Cavendish Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £242k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, 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).
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 | £3.6m | £3.7m | -£23k | £176k | 666 |
2019-20 | £3.7m | £3.8m | -£61k | £115k | 692 |
2020-21 | £3.8m | £3.6m | +£240k | £355k | 694 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £4.1m | -£108k | £247k | 684 |
2022-23 | £4.3m | £4.4m | -£180k | £67k | 696 |
2023-24 | £4.5m | £4.4m | +£162k | £229k | 674 |
2024-25 | £4.7m | £4.7m | +£12k | £242k | 647 |
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 27% of them. It spends £7,264 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,543.
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 | £2,897 | £3,013 | £2,844–£3,250 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,288 | £1,473 | £1,129–£1,624 |
Supply staff | £725 | £94 | £46–£242 |
Admin and clerical | £445 | £310 | £232–£372 |
Premises | £418 | £328 | £265–£422 |
Energy | £114 | £86 | £37–£106 |
Learning resources & ICT | £399 | £247 | £202–£293 |
Bought-in services | £185 | £119 | £50–£222 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Green Lane Primary Academy Large reserves
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School Large reserves
- St Bede Academy Large reserves
- Broad Heath Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Seymour Park Community Primary School Healthy
- Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery Healthy
- Trinity Academy Whitehill Tight
- Langstone Primary Academy Healthy
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Healthy
- Heatherlands Primary School Tight
- Manor Community Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.4m | £6,758 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £272k | £420 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £294k | £455 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £436k | £674 |
Money raised by parents
Cavendish School PTA (charity 1020503, Registered) raised £40k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-09 | £40k | £44k |
2025-09 | £38k | £32k |
2024-09 | £37k | £43k |
2023-09 | £41k | £44k |
2022-09 | £37k | £32k |
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 supply staff is £725 a pupil, against a typical £94 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £399 a pupil, against a typical £247 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £445 a pupil, against a typical £310 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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