St Stephen's CofE Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £27k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Tameside · 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 | +£18k | £71k | 210 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£18k | £53k | 207 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£13k | £66k | 205 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£62k | £4k | 208 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£2k | £6k | 206 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£6k | £12k | 204 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£15k | £27k | 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 27% of them. It spends £7,873 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,069.
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 | £3,386 | £3,447 | £3,094–£3,987 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,581 | £1,684 | £1,486–£2,142 |
Supply staff | £373 | £218 | £84–£400 |
Admin and clerical | £312 | £351 | £278–£422 |
Premises | £439 | £468 | £328–£537 |
Energy | £115 | £128 | £94–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £518 | £350 | £234–£435 |
Bought-in services | £534 | £198 | £116–£347 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Medina Primary School Large reserves
- Ash Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Parkside Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Long Knowle Primary School In deficit
- Western Primary School Large reserves
- Roman Road Primary School Heading for deficit
- Brookvale Primary School In deficit
- Townhill Junior School In deficit
- Wessington Primary School In deficit
- Newbold CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Martin's Garden Primary School Tight
- Ingol Community Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £7,491 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £113k | £552 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £131k | £638 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £102k | £497 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on bought-in services is £534 a pupil, against a typical £198 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £518 a pupil, against a typical £350 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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