St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £55k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Salford · 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 | -£45k | £36k | 228 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£51k | £87k | 225 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£6k | £93k | 218 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£51k | £42k | 220 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£27k | £14k | 218 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£23k | £37k | 216 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£39k | £76k | 212 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£22k | £55k | 182 |
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 £8,606 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,068.
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 | £4,058 | £3,435 | £3,120–£3,701 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,809 | £1,443 | £1,141–£1,821 |
Supply staff | £217 | £98 | £39–£235 |
Admin and clerical | £354 | £360 | £281–£417 |
Premises | £425 | £397 | £314–£471 |
Energy | £69 | £120 | £90–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £402 | £266 | £223–£363 |
Bought-in services | £378 | £152 | £96–£353 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Healthy
- New Road Primary School Large reserves
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Healthy
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Peartree Primary School In deficit
- Brackenbury Primary School In deficit
- St Charles' Catholic Academy Large reserves
- Malton Primary Academy Healthy
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Leftwich Community Primary School Healthy
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £8,354 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £274 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £121k | £666 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £30k | £166 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 20% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £402 a pupil, against a typical £266 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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