St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 4 years running; at that rate its £109k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £982k | £931k | +£51k | £162k | 207 |
2019-20 | £987k | £974k | +£14k | £176k | 207 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £907k | +£105k | £281k | 209 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£2k | £279k | 203 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£43k | £236k | 206 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£9k | £226k | 209 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£117k | £109k | 205 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,974 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,563.
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 | £2,809 | £3,072 | £2,939–£3,353 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,443 | £1,205 | £1,077–£1,332 |
Supply staff | £29 | £63 | £38–£149 |
Admin and clerical | £394 | £345 | £255–£401 |
Premises | £591 | £332 | £239–£426 |
Energy | £103 | £97 | £74–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £497 | £326 | £256–£423 |
Bought-in services | £90 | £146 | £57–£227 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Donisthorpe Primary School Healthy
- Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Dormansland Primary School Tight
- Cookham Rise Primary School Large reserves
- Potten End CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary Large reserves
- Tregoze Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro Large reserves
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Large reserves
- Gilthill Primary School Large reserves
- Bury CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,158 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £137k | £670 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £46k | £223 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £50k | £243 |
Money raised by parents
ST JOSEPH'S PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1034733, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £6k | £2k |
2025-08 | £6k | £2k |
2024-08 | £8k | £8k |
2023-08 | £7k | £7k |
2022-08 | £7k | £10k |
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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on premises is £591 a pupil, against a typical £332 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £497 a pupil, against a typical £326 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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