Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £992k in reserve, 26% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wirral · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: HOLY FAMILY 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 | £2.5m | £2.7m | -£147k | £411k | 420 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£21k | £410k | 414 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£96k | £355k | 414 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.6m | -£354k | £218k | 404 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£88k | £220k | 404 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£1k | £266k | 408 |
2024-25 | £3.9m | £3.3m | +£573k | £992k | 397 |
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 100% of them. It spends £8,267 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,286.
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 | £3,514 | £3,030 | £2,909–£3,274 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £892 | £1,110 | £915–£1,238 |
Supply staff | £375 | £146 | £67–£268 |
Admin and clerical | £725 | £292 | £213–£349 |
Premises | £725 | £298 | £238–£372 |
Energy | £106 | £87 | £69–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £751 | £263 | £205–£333 |
Bought-in services | £300 | £168 | £89–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School Large reserves
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School Heading for deficit
- Pirbright Village Primary School Healthy
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Large reserves
- Long Ridings Primary School Healthy
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Summerlea Community Primary School Healthy
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School Healthy
- Aston Clinton School Tight
- Lightcliffe C of E Primary School Large reserves
- Badgerbrook Primary School Large reserves
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.5m | £8,874 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £100k | £252 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £332k | £836 |
Money raised by parents
OUR LADY OF PITY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1039886, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £5k | £5k |
2024-08 | £10k | £11k |
2023-08 | £6k | £8k |
2022-08 | £12k | £14k |
2021-08 | £16k | £12k |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £751 a pupil, against a typical £263 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £375 a pupil, against a typical £146 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £725 a pupil, against a typical £292 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £725 a pupil, against a typical £298 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £300 a pupil, against a typical £168 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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