St Mary's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £84k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Cumberland · 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 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£5k | £76k | 201 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£3k | £73k | 197 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£78k | £151k | 194 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£28k | £122k | 194 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£66k | £56k | 194 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£12k | £44k | 195 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£37k | £81k | 184 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£3k | £84k | 188 |
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 £7,316 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,336.
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 | £3,471 | £3,396 | £3,142–£3,705 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,286 | £1,397 | £1,221–£1,559 |
Supply staff | £15 | £162 | £81–£247 |
Admin and clerical | £278 | £336 | £262–£398 |
Premises | £332 | £417 | £344–£512 |
Energy | £87 | £109 | £80–£137 |
Learning resources & ICT | £684 | £305 | £211–£376 |
Bought-in services | £31 | £209 | £149–£297 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Abbey CofE Infant School Heading for deficit
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Large reserves
- Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School In deficit
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Healthy
- Rossmore School In deficit
- Grove Church of England School Large reserves
- Heath Fields Primary School In deficit
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School Healthy
- Ashburton Primary School Large reserves
- Upwell Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £7,211 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £75k | £396 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £74k | £393 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £23k | £123 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £684 a pupil, against a typical £305 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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