67k | £435 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £83k | £536 |
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?
- Spending on bought-in services is £394 a pupil, against a typical £169 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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