St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £996k | £1.0m | -£14k | £74k | 207 |
2019-20 | £937k | £1.0m | -£68k | £6k | 191 |
2020-21 | £927k | £831k | +£96k | £102k | 162 |
2021-22 | £916k | £986k | -£69k | £32k | 168 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£34k | -£2k | 196 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£26k | £24k | 216 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£13k | £38k | 230 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£29k | £66k | 220 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,697 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,738.
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 | £3,537 | £3,223 | £2,931–£3,486 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £772 | £1,238 | £1,098–£1,438 |
Supply staff | £92 | £140 | £54–£274 |
Admin and clerical | £468 | £285 | £247–£392 |
Premises | £585 | £378 | £333–£441 |
Energy | £120 | £101 | £86–£132 |
Learning resources & ICT | £399 | £342 | £225–£402 |
Bought-in services | £238 | £168 | £97–£241 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Pensby Primary School Tight
- Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Large reserves
- Keresforth Primary School Large reserves
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy Healthy
- Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ashfield Junior School Large reserves
- Thorpe Primary School Tight
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Melbourne Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,283 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £36k | £165 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £79k | £360 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £120k | £544 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST PETERS SCHOOL (FARNBOROUGH) (charity 299669, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £12k |
2024-08 | £19k | £20k |
2023-08 | £19k | £18k |
2022-08 | £12k | £12k |
2021-08 | £13k | £11k |
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 admin and clerical is £468 a pupil, against a typical £285 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £585 a pupil, against a typical £378 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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