Eccleston CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £60k in reserve, 8% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cheshire West and Chester · 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 | £530k | £569k | -£38k | £57k | 95 |
2019-20 | £564k | £603k | -£39k | £18k | 95 |
2020-21 | £557k | £538k | +£18k | £37k | 98 |
2021-22 | £588k | £599k | -£11k | £25k | 99 |
2022-23 | £728k | £661k | +£67k | £93k | 102 |
2023-24 | £794k | £782k | +£12k | £104k | 100 |
2024-25 | £844k | £851k | -£8k | £97k | 100 |
2025-26 | £774k | £810k | -£37k | £60k | 91 |
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 50% of them. It spends £8,902 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,931.
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 | £3,985 | £3,852 | £3,501–£4,091 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,847 | £1,244 | £937–£1,563 |
Supply staff | £143 | £73 | £17–£238 |
Admin and clerical | £430 | £350 | £249–£472 |
Premises | £404 | £332 | £269–£456 |
Energy | £192 | £122 | £90–£160 |
Learning resources & ICT | £469 | £473 | £350–£567 |
Bought-in services | £487 | £184 | £55–£322 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gorran School Large reserves
- Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School Large reserves
- Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell Tight
- Caversham Park Primary School In deficit
- The Priors School Tight
- Antony Church of England School Large reserves
- Clive CofE Primary School Healthy
- Tedburn St Mary School Healthy
- Griffydam Primary School Large reserves
- Hailey Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Gretton Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £735k | £8,080 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £57k | £621 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £26k | £290 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £420 |
Money raised by parents
ECCLESTON PTA (charity 1098134, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £11k |
2024-08 | £10k | £10k |
2023-08 | £10k | £15k |
2022-08 | £13k | £9k |
2021-08 | £10k | £7k |
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 £487 a pupil, against a typical £184 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £192 a pupil, against a typical £122 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,847 a pupil, against a typical £1,244 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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