St Leonard's Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £50k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · 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 | -£39k | £32k | 198 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£17k | £15k | 197 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£38k | -£23k | 192 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£12k | -£11k | 188 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£4k | -£15k | 211 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£55k | £40k | 213 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£61k | -£21k | 217 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£71k | £50k | 222 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,723 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,645.
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 | £3,104 | £3,116 | £2,921–£3,372 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,321 | £1,194 | £1,041–£1,485 |
Supply staff | £304 | £81 | £32–£162 |
Admin and clerical | £232 | £316 | £280–£370 |
Premises | £276 | £388 | £314–£446 |
Energy | £265 | £85 | £66–£121 |
Learning resources & ICT | £237 | £299 | £224–£362 |
Bought-in services | £217 | £158 | £51–£348 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Barnburgh Primary Academy In deficit
- Stourfield Infant School Large reserves
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Freegrounds Infant School Tight
- St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School Large reserves
- Gateford Park Primary School In deficit
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Large reserves
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Large reserves
- Merdon Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,637 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £166k | £750 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £51k | £230 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £90k | £405 |
Money raised by parents
PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST LEONARD'S ASSOCIATION (charity 1107968, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £4k |
2024-08 | £5k | £7k |
2023-08 | £5k | £2k |
2022-08 | £3k | £3k |
2021-08 | £0 | £853 |
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.
- Spending on supply staff is £304 a pupil, against a typical £81 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £265 a pupil, against a typical £85 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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