St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, Frensham: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £88k in reserve, 13% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Surrey · 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 | £472k | £458k | +£13k | £78k | 85 |
2019-20 | £454k | £461k | -£7k | £71k | 90 |
2020-21 | £485k | £472k | +£12k | £83k | 90 |
2021-22 | £508k | £516k | -£9k | £74k | 87 |
2022-23 | £519k | £528k | -£9k | £66k | 91 |
2023-24 | £590k | £547k | +£43k | £109k | 85 |
2024-25 | £596k | £609k | -£13k | £96k | 87 |
2025-26 | £679k | £687k | -£8k | £88k | 85 |
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 73% of them. It spends £8,082 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,726.
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 | £3,398 | £3,815 | £3,642–£4,416 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,562 | £1,044 | £874–£1,416 |
Supply staff | £42 | £182 | £65–£280 |
Admin and clerical | £767 | £401 | £302–£535 |
Premises | £741 | £369 | £327–£420 |
Energy | £125 | £107 | £86–£131 |
Learning resources & ICT | £524 | £382 | £251–£507 |
Bought-in services | £227 | £257 | £168–£421 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School Heading for deficit
- Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School Healthy
- Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Large reserves
- Dunsford Community Academy Healthy
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School Heading for deficit
- Puttenham CofE Infant School Healthy
- Thornton in Craven Community Primary School Large reserves
- Withnell Fold Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tickenham Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Sinnington Community Primary School Large reserves
- East Haddon Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £613k | £7,216 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £108 | £1 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £8k | £93 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £68k | £799 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S SCHOOL FRENSHAM (charity 1103448, Registered) raised £21k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £21k | £46k |
2024-08 | £18k | £11k |
2023-08 | £18k | £15k |
2022-08 | £14k | £11k |
2021-08 | £8k | £4k |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on premises is £741 a pupil, against a typical £369 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £767 a pupil, against a typical £401 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,562 a pupil, against a typical £1,044 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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