St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £93k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£38k | £79k | 265 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£45k | £34k | 264 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£90k | £124k | 261 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£25k | £149k | 245 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.6m | -£140k | £9k | 263 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£23k | £32k | 268 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£48k | £80k | 268 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£13k | £93k | 264 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,857 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,678.
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 | £2,627 | £3,035 | £2,777–£3,263 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,686 | £1,374 | £1,180–£1,702 |
Supply staff | £398 | £118 | £53–£164 |
Admin and clerical | £407 | £330 | £284–£390 |
Premises | £349 | £341 | £285–£411 |
Energy | £51 | £110 | £76–£150 |
Learning resources & ICT | £177 | £277 | £205–£329 |
Bought-in services | £256 | £122 | £82–£165 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Four Lanes Infant School Large reserves
- Bottesford Junior School Healthy
- North Kidlington Primary School Large reserves
- Redby Academy In deficit
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe Healthy
- Red Hill Field Primary School In deficit
- Grange Valley Primary School Healthy
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Large reserves
- Ernehale Junior School Large reserves
- Glenthorne Community Primary School Healthy
- Fulbourn Primary School Healthy
- Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,671 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £86k | £326 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £64k | £242 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £62k | £235 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST MICHAELS CE INFANT SCHOOL, ALDERSHOT (charity 1133209, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £7k | £2k |
2024-12 | £13k | £15k |
2023-12 | £6k | £691 |
2022-12 | £5k | £6k |
2021-12 | £2k | £3k |
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 £398 a pupil, against a typical £118 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £256 a pupil, against a typical £122 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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