St Swithun's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £141k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Portsmouth · 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£21k | £56k | 355 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£42k | £97k | 351 |
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£59k | £156k | 341 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£82k | £75k | 330 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£15k | £89k | 337 |
2023-24 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£66k | £155k | 340 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£17k | £172k | 341 |
2025-26 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£31k | £141k | 333 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,942 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,469.
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 | £2,887 | £3,257 | £3,072–£3,419 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,511 | £1,124 | £928–£1,510 |
Supply staff | £150 | £135 | £47–£208 |
Admin and clerical | £396 | £292 | £206–£367 |
Premises | £318 | £325 | £264–£372 |
Energy | £84 | £82 | £63–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £228 | £290 | £188–£347 |
Bought-in services | £113 | £118 | £63–£265 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lower Farm Academy Healthy
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Ivy Chimneys Primary School In deficit
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Large reserves
- Burnopfield Primary School Large reserves
- St Giles C of E Academy In deficit
- Asquith Primary School Tight
- St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery In deficit
- Grange First School Heading for deficit
- Roselands Primary School Healthy
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £6,320 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £74k | £223 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £110k | £330 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £177k | £531 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN'S SCHOOL (charity 1150288, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £6k |
2024-08 | £3k | £2k |
2023-08 | £5k | £9k |
2022-08 | £0 | £0 |
2021-08 | £0 | £0 |
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.
- 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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