St Paul's CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £121k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Manchester · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£6k | £120k | 343 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£43k | £78k | 341 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£31k | £109k | 324 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£33k | £142k | 334 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£7k | £135k | 338 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£11k | £124k | 349 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£26k | £151k | 331 |
2025-26 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£30k | £121k | 329 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,084 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,197.
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 | £2,877 | £3,439 | £3,166–£3,747 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,322 | £1,501 | £1,343–£1,751 |
Supply staff | £335 | £132 | £75–£238 |
Admin and clerical | £505 | £295 | £197–£378 |
Premises | £316 | £352 | £311–£439 |
Energy | £95 | £111 | £72–£132 |
Learning resources & ICT | £263 | £258 | £213–£368 |
Bought-in services | £443 | £164 | £63–£226 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Springfield Primary School Healthy
- Sawley Junior School Large reserves
- Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Tight
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School In deficit
- Brigg Primary School Heading for deficit
- New Milton Junior School Large reserves
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Holway Park Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hollin Primary School Healthy
- Penryn Primary Academy Healthy
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £6,976 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £90k | £275 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £179k | £543 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £65k | £199 |
Money raised by parents
ST PAUL'S PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1044163, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £13k | £13k |
2024-08 | £6k | £5k |
2023-08 | £5k | £205 |
2022-08 | £4k | £128 |
2021-08 | £718 | £123 |
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 bought-in services is £443 a pupil, against a typical £164 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £335 a pupil, against a typical £132 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £505 a pupil, against a typical £295 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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