St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £169k in reserve, 15% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £822k | £834k | -£13k | £109k | 119 |
2019-20 | £865k | £879k | -£14k | £96k | 111 |
2020-21 | £886k | £899k | -£13k | £83k | 121 |
2021-22 | £919k | £870k | +£49k | £132k | 116 |
2022-23 | £973k | £1.0m | -£29k | £103k | 117 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£25k | £128k | 116 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£1k | £129k | 111 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£40k | £169k | 110 |
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 97% of them. It spends £10,086 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,548.
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 | £3,330 | £3,441 | £3,252–£3,650 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,503 | £1,269 | £1,100–£1,671 |
Supply staff | £436 | £102 | £43–£228 |
Admin and clerical | £467 | £363 | £281–£455 |
Premises | £528 | £341 | £271–£469 |
Energy | £186 | £124 | £103–£166 |
Learning resources & ICT | £267 | £338 | £264–£409 |
Bought-in services | £2,423 | £223 | £123–£443 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Temple Grafton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Bubwith Community Primary School Healthy
- White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Leighterton Primary School Large reserves
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery Heading for deficit
- Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Woolaston Primary School Large reserves
- Cutthorpe Primary School In deficit
- Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Thurton Primary School In deficit
- East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Large reserves
- Kemble Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £9,881 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £82k | £748 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £11k | £97 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £64k | £583 |
Money raised by parents
SAINT GEORGES CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL,GREAT BROMLEY, PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1047072, Registered) raised £14k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-09 | £14k | £13k |
2023-09 | £16k | £17k |
2022-09 | £10k | £13k |
2021-09 | £10k | £9k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on bought-in services is £2,423 a pupil, against a typical £223 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £436 a pupil, against a typical £102 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £528 a pupil, against a typical £341 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £186 a pupil, against a typical £124 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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