St Keyna Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £198k in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bath and North East Somerset · 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 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£71k | £14k | 261 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£32k | £46k | 254 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£31k | £77k | 256 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£5k | £72k | 258 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£712 | £73k | 252 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£29k | £44k | 238 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£157k | £201k | 238 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£4k | £198k | 254 |
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 £7,772 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,860.
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 | £3,359 | £3,145 | £2,842–£3,314 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,980 | £1,360 | £975–£1,656 |
Supply staff | £73 | £116 | £30–£267 |
Admin and clerical | £409 | £284 | £243–£369 |
Premises | £293 | £331 | £252–£413 |
Energy | £149 | £98 | £71–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £318 | £272 | £189–£382 |
Bought-in services | £317 | £120 | £55–£206 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Wittering Primary School Healthy
- The Woodlands Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hamstreet Primary Academy Tight
- The Metheringham Primary School Healthy
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed Large reserves
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Large reserves
- Warren Dell Primary School Healthy
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Glendale Infant School Large reserves
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Large reserves
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £7,409 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £170k | £671 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £104k | £409 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £89k | £350 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST KEYNA PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1130206, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £9k |
2024-08 | £10k | £10k |
2023-08 | £9k | £9k |
2022-08 | £10k | £6k |
2021-08 | £3k | £2k |
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 bought-in services is £317 a pupil, against a typical £120 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £149 a pupil, against a typical £98 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,980 a pupil, against a typical £1,360 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £409 a pupil, against a typical £284 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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