St Chad's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £10k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
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 | £668k | £693k | -£26k | £22k | 139 |
2019-20 | £697k | £694k | +£3k | £25k | 139 |
2020-21 | £706k | £703k | +£3k | £28k | 143 |
2021-22 | £795k | £795k | +£360 | £29k | 143 |
2022-23 | £770k | £768k | +£2k | £30k | 137 |
2023-24 | £834k | £827k | +£7k | £37k | 139 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£6k | £43k | 138 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£34k | £10k | 139 |
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 £7,853 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,030.
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 | £3,530 | £3,456 | £3,189–£3,795 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £931 | £1,181 | £997–£1,649 |
Supply staff | £218 | £108 | £57–£175 |
Admin and clerical | £234 | £324 | £276–£428 |
Premises | £291 | £338 | £279–£427 |
Energy | £108 | £99 | £80–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £286 | £320 | £233–£394 |
Bought-in services | £396 | £188 | £89–£295 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Hanbury CofE First School Large reserves
- Kinoulton Primary School Healthy
- West Leigh Infant School In deficit
- St Faith's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Barnett Wood Infant School In deficit
- Ingatestone Infant School Large reserves
- Wylam First School Healthy
- Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ashton Hayes Primary School In deficit
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Colebrook Infant Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £961k | £6,914 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £50k | £363 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £6k | £46 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £97k | £697 |
Money raised by parents
ST CHADS SOUTH HILL PARENTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1038834, Registered) raised £7k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £7k | £8k |
2024-08 | £7k | £5k |
2023-08 | £11k | £14k |
2022-08 | £6k | £4k |
2021-08 | £678 | £2k |
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.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on bought-in services is £396 a pupil, against a typical £188 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £218 a pupil, against a typical £108 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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