St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 3 years running; at that rate its £40k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£15k | £135k | 451 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£29k | £106k | 450 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£150k | £256k | 454 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£94k | £162k | 446 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£61k | £101k | 448 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£61k | £40k | 450 |
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 17% of them. It spends £5,992 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,088.
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 | £2,458 | £2,943 | £2,706–£3,228 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,311 | £1,215 | £972–£1,555 |
Supply staff | £152 | £87 | £24–£183 |
Admin and clerical | £334 | £252 | £199–£311 |
Premises | £301 | £304 | £251–£337 |
Energy | £133 | £85 | £68–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £251 | £255 | £194–£307 |
Bought-in services | £360 | £114 | £63–£168 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Priorslee Academy Large reserves
- Cheddar Grove Primary School Healthy
- Herons' Moor Academy Large reserves
- Highwoods Community Primary School Healthy
- Abbey Primary School Large reserves
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School In deficit
- Whiteknights Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Laurance Haines School Healthy
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Large reserves
- Weston All Saints CofE Primary School In deficit
- Waycroft Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £5,609 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £86k | £190 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £150k | £332 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £116k | £257 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on bought-in services is £360 a pupil, against a typical £114 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £133 a pupil, against a typical £85 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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