St Catherine's RC Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £96k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Manchester · 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£3k | £98k | 431 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£13k | £85k | 424 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£147k | £233k | 439 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£776 | £234k | 438 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£118k | £116k | 423 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£5k | £121k | 422 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£27k | £95k | 424 |
2025-26 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£2k | £96k | 426 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,334 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,223.
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 | £3,197 | £2,998 | £2,825–£3,225 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,230 | £1,137 | £986–£1,441 |
Supply staff | £154 | £121 | £62–£159 |
Admin and clerical | £288 | £277 | £239–£345 |
Premises | £204 | £297 | £260–£336 |
Energy | £56 | £76 | £65–£93 |
Learning resources & ICT | £260 | £288 | £202–£352 |
Bought-in services | £410 | £110 | £72–£224 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy Heading for deficit
- Wood Fold Primary School Large reserves
- Farsley Farfield Primary School Tight
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Large reserves
- Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School Healthy
- Yeo Moor Primary School Healthy
- Warley Primary School Tight
- Abington Vale Primary School Large reserves
- The Stoke Poges School Large reserves
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School Healthy
- The Tyrrells School Large reserves
- Cawston Grange Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £5,966 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £123k | £289 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £76k | £178 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £161k | £378 |
Money raised by parents
ST. CATHERINE'S R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1165650, Registered) raised £25k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £25k | £10k |
2024-08 | £22k | £18k |
2023-08 | £29k | £3k |
2022-08 | £10k | £616 |
2021-08 | £12k | £450 |
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 £410 a pupil, against a typical £110 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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