St Thomas CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £74k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bolton · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£6k | £65k | 249 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£2k | £67k | 251 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£23k | £44k | 234 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£2k | £46k | 237 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£10k | £36k | 240 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£366 | £37k | 236 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£11k | £26k | 234 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£48k | £74k | 236 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,375 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,505.
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 | £2,986 | £3,154 | £3,005–£3,487 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,106 | £1,285 | £1,008–£1,494 |
Supply staff | £203 | £97 | £39–£141 |
Admin and clerical | £235 | £269 | £226–£373 |
Premises | £366 | £358 | £269–£400 |
Energy | £52 | £101 | £88–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £735 | £327 | £239–£434 |
Bought-in services | £204 | £191 | £61–£266 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Rainford CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Burbage Church of England Infant School In deficit
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- James Brindley Community Primary School Healthy
- Westende Junior School Large reserves
- East Boldon Junior School Healthy
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Silverstone Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Childer Thornton Primary School Healthy
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £5,928 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £56k | £239 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £35k | £149 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £153k | £650 |
Money raised by parents
ST THOMAS (CHEQUERBENT) PTFA (charity 1112488, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £7k | £8k |
2025-08 | £8k | £7k |
2024-08 | £9k | £8k |
2023-08 | £10k | £12k |
2022-08 | £4k | £5k |
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 learning resources & ict is £735 a pupil, against a typical £327 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £203 a pupil, against a typical £97 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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