St Mary's Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £100k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE GOOD SHEPHERD 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 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£17k | -£64k | 212 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£78k | -£29k | 213 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£118k | £24k | 219 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£84k | £79k | 222 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£79k | £0 | 214 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£80k | £100k | 202 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,307 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,430.
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 | £2,881 | £3,198 | £3,000–£3,564 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,218 | £1,052 | £866–£1,263 |
Supply staff | £50 | £106 | £42–£190 |
Admin and clerical | £545 | £315 | £249–£377 |
Premises | £386 | £331 | £298–£399 |
Energy | £35 | £94 | £73–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £594 | £348 | £242–£436 |
Bought-in services | £64 | £153 | £102–£234 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater Large reserves
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Large reserves
- Thingwall Primary School Healthy
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Heading for deficit
- Garstang Community Primary School Healthy
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Tight
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Newick Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Staplegrove Church School Large reserves
- Ettington CofE Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School In deficit
- Cherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,342 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £21k | £104 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £73k | £361 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARY'S SCHOOL CHIDDINGFOLD PTA (charity 1146859, Registered) raised £48k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £48k | £52k |
2024-08 | £66k | £62k |
2023-08 | £33k | £30k |
2022-08 | £43k | £27k |
2021-08 | £10k | £13k |
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 admin and clerical is £545 a pupil, against a typical £315 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £594 a pupil, against a typical £348 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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