St Peter's School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £98k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hertfordshire · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£6k | £115k | 218 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£30k | £145k | 222 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£10k | £155k | 249 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£73k | £82k | 276 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£16k | £98k | 306 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£11k | £109k | 336 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£33k | £76k | 354 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£22k | £98k | 380 |
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 33% of them. It spends £6,843 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,117.
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 | £3,284 | £2,994 | £2,892–£3,158 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,143 | £1,103 | £1,008–£1,274 |
Supply staff | £189 | £134 | £43–£204 |
Admin and clerical | £289 | £277 | £218–£327 |
Premises | £232 | £305 | £257–£343 |
Energy | £99 | £89 | £73–£98 |
Learning resources & ICT | £341 | £276 | £248–£341 |
Bought-in services | £131 | £156 | £69–£210 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School Tight
- Charlton Kings Junior School Large reserves
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Bollin Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Hiltingbury Junior School Large reserves
- Frant Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Meadowdale Primary School Tight
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Ludworth Primary School Healthy
- Portishead Primary School Healthy
- Barnfields Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £5,766 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £74k | £195 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £52k | £136 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £432k | £1,134 |
Money raised by parents
ST PETER'S SCHOOL PARENT STAFF ASSOCIATION (charity 1139130, Registered) raised £35k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £35k | £41k |
2024-08 | £16k | £2k |
2023-08 | £17k | £21k |
2022-08 | £14k | £7k |
2021-08 | £2k | £27k |
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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