Silverdale Primary Academy: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 7 years running; at that rate its £127k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITED LEARNING 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 | £959k | £1.0m | -£73k | £0 | 163 |
2019-20 | £997k | £1.1m | -£81k | £0 | 175 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£33k | £0 | 182 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£141k | £0 | 171 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£70k | £0 | 160 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£75k | £0 | 150 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£143k | £127k | 142 |
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 67% of them. It spends £9,437 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,866.
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 | £4,697 | £3,491 | £3,180–£3,980 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,908 | £1,478 | £1,228–£1,747 |
Supply staff | £42 | £235 | £146–£422 |
Admin and clerical | £542 | £404 | £291–£517 |
Premises | £746 | £418 | £344–£497 |
Energy | £134 | £114 | £87–£156 |
Learning resources & ICT | £732 | £338 | £243–£421 |
Bought-in services | £14 | £205 | £118–£317 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Newark Flying High Academy Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance Tight
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Large reserves
- Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School Large reserves
- Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School In deficit
- St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Collierley Nursery and Primary School Healthy
- Stickney Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Our Lady and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Beaupre Community Primary School Large reserves
- Springwood Infant School Large reserves
- The Billinghay Church of England Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £7,690 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £49k | £345 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £105k | £739 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SILVERDALE COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 703164, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £4k | £4k |
2024-03 | £4k | £3k |
2023-03 | £4k | £3k |
2022-03 | £2k | £1k |
2021-03 | £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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 13% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £732 a pupil, against a typical £338 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £746 a pupil, against a typical £418 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,697 a pupil, against a typical £3,491 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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