Canon Pyon CofE Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £52k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Herefordshire, County of · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ORCHARD MULTI-ACADEMY 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 | £481k | £459k | +£22k | £2k | 83 |
2019-20 | £485k | £433k | +£52k | £42k | 76 |
2020-21 | £501k | £444k | +£57k | £82k | 80 |
2021-22 | £536k | £545k | -£9k | £51k | 79 |
2022-23 | £567k | £578k | -£11k | £70k | 73 |
2023-24 | £618k | £638k | -£20k | £54k | 78 |
2024-25 | £711k | £704k | +£7k | £52k | 83 |
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 63% of them. It spends £8,482 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,873.
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 | £4,000 | £4,034 | £3,733–£4,581 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,928 | £1,513 | £1,233–£1,960 |
Supply staff | £24 | £114 | £55–£310 |
Admin and clerical | £494 | £540 | £406–£648 |
Premises | £410 | £407 | £300–£520 |
Energy | £96 | £125 | £99–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £313 | £484 | £337–£589 |
Bought-in services | £386 | £188 | £102–£542 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Tealby School Healthy
- Rockland St Mary Primary School Healthy
- Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School Large reserves
- Enstone Primary School Healthy
- Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School In deficit
- Holywell Church of England School Healthy
- Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Folksworth CofE Primary School Tight
- Graveley Primary School Large reserves
- Castle Primary School Large reserves
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £686k | £8,265 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £51k | £614 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £28k | £337 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF CANON PYON CE ACADEMY (charity 1081549, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £7k |
2024-08 | £5k | £3k |
2023-08 | £2k | £3k |
2022-08 | £468 | £658 |
2021-08 | £2k | £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.
- 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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