St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
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 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£22k | £98k | 215 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£2k | £96k | 215 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£44k | £140k | 217 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£12k | £128k | 212 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£19k | £148k | 213 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£58k | £90k | 202 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£29k | £61k | 204 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£18k | £79k | 202 |
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 £6,756 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,960.
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 | £3,162 | £3,273 | £3,026–£3,378 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,173 | £1,245 | £1,077–£1,508 |
Supply staff | £44 | £119 | £57–£199 |
Admin and clerical | £404 | £343 | £257–£418 |
Premises | £258 | £344 | £271–£406 |
Energy | £102 | £98 | £85–£119 |
Learning resources & ICT | £359 | £302 | £233–£394 |
Bought-in services | £242 | £183 | £116–£262 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Newport Infant School and Nursery Healthy
- Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Large reserves
- Clare Community Primary School Tight
- Orrell Holgate Academy Large reserves
- Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Newchurch Community Primary School Healthy
- Stebbing Primary School Healthy
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick Large reserves
- Eynesbury CofE C Primary School Healthy
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,319 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £58k | £285 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £56k | £275 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £106k | £526 |
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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