St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £92k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Manchester · 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 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£25k | £109k | 238 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£48k | £157k | 235 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£9k | £166k | 221 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£17k | £149k | 214 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£62k | £87k | 230 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£38k | £125k | 233 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£18k | £107k | 218 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£15k | £92k | 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 37% of them. It spends £8,725 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,889.
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 | £3,689 | £3,469 | £3,277–£3,838 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,020 | £1,782 | £1,385–£2,117 |
Supply staff | £35 | £183 | £79–£262 |
Admin and clerical | £433 | £344 | £295–£461 |
Premises | £416 | £439 | £350–£631 |
Energy | £154 | £127 | £100–£162 |
Learning resources & ICT | £615 | £344 | £233–£432 |
Bought-in services | £292 | £201 | £121–£371 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School Tight
- Longsight Community Primary Large reserves
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Bede's Catholic Academy Large reserves
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell Healthy
- Studley Green Primary School Large reserves
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Salmestone Primary School Healthy
- Roscoe Primary School In deficit
- Reevy Hill Primary School In deficit
- St Boniface RC Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £8,406 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £119k | £567 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £170k | £807 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £54k | £258 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 12% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £615 a pupil, against a typical £344 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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