Thornham St. James CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £45k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Oldham · 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 | £926k | £896k | +£29k | £81k | 211 |
2019-20 | £928k | £953k | -£24k | £57k | 211 |
2020-21 | £976k | £930k | +£46k | £103k | 207 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£13k | £90k | 202 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£48k | £41k | 203 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£4k | £45k | 196 |
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 £5,514 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,799.
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 | £2,673 | £3,179 | £2,960–£3,501 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £888 | £1,377 | £1,163–£1,584 |
Supply staff | £43 | £111 | £65–£267 |
Admin and clerical | £140 | £301 | £233–£385 |
Premises | £339 | £340 | £271–£430 |
Energy | £128 | £104 | £83–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £103 | £329 | £271–£367 |
Bought-in services | £422 | £175 | £64–£258 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Old Buckenham Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter's CofE Academy In deficit
- Whitecrest Primary School Healthy
- Dobwalls Community Primary School Large reserves
- Holmwood School In deficit
- High Green Primary School Healthy
- Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy In deficit
- Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool In deficit
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School Tight
- Potley Hill Primary School Heading for deficit
- Shaw CE Primary School Large reserves
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.0m | £5,339 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £36k | £185 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £196 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £422 a pupil, against a typical £175 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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