Stower Provost Community School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £56k in reserve, 7% 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). Dorset · 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 | £408k | £402k | +£6k | £22k | 75 |
2019-20 | £430k | £416k | +£14k | £36k | 59 |
2020-21 | £413k | £416k | -£3k | £33k | 72 |
2021-22 | £479k | £482k | -£3k | £30k | 77 |
2022-23 | £655k | £611k | +£44k | £75k | 84 |
2023-24 | £693k | £692k | +£983 | £76k | 90 |
2024-25 | £737k | £743k | -£7k | £69k | 88 |
2025-26 | £814k | £827k | -£13k | £56k | 92 |
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 £8,994 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,170.
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 | £4,053 | £3,785 | £3,350–£4,164 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,049 | £1,328 | £1,186–£1,751 |
Supply staff | £491 | £155 | £70–£242 |
Admin and clerical | £470 | £492 | £384–£593 |
Premises | £330 | £377 | £268–£489 |
Energy | £161 | £120 | £95–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £569 | £406 | £291–£473 |
Bought-in services | £214 | £243 | £150–£389 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Large reserves
- Rawcliffe Primary School Healthy
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School Healthy
- Blagdon Primary School Large reserves
- Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Large reserves
- Wool Church of England Primary School Tight
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Grimley and Holt CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £801k | £8,705 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £122k | £1,327 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £25k | £275 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £13k | £145 |
Money raised by parents
PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF STOWER PROVOST COMMUNITY SCHOOL (charity 1027868, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £4k | £3k |
2024-08 | £3k | £5k |
2023-08 | £3k | £4k |
2022-08 | £5k | £4k |
2021-08 | £2k | £1k |
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 supply staff is £491 a pupil, against a typical £155 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,049 a pupil, against a typical £1,328 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £569 a pupil, against a typical £406 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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