St John's CofE Primary Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £186k in reserve, 16% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · 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 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£22k | £182k | 188 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£13k | £169k | 187 |
2020-21 | £984k | £1.0m | -£29k | £140k | 193 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£69k | £70k | 200 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£5k | £65k | 187 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.0m | +£121k | £186k | 173 |
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 87% of them. It spends £6,058 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,921.
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 | £2,630 | £3,290 | £3,056–£3,438 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £806 | £1,299 | £1,041–£1,584 |
Supply staff | £232 | £81 | £36–£130 |
Admin and clerical | £446 | £377 | £278–£444 |
Premises | £224 | £311 | £245–£410 |
Energy | £156 | £102 | £80–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £264 | £303 | £221–£389 |
Bought-in services | £115 | £152 | £83–£235 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Highburton CofE First Academy Healthy
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Oaklands Infant School Large reserves
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Healthy
- Churchdown Village Infant School Large reserves
- Marlow Church of England Infant School Heading for deficit
- Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Waynflete Infants' School Large reserves
- Abbots Farm Infant School Tight
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,107 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £76k | £437 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £22k | £128 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £112k | £650 |
Money raised by parents
ST JOHN'S SCHOOL KEELE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1046842, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £4k | £3k |
2024-08 | £5k | £5k |
2023-08 | £5k | £8k |
2022-08 | £11k | £10k |
2021-08 | £6k | £5k |
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 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 supply staff is £232 a pupil, against a typical £81 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £156 a pupil, against a typical £102 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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