St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood: school finances
Healthy
Holds £62k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £802k | £823k | -£22k | £51k | 147 |
2019-20 | £851k | £857k | -£6k | £44k | 148 |
2020-21 | £877k | £850k | +£27k | £71k | 161 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£151 | £71k | 157 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£17k | £54k | 171 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£8k | £62k | 164 |
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 50% of them. It spends £7,192 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,934.
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 | £3,455 | £3,882 | £3,576–£4,414 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,194 | £1,894 | £1,419–£2,324 |
Supply staff | £188 | £183 | £98–£356 |
Admin and clerical | £369 | £427 | £303–£571 |
Premises | £346 | £525 | £427–£636 |
Energy | £156 | £149 | £121–£185 |
Learning resources & ICT | £415 | £356 | £276–£438 |
Bought-in services | £240 | £281 | £99–£538 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance Large reserves
- Victoria Lane Academy Tight
- Over Hall Community School Large reserves
- Honeywell Primary School Healthy
- Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Warren Hills Community Primary School In deficit
- St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School Large reserves
- Clayton Brook Primary School Healthy
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School In deficit
- Mundella Primary School Healthy
- Dovecot Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,129 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £14k | £88 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £135k | £825 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £19k | £114 |
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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