Caldershaw Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £71k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Rochdale · 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£29k | £116k | 236 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£26k | £91k | 240 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£9k | £99k | 237 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£3k | £97k | 234 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£69k | £28k | 233 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£20k | £48k | 241 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£23k | £71k | 231 |
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 30% of them. It spends £6,515 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,524.
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 | £2,786 | £3,112 | £2,851–£3,345 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,742 | £1,211 | £1,015–£1,483 |
Supply staff | £28 | £97 | £46–£150 |
Admin and clerical | £270 | £267 | £218–£363 |
Premises | £257 | £362 | £274–£405 |
Energy | £94 | £103 | £88–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £328 | £299 | £237–£402 |
Bought-in services | £188 | £153 | £79–£246 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Ridge Primary School In deficit
- St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Whitburn Village Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich Large reserves
- Burbage Church of England Infant School In deficit
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Brookhurst Primary School Tight
- Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Thomas CofE Primary School Healthy
- Childer Thornton Primary School Healthy
- Birchfield Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £5,998 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £85k | £369 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £46k | £200 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £148k | £640 |
Money raised by parents
CALDERSHAW PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1037643, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £7k | £18k |
2025-08 | £8k | £6k |
2024-08 | £9k | £10k |
2023-08 | £5k | £10k |
2022-08 | £5k | £837 |
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.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,742 a pupil, against a typical £1,211 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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