Croft Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £125k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Walsall · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.4m | £1.2m | +£135k | £124k | 222 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£88k | £148k | 217 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£111k | £194k | 226 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£27k | £147k | 240 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.7m | -£198k | £12k | 245 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£155k | £0 | 230 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£48k | £125k | 242 |
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 50% of them. It spends £7,922 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,623.
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 | £3,245 | £3,687 | £3,369–£3,871 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,922 | £1,810 | £1,417–£2,269 |
Supply staff | £540 | £164 | £53–£402 |
Admin and clerical | £503 | £369 | £293–£493 |
Premises | £375 | £481 | £390–£618 |
Energy | £107 | £123 | £96–£166 |
Learning resources & ICT | £169 | £411 | £283–£494 |
Bought-in services | £177 | £344 | £117–£462 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Crowcroft Park Primary School Healthy
- Newlands Primary School Healthy
- Thomas Gray Primary School In deficit
- Dormanstown Primary Academy Large reserves
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Heading for deficit
- Green Gates Primary School Large reserves
- Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy Large reserves
- Seven Fields Primary School Healthy
- Field Road Academy Heading for deficit
- Hawkesley Church Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Johns Primary School Healthy
- North Park Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £8,000 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £153k | £631 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £29k | £120 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £540 a pupil, against a typical £164 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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