Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 4 years running; at that rate its £28k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £350k | £361k | -£11k | £31k | 48 |
2019-20 | £401k | £396k | +£5k | £36k | 47 |
2020-21 | £399k | £369k | +£30k | £66k | 51 |
2021-22 | £461k | £418k | +£43k | £109k | 50 |
2022-23 | £459k | £494k | -£35k | £75k | 54 |
2023-24 | £590k | £601k | -£11k | £64k | 55 |
2024-25 | £557k | £572k | -£14k | £49k | 50 |
2025-26 | £565k | £586k | -£21k | £28k | 59 |
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 £9,933 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,233.
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 | £4,175 | £4,830 | £4,471–£5,341 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,072 | £1,642 | £1,287–£2,110 |
Supply staff | £150 | £178 | £109–£369 |
Admin and clerical | £664 | £572 | £393–£712 |
Premises | £412 | £482 | £414–£660 |
Energy | £177 | £160 | £134–£219 |
Learning resources & ICT | £876 | £415 | £251–£715 |
Bought-in services | £360 | £334 | £211–£524 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Healthy
- Elmsett Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy Tight
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull Heading for deficit
- St Buryan Primary School In deficit
- Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy Large reserves
- Paull Primary School In deficit
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Large reserves
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Fourlanesend Community Primary School In deficit
- Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School Heading for deficit
- Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £544k | £9,216 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £32k | £542 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £23k | £385 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £21k | £364 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £876 a pupil, against a typical £415 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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