St Teresa's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 2 years running; at that rate its £8k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Birmingham · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£35k | £36k | 208 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£42k | £78k | 210 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£94k | £171k | 210 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£76k | £248k | 209 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£74k | £322k | 210 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.5m | -£157k | £165k | 209 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£157k | £8k | 210 |
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 3% of them. It spends £7,713 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,194.
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 | £3,230 | £3,346 | £3,084–£3,493 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,305 | £1,431 | £1,171–£1,651 |
Supply staff | £711 | £104 | £40–£250 |
Admin and clerical | £333 | £326 | £269–£409 |
Premises | £412 | £401 | £291–£465 |
Energy | £101 | £110 | £73–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £234 | £332 | £217–£421 |
Bought-in services | £546 | £194 | £115–£312 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Greatstone Primary School Large reserves
- St Crispin's Infant School Healthy
- Hogarth Academy Healthy
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Dordon Primary School Large reserves
- Lightmoor Village Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Large reserves
- Ferney Lee Primary School Healthy
- Holt Farm Infant School Large reserves
- The Alderton Junior School Healthy
- Carterton Primary School Large reserves
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,523 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £86k | £411 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £62k | £297 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £93k | £443 |
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 supply staff is £711 a pupil, against a typical £104 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £546 a pupil, against a typical £194 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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