Thorn Grove Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £59k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Stockport · Primary · Community 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£30k | £92k | 233 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£46 | £91k | 219 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£8k | £100k | 220 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£17k | £117k | 224 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£60k | £57k | 226 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£11k | £46k | 220 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£33k | £79k | 206 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£20k | £59k | 208 |
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 £7,564 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,593.
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 | £3,540 | £3,055 | £2,887–£3,371 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,228 | £1,281 | £981–£1,763 |
Supply staff | £64 | £96 | £23–£223 |
Admin and clerical | £252 | £357 | £291–£424 |
Premises | £636 | £357 | £310–£413 |
Energy | £166 | £106 | £91–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £231 | £274 | £202–£358 |
Bought-in services | £457 | £184 | £104–£285 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Humberston Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan Large reserves
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Tenterfields Primary Academy Healthy
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Ellington Primary School Healthy
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Gulval School Large reserves
- Lum Head Primary School In deficit
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Widewell Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,707 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £85k | £407 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £61k | £295 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £171k | £823 |
Money raised by parents
THORN GROVE PTA (charity 1150275, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £2k |
2024-08 | £8k | £5k |
2023-08 | £7k | £2k |
2022-08 | £375 | £116 |
2021-08 | £2k | £4k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 11% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £457 a pupil, against a typical £184 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £636 a pupil, against a typical £357 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £166 a pupil, against a typical £106 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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