St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £91k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). York · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £751k | £817k | -£66k | £6k | 174 |
2019-20 | £860k | £883k | -£23k | -£16k | 175 |
2020-21 | £881k | £805k | +£75k | £59k | 183 |
2021-22 | £984k | £941k | +£43k | £102k | 189 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£20k | £122k | 187 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£59k | £63k | 184 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£34k | £36k | 178 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£55k | £91k | 169 |
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 70% of them. It spends £7,425 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,021.
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 | £3,695 | £3,356 | £3,079–£3,564 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,554 | £1,241 | £957–£1,489 |
Supply staff | £160 | £114 | £76–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £346 | £326 | £210–£417 |
Premises | £233 | £350 | £267–£414 |
Energy | £65 | £109 | £99–£135 |
Learning resources & ICT | £464 | £288 | £187–£368 |
Bought-in services | £115 | £149 | £62–£215 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School Healthy
- Carnagill Community Primary School Large reserves
- St. Anne's Copp CofE Primary School, Great Eccleston Healthy
- St Aldhelms Church School Healthy
- Warwick Bridge Primary School Healthy
- The Croft Primary School Heading for deficit
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School In deficit
- Droxford Junior School Large reserves
- Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School Healthy
- Ilsham Church of England Academy Healthy
- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School In deficit
- Huncote Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,029 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £99k | £585 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £40k | £237 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £121k | £718 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £464 a pupil, against a typical £288 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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