The Crescent Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £253k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE CRESCENT ACADEMY 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 | £3.7m | £3.6m | +£84k | £221k | 678 |
2019-20 | £4.0m | £3.8m | +£191k | £178k | 669 |
2020-21 | £3.8m | £4.0m | -£186k | £244k | 633 |
2021-22 | £3.9m | £3.8m | +£112k | £277k | 625 |
2022-23 | £3.9m | £3.9m | -£20k | £133k | 669 |
2023-24 | £4.6m | £4.5m | +£107k | £245k | 689 |
2024-25 | £4.4m | £4.3m | +£138k | £253k | 697 |
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 17% of them. It spends £6,135 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,958.
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 | £2,604 | £3,189 | £2,875–£3,468 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,630 | £1,419 | £1,167–£1,667 |
Supply staff | £1 | £279 | £116–£387 |
Admin and clerical | £274 | £277 | £181–£333 |
Premises | £247 | £354 | £287–£419 |
Energy | £40 | £114 | £91–£133 |
Learning resources & ICT | £208 | £274 | £212–£373 |
Bought-in services | £151 | £93 | £27–£259 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Chapel Street Community Primary School Healthy
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Large reserves
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Healthy
- Somerville Primary (NC) School Healthy
- Village Primary Academy Large reserves
- Arden Primary School Healthy
- Ayresome Primary School Large reserves
- Fallings Park Primary School Heading for deficit
- Wilbraham Primary School Healthy
- Yarnfield Primary School Large reserves
- Oasis Academy Temple Large reserves
- Greet Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.7m | £6,786 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £199k | £286 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £118k | £169 |
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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