St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £800k | £833k | -£32k | -£11k | 185 |
2019-20 | £846k | £854k | -£8k | -£19k | 182 |
2020-21 | £892k | £829k | +£63k | £44k | 172 |
2021-22 | £845k | £879k | -£34k | £11k | 165 |
2022-23 | £917k | £983k | -£66k | -£56k | 167 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £987k | +£61k | £6k | 155 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £955k | +£61k | £66k | 130 |
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 53% of them. It spends £7,344 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,650.
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 | £3,353 | £3,406 | £3,137–£3,786 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £627 | £1,442 | £1,112–£1,779 |
Supply staff | £873 | £173 | £80–£263 |
Admin and clerical | £154 | £379 | £336–£476 |
Premises | £430 | £388 | £338–£611 |
Energy | £191 | £116 | £105–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £364 | £386 | £279–£503 |
Bought-in services | £554 | £218 | £135–£332 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Weald CofE Primary School In deficit
- Bratton Primary School In deficit
- Oakhill Church School Healthy
- Mill Rythe Infant School Healthy
- Reeth Community Primary School Large reserves
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Sheerhatch Primary School In deficit
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Badgemore Primary School Large reserves
- Morda CofE Primary School Tight
- Trent Vale Infant School In deficit
- Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £944k | £7,258 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £62k | £478 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £33k | £256 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £72k | £553 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 30% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £873 a pupil, against a typical £173 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £554 a pupil, against a typical £218 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £191 a pupil, against a typical £116 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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