St Peter's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £92k in reserve, 8% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). West Sussex · 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
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £903k | £883k | +£20k | £96k | 202 |
2019-20 | £946k | £888k | +£58k | £154k | 199 |
2020-21 | £907k | £960k | -£53k | £101k | 207 |
2021-22 | £932k | £937k | -£5k | £96k | 205 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£1k | £97k | 204 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£6k | £103k | 201 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£459 | £103k | 202 |
2025-26 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£10k | £92k | 188 |
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 £6,410 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,687.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
Show the comparison as a table
| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £3,256 | £3,161 | £3,016–£3,334 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,117 | £1,079 | £881–£1,430 |
Supply staff | £337 | £138 | £72–£194 |
Admin and clerical | £361 | £311 | £232–£405 |
Premises | £368 | £316 | £241–£392 |
Energy | £59 | £89 | £74–£115 |
Learning resources & ICT | £403 | £284 | £239–£344 |
Bought-in services | £112 | £181 | £101–£304 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Holy Trinity Primary School Large reserves
- Levendale Primary School Large reserves
- Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School Healthy
- Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans In deficit
- Crossdale Primary School In deficit
- Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Moss Hey Primary School Healthy
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Large reserves
- Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £6,097 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £28k | £151 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £20k | £106 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £64k | £339 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, EAST GRINSTEAD (charity 1103332, Registered) raised £17k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £17k | £12k |
2024-09 | £5k | £4k |
2023-09 | £9k | £4k |
2022-09 | £7k | £6k |
2021-09 | £4k | £1k |
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 £337 a pupil, against a typical £138 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £403 a pupil, against a typical £284 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.
Admissions, Ofsted and results for St Peter's Catholic Primary School · All West Sussex school finances