Royal Cross Primary School: school finances
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Holds £75k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · Not applicable · Community special 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 | £709k | £720k | -£11k | £69k | 21 |
2019-20 | £674k | £691k | -£17k | £52k | 21 |
2020-21 | £794k | £715k | +£79k | £131k | 27 |
2021-22 | £860k | £798k | +£62k | £193k | 26 |
2022-23 | £872k | £958k | -£85k | £108k | 24 |
2023-24 | £956k | £1.0m | -£60k | £48k | 26 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£51k | £98k | 31 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£23k | £75k | 34 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 53% of them. It spends £39,238 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £38,293.
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 | £11,877 | £14,284 | £11,680–£17,287 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £8,916 | £10,027 | £8,631–£13,478 |
Supply staff | £1,776 | £624 | £200–£1,506 |
Admin and clerical | £1,555 | £1,543 | £1,127–£1,962 |
Premises | £5,393 | £1,979 | £1,568–£2,834 |
Energy | £304 | £699 | £405–£1,078 |
Learning resources & ICT | £2,254 | £1,194 | £783–£1,786 |
Bought-in services | £2,601 | £1,189 | £413–£3,549 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Pear Tree Specialist Support High School Large reserves
- Bowman Academy Tight
- Littledown School Large reserves
- Trent View College Large reserves
- Thames Valley School Large reserves
- Notton House Academy Large reserves
- Cherry Trees School Large reserves
- Valley School Tight
- Cicely Haughton School Large reserves
- The Heights Academy Large reserves
- Oakgrove School Large reserves
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £38,324 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £870k | £25,589 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £33k | £978 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £8k | £239 |
Money raised by parents
ROYAL CROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1159714, Registered) raised £1k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-04 | £1k | £532 |
2024-04 | £334 | £459 |
2023-04 | £606 | £228 |
2022-04 | £20 | £288 |
2021-04 | £0 | £69 |
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 £1,776 a pupil, against a typical £624 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £5,393 a pupil, against a typical £1,979 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £2,254 a pupil, against a typical £1,194 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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