St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £86k in reserve, 4% 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). Knowsley · Primary · Voluntary aided school.
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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£10k | £56k | 194 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£10k | £67k | 211 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£13k | £54k | 226 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£16k | £38k | 223 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£54k | £92k | 233 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£43k | £134k | 236 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£12k | £123k | 222 |
2025-26 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£36k | £86k | 224 |
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 40% of them. It spends £9,330 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,187.
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 | £4,049 | £3,627 | £3,341–£3,971 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,182 | £1,810 | £1,353–£2,169 |
Supply staff | £349 | £164 | £64–£293 |
Admin and clerical | £487 | £382 | £330–£502 |
Premises | £757 | £471 | £417–£570 |
Energy | £88 | £137 | £118–£175 |
Learning resources & ICT | £234 | £370 | £254–£431 |
Bought-in services | £271 | £257 | £113–£413 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Teignmouth Primary School Tight
- Stanhope Primary School In deficit
- Park Hill Primary School In deficit
- Abbey Primary School Heading for deficit
- South Street Community Primary School Large reserves
- Grimes Dyke Primary School In deficit
- Sheep Dip Lane Academy Large reserves
- Netherthorpe Primary School Large reserves
- Hawbush Primary School Healthy
- Cage Green Primary School Healthy
- Grampian Primary Academy Healthy
- St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £8,894 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £313k | £1,399 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £172k | £767 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £61k | £274 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST MARY AND ST PAUL'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1072550, Registered) raised £2k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £2k | £755 |
2024-08 | £1k | £569 |
2023-08 | £3k | £594 |
2022-08 | £396 | £156 |
2021-08 | £224 | £136 |
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 £349 a pupil, against a typical £164 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £757 a pupil, against a typical £471 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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