St Marys Catholic Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £80k in reserve, 5% 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: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£38k | £53k | 243 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£21k | £47k | 242 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£65k | £70k | 243 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£53k | £82k | 239 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£25k | £59k | 238 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£61k | £64k | 242 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£68k | £80k | 241 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,394 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,467.
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 | £2,851 | £3,114 | £2,889–£3,331 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,274 | £1,320 | £1,072–£1,505 |
Supply staff | £12 | £103 | £31–£223 |
Admin and clerical | £237 | £319 | £247–£422 |
Premises | £494 | £335 | £277–£411 |
Energy | £0 | £105 | £81–£120 |
Learning resources & ICT | £461 | £283 | £203–£359 |
Bought-in services | £178 | £122 | £75–£271 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Valley View Primary School Healthy
- St Paul's Infant School Healthy
- Sacred Heart Primary School Large reserves
- Pocklington Junior School Large reserves
- Dane Bank Primary School Healthy
- Beck Row Primary Academy Tight
- Bovey Tracey Academy Healthy
- Primley Wood Primary School In deficit
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery In deficit
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Gloucester Road Primary School Large reserves
- Bosmere Community Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,311 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £39k | £162 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £92k | £382 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £461 a pupil, against a typical £283 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £494 a pupil, against a typical £335 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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