Mere School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £44k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wiltshire · 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 | £928k | £949k | -£21k | £14k | 204 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £986k | +£15k | £29k | 201 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£26k | £55k | 194 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£54k | £109k | 200 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£67k | £43k | 214 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£33k | £10k | 228 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£15k | £25k | 233 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£19k | £44k | 238 |
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 23% of them. It spends £5,906 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,825.
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 | £3,459 | £3,250 | £3,077–£3,475 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £732 | £1,458 | £1,180–£1,590 |
Supply staff | £18 | £93 | £75–£249 |
Admin and clerical | £265 | £312 | £230–£352 |
Premises | £278 | £357 | £269–£438 |
Energy | £99 | £88 | £67–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £174 | £272 | £220–£367 |
Bought-in services | £116 | £188 | £121–£261 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Maybury Primary School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Healthy
- Wansdyke School Large reserves
- Cedars Primary School Heading for deficit
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Large reserves
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Healthy
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Ringwood Church of England Infant School Healthy
- Eatock Primary School Healthy
- Havannah Primary School In deficit
- Paulton Junior School Large reserves
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £5,818 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £72k | £300 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £40k | £168 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF MERE SCHOOL (FOMS) (charity 1179993, Registered) raised £27k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-03 | £27k | £23k |
2025-03 | £23k | £15k |
2024-03 | £14k | £15k |
2023-03 | £11k | £11k |
2022-03 | £7k | £10k |
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.
- 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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